Welsh rugby referee Nigel Owens almost missed Friday's match in Ireland between Leinster and Italian club Zebre because he missed his flight in the ... Irish rugby fans mock ref's passport trouble.

Former Ireland international Alan Quinlan says Nigel Owens went too far on the weekend asking Simon Zebo to apologise to Michael Lowry for taunting the Ulster player in a try celebration.

Nigel Owens: Welsh rugby must learn from what Ireland has done. ... This Irish side are classy operators, however. In the past, they perhaps let their emotions get the better of them, ...

Nigel Owens urges World Rugby to ditch ‘total disaster’ law as ex-Test referee backs Rassie Erasmus over ‘ball-in-play’ metric. ... British and Irish Lions positive.

Rugby fans got mixed up between Jonathan 'Jiffy' Davies and Nigel Owens after Wales' defeat to Ireland. The iconic Welsh rugby duo were working for the BBC on their coverage of February 22nd's ...

Nigel Owens: I came out as gay but there are still many in rugby and football who don't feel able to do the same. By SAM PETERS . Published: 17:00 EDT, 19 April 2014 | Updated: 17:00 EDT, 19 April ...

The referees for next weekend's World Cup quarter-finals have been announced and Irish fans are slightly nervous about the appointment of Nigel Owens for their contest with the All Blacks in Tokyo ...

Nigel Owens: Welsh rugby must learn from what Ireland has done. The legendary referee previews this weekend's Six Nations clash in Cardiff and explains why Wales should follow Ireland's lead.

Sixteen years ago, Nigel Owens, now widely regarded as the best rugby union referee in the world, lay on a windswept mountainside high above Carmarthenshire’s Loughor Estuary with his life ...