English rugby referee Wayne Barnes has announced his retirement - days after controlling the World Cup final between the All Blacks and the Springboks.
Barnes' officiated in a record 111 tests over 17 years. Earlier this week, Barnes' wife Polly said he had been subjected to death threats in the wake of the final in Paris, which was won by South Africa.
The All Blacks subsequently said they had laid a complaint with World Rugby about the officiating in the final.
The Guardian rugby correspondent Robert Kitson spoke to Corin Dann.
