#Nigel Owens

It's been a year when disciplinary decisions have been in the spotlight like never before. We've had the Joe Marler gypsy-boy row, Argentine assaults, a vicious hit on a female referee and a suspension following a bizarre incident in an airport toilet cubicle! Rugby correspondent Simon Thomas looks back on these and the players who picked up bans…

I used to really like refereeing at Twickenham - although England versus Wales, of course, was always out of bounds for me. Obviously.. Although I'd have refereed it just like any other game, I really would have. I've said this previously, but one of the greatest compliments I was given during my career came after a Twickenham match when, whilst…

Here are your rugby morning headlines for Monday February 28. Nigel Owens has waded into the big England versus Wales try furore and insisted it should have been ruled out by referee Mike Adamson. Alex Dombrandt's decisive score became the main talking point after the game with Wales claiming Adam Beard had been pushed out of the lineout, the…

Who would be a ref these days, and how on earth do we bring through future generations of high-ranked officials into the game? Photo by Dave Howarth - CameraSport via Getty Images I was at the National Football Museum in Manchester a few weeks ago, and before my lad and I queued up for the video penalty shootout challenge (for the record, I was…

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Tuesday, March 22 The £20m loan debt facing Wales' four regions has been renegotiated and spread over 20 years, it has been confirmed. This re-financing agreement with Welsh Government was first revealed by WalesOnline earlier this month and now the deal has been unveiled publicly. An £18m CLBILS emergency…