Gone be the days! If anyone is in a position to make a call on the best rugby captains from the 2000s and 2010s, then it is Nigel Owens. The esteemed former referee saw it all at both international and club level during his time on the pitch, with his interactions with team leaders one […]

3 months ago

“Hopefully that will get rid of the chaos.” There’s no question that the VAR debate has reached boiling point after last week’s showdown between Tottenham and Liverpool. Luis Diaz’s perfectly onside goal being ruled offside was the straw that broke the camel’s back for many fans and those in the media. The controversial incident led […]

2 years ago

There’s no better man to settle a rugby rules debate… As is always the case in major sporting tournaments, much of the media’s gaze has been placed upon the refereeing decisions made in the opening round of this autumn’s Rugby World Cup, but former Test referee Nigel Owens is on hand to explain why fans […]

2 years ago

“I saw him in an Emirates commercial and I said, ‘That’s our ref!’” Nigel Owens making a cameo appearance, along with some other Welsh sporting legends, in a feel-good Bollywood movie about a young rugby team that succeeded against the odds? Sign us up! This line of work often brings us into wild, weird and […]

4 years ago

“That’s a very good question, and a very difficult one to answer… “ ‘Who were the best and worst players to referee?’ Nigel Owens gave this one some thought before he dived on in. The Welsh referee has stepped down from officiating at Test level in 2020 and last oversaw a professional club game in […]

4 years ago

“You could get the spaces will open up a bit more. There’ll be a bit more gaps for people to get through.” Nigel Owens describes his decision to get into refereeing as one that was made for him when he missed a last-minute kick to win his beleaguered team a rare schools cup game. His […]

5 years ago