Throwing the Book
$25.80
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2025
Summary
Throwing the Book: Confessions of a Rugby Referee
Wayne Barnes, a seasoned international referee and criminal barrister, offers a unique glimpse into his life spent keeping rugby’s biggest stars in line.
Few individuals can claim to have been the thirty-first person on the field during major events like World Cup clashes, Grand Slam finales, and Premiership and European Cup finals. Barnes has witnessed the raw emotion of players during national anthems, heard the brutal impa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408719558 |
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| ISBN-10: | 140871955X |
| Author: | Wayne Barnes, Ben Dirs |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Plenty of amusing anecdotes … highly readable … the former referee’s new autobiography is required reading and lays bare some of the more disturbing aspects of modern rugby * Guardian *Difficult to put down … enjoyable and thought-provoking in equal measure * Planet Rugby *
About The Author
Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes is an English international rugby union referee and criminal barrister. He has refereed more international matches than anyone else in the history of the sport. He has refereed in five Rugby World Cups, seventeen Six Nations tournaments and three European Champions Cup finals. He has refereed over 270 English Premiership matches, including ten finals, while also being a partner at the international law firm, Squire Patton Boggs.
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