# Wayne Barnes on the Battle to Reform English Rugby Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby.md Podcast: [The Good, The Bad & The Rugby](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352) Published: 2026-04-16T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7505227199.mp3?updated=1783032118 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7505227199.mp3?updated=1783032118 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/episodes/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby Duration seconds: 1383 ## Resource Wayne Barnes returns to GBR to discuss his transition from World Cup Final referee to the RFU Board - and the tension brewing over the future of English rugby. As a member of the RFU Board, he’s at the center of a massive vote on April 24th that could change the governance of English rugby for the first time in 20 years. 01:08 βš–οΈ Online Abuse and Accountability 03:02 🌱 Life After the Whistle 04:17 πŸ›οΈ Inside the RFU Boardroom 10:10 πŸ‰ Community Game Priorities 12:14 πŸ“… April 24 SGM Explained 15:19 🎯 What Success Looks Like 20:54 🎀 Final Pitch and Sign Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/episodes/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/wayne-barnes-on-the-battle-to-reform-english-rugby.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.