Owens: Bring Bakkies to Bafana!
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says he would like to see Bakkies Botha play professional football and Cristiano Ronaldo make the opposite switch to rugby.
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says he would like to see Bakkies Botha play professional football and Cristiano Ronaldo make the opposite switch to rugby.
Renowned referee Nigel Owens jokingly yellow-carded a ball-boy for accidently hitting him with a ball during a clash between Leinster and Scarlets.
Nigel Owens says Louis Rees-Zammit should not have been sent to the sin bin at a crucial stage in the first Test between the Springboks and Wales in Pretoria.
Respected former referee Nigel Owens has named the all-time standout skippers he officiated, which includes just one Springbok and two former World Player of the Year winners.
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says Television Match Officials are far too heavily involved in the game and should only be called on to look at tries and serious foul play.
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says World Rugby’s plan to implement a 20-minute red card would “allow acts of thuggery to flourish”.
Former Test referee Nigel Owens has put forward a couple of changes to flaws with the game’s laws to make it more of an entertaining spectacle.
Veteran Welsh referee Nigel Owens has listed three law changes he believes should be implemented next year to increase safety, reduce contentious decisions and make the scrum more of a contest.
A respected South African referee has made the cut on a five-man list of the greatest whistleblowers in rugby history.
Respected referee Nigel Owens chats about all the major talking points from the first Test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions, including the disallowed try by Willie le Roux.