Irish rugby ref finished top ten in fitness test with England squad

Wayne Barnes describes fellow referee JP Doyle as competitive, while Doyle described Barnes as steadfast.

England Rugby today shared a video of Wayne Barnes and JP Doyle training with their fellow RFU referees with both sharing information on their fitness levels. Irishman Doyle participated in an equivalent to the infamous bleep test with the England squad and was in the top 10 while another referee participated with a championship club and was in the top 4.

Doyle described the task for referees as 50/50 physical and technical trying to keep up with new tactics from teams and coaches.