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Dylan James

Wayne Barnes gets cutting response from ex-World Rugby boss over English refs tweet

Argentina legend Agustin Pichot has appeared to express his discontent with there being so many English match officials at the World Cup this year.

Twelve referees were named to take control on the global stage in France, and six Englishmen are part of the full list of 26 match officials. The match referees included are Wayne Barnes, Matthew Carley, Karl Dickson and Luke Pearce, while other match officials include Tom Foley and Christophe Ridley.

Barnes, who has 102 Test matches under his belt, tweeted following the announcement, saying: "My fifth Rugby World Cup and being able to share it with five amazing England Rugby colleagues makes it even more special. 121 more sleeps until the opening game!"

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