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A Nigel Owens Tribute. I'm sure we've all heard the news that rugby's greatest referee; Nigel Owens is retiring from rugby, so I've made a video showcasing his best moments from over the years! Which one is your favourite?
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@ryandonaghy8613 Жыл бұрын

“I’m straighter than that one” is one of THE best lines ever. Not only from a comedic perspective, but also just honesty.

@noelmartin5877 3 жыл бұрын

Nigel was the best referee that ever set foot on a rugby pitch, his unique way of communicating with the players is legendary and I'm sure he earned the respect of most of the players who were fortunate enough to be part of Nigel's long and distinguished career as a rugby ref.

@jimmaloney1121 3 жыл бұрын

"Err...Christopher?" "Sorry sir." 😂

@benvaughan3392 3 жыл бұрын

Best one

@mmmbilly 3 жыл бұрын

Golden moment

@nickstones5583 2 жыл бұрын

Evan was fearless, some of these players are huge. He held the respect of all the players because he was fair & professional.. Football and football players could take some notes from Evens..

@scottauger4295 2 жыл бұрын

Made him in to his bitch in 10 seconds lol

@just-dl 2 жыл бұрын

My son’s name is Christopher. I try to say it like Nigel....

@evealicelucienne 3 жыл бұрын

" Come here... don't look so worried." Well, that's as reassuring as when being called to the headmaster's room.

@MrPhilipmullen 2 жыл бұрын

Saying that to John Muldoon the connacht captain who was 3 times bigger than him.

@leonscheepers5350 3 жыл бұрын

:) ... 'I'm straighter than that one' - classic .... quick wit and one of the best. A legend. (Saffa)

@MrFlashpoint1978 3 жыл бұрын

He says no need to call him Sir. I'm fairly certain he's earned that respect.

@Driver2616 3 жыл бұрын

Best quote ever , “this is not soccer”.👍

@Leifr952 3 жыл бұрын

😴

@gavinfagan4995 3 жыл бұрын

Nah "I'm straighter then that"

@lucasnestor3993 24 күн бұрын

@@gavinfagan4995gets me every time! 😂

@occamraiser Жыл бұрын

One of life's little pleasures.....watching someone being superb at a difficult task :)

@gemmastaines5706 Жыл бұрын

I love it! He’s taking no lip, no dramatics or messing about from anyone! Thank God for Nigel Owen!!!

@bobbell4461 3 жыл бұрын

boy will he be missed. As I have said elsewhere he should be knighted for his services to the game. A fair, good humoured gentleman who has has come through much in his life to reach the very highest level of his profession. And before anyone says anything i am not Welsh but a man from Langholm in the Scottish Border country once the heartland of Scottish rugby.

@RugbyManual 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@just-dl 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a Yank of welsh ancestry (amongst many, many others), and I’m tickled to have that very slight connection. Totally agree with your comment.

@SteffanRoberts 5 ай бұрын

Judging by his reaction to being called sir I don't think he'd accept the knighthood

@williamtraep2984 3 жыл бұрын

The best referee I have seen in 32 years watching the game. Professional, consistent and fair, hardly missed anything on the pitch. Let the game flow, and appreciated great rugby. Proud that he is Welsh but unfortunately the Welsh rugby team didn't benefit from his refereeing. A great tribute to see he did get to referee Wales once against the Barbarians. Enjoyed watching Nigel's career and benefiting the sport as a whole. Thank you Nigel

@TheTwarag 3 жыл бұрын

from my understanding you cannot ref for your own country.

@CymruEmergencyResponder Жыл бұрын

@@TheTwarag indeed, usually referees are forbidden from refereeing matches involving their own country. The fact that Nigel was permitted to do so, and that the opposition did not disagree with his appointment, shows just how highly regarded he was as an official.

@bristolrovers27 8 ай бұрын

In case anyone doesnt know, Nigel was concerned that the ballboy would take his joke yellow card the wrong way. When the ball went out next he went over to him to check on him and shook his hand. Quality Referree and a quality man.

@kevinbarnett2355 2 жыл бұрын

The respect from the players towards Nigel is second to none,

@MrLenoir99 8 ай бұрын

"I'm straighter than that one" must be the funniest comment heard on a rugby field. Great man in all respects.

@davidwallace9479 Жыл бұрын

We need someone like Nigel Owens in the game. Takes no nonsense and is fair

@lukebridgwater6288 3 жыл бұрын

One of if not the greatest ref in rugby union history. He gained the respect of not just the players but everyone in the sport. His wit and unique interactions with the players will surely be missed on the international level, it will never be the same without him.

@adriaanschoeman1527 2 жыл бұрын

Lol.😂 "Im straighter than that" Nigel had a great sense of humour. "This is not soccer" .... "The football stadium is 500yards that way"...Brilliant

@andrewfenn3019 8 ай бұрын

"I'm straighter than that one." That had me in tears laughing.

@just-dl 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Nigel-isms: “if you’re going to cheat, cheat fair!” Just saw that one recently. I know not where....

@fionapelegrin4846 3 жыл бұрын

I just love watching Nigel! Such a great guy and referee too 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😍

@davidluck8851 Жыл бұрын

A true gent who has respect from players because he gives respect back - He will be greatly missed ..... Many thanks Nigel 🤔😉👍👍👍

@fabricehaubois2442 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful referee, and person… he is missed by the fans and rugby community

@MrPhilipmullen 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think we've met, but I'm the referee. Legend.

@fernandog.aguirre2791 2 жыл бұрын

This is a referee that is an EXAMPLE for the sport! This is a ref that many others can learn from him!

@peterlewis8040 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute legend. Wales is very proud Nigel, very proud indeed.

@jackmehoffe9372 3 жыл бұрын

*West Wales 🤣🤣

@ChrisHopkinsBass 2 жыл бұрын

“Let’s have a chat is it?” Jiffy at its finest

@richieb6273 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Nigel Owens was a superb ref. For those of an older vintage Clive Norling (also Welsh) was very similar.

@ericfleury8470 3 жыл бұрын

Le meilleur arbitre de rugby avec pédagogie et British humour

@mmmbilly 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t give you the three points, but I can give you a go. Brilliant.

@Labraxsquad20 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna be missed in the game. Awesome ref. Pretty good farmer to.

@steven666bate 3 жыл бұрын

Should have been sports personality of the year at some point

@geraintwiggins9860 3 жыл бұрын

Nigel had set the bar so high now. 👏👏👏👏 Best referee I’ve ever witnessed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@michaelsaayman2802 3 жыл бұрын

Not only did he have great sense of humour he was also a very fair and professional referee that many of todays referee's can learn from. True legend

@89andyy 3 жыл бұрын

the best of the best, love him!

@soultaff 3 жыл бұрын

They’ll never be another , ever . Diolch yn fawr iwan Nigel the best in the business 💪❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏉❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏉

@leonscheepers5350 3 жыл бұрын

' .... if you don't like it, you're in the wrong position ...' ! Hahahaha

@DavidJones-bz8jl 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant referee,hard but fair.Possibly the greatest!

@cbachinger 3 жыл бұрын

IS the greatest...often when about to watch a big match and owens was in charge, people were confident there would be no BS.

@richardtuffnell9886 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely the best ever.

@RhysOlwyn 3 жыл бұрын

2:27 - "d'yw e ddim yn colli cyfle" - he doesn't miss an opportunity

@c0222 3 жыл бұрын

Translate

@andrewkirkhope2842 3 жыл бұрын

@@c0222 he translated it

@c0222 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewkirkhope2842 thanks

@timhinchcliffe5913 Жыл бұрын

I want my extra second of Nigel please.

@kobusdutoitbosman6240 Жыл бұрын

…extraordinary, off the cuff hands on and fully in control - simply g r e a t !! NOT off the shelf, this is supreme talent at is best. And the Game of RF benefits indescribably…👊!

@iain075 3 жыл бұрын

Love the man

@keithfowler2013 2 жыл бұрын

Simply the best !

@wellybelly Жыл бұрын

Nigel should have been given the WC final in England

@petermallia558 3 жыл бұрын

I think most people may have missed that joke, when he said "I'm straighter than that one" about the lineout, because we all know he's openly gay, so that one killed me, I'm still laughing as I'm writing it. Great referee, absolutely at the top of his game at any given time when he was refereeing, before retirement in Dec 2020. You won't get a better game of Rugby than when he was on the field.

@chemicalbrucey157 3 жыл бұрын

Thats why he caught the ball at 4:50 then? :P

@Tara19040 3 жыл бұрын

He's only retired from international refereeing he's still doing club rugby.

@davidanderson4091 2 жыл бұрын

"This is not Soccer". I wish every referee would have that attitude. I've had a gutsful of players waving their arms about appealing for turnovers five milliseconds after every tackle.

@curnock 3 жыл бұрын

brilliant.

@kenmay1572 4 ай бұрын

"You do your job and I will do mine" classic

@danwaqa4605 3 жыл бұрын

Rugby will miss him forever!

@karenhenderson1462 Жыл бұрын

He would have made an amazing head teacher!

@pbnygiants 7 ай бұрын

Ah… Christopher🤣🤣what a superb ref

@SuperRedraider1 6 ай бұрын

Best Referee ever for Rugby,this man is a legend in his own right,and im English by the way.

@chiva2507 4 ай бұрын

Refs,wants to be heard,the rugby GODS.!

@hermanpieterse791 Жыл бұрын

Best referee ever!

@williamarmstrong2018 3 жыл бұрын

legend of the game

@drgjenkins4361 3 жыл бұрын

Mr fairness. Caru ti Nige

@rickcarnaby9048 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ref,

@robertgriffin30185 3 жыл бұрын

An absolute Legend

@CommanderSuberox 8 ай бұрын

Damn what happened to him during that NZ vs SA game? was a nasty fall can't believe the player did that!

@IrlBandit Жыл бұрын

Ah Nigel, a man well missed on the pitch for his concise and humorous explanations of the rules to pros (!), his intolerance of skulduggery and shenanigans - but most of all for his unbiased approach to the game and his love of the game too - big loss to rugby not having Nigel about, no one has yet filled his boots in my opinion.

@paulnewell7330 2 ай бұрын

This is what is needed in the football instead of the rubbish that we have now

@scrumlass 2 жыл бұрын

00:12 C H R I S T O P H E R.

@swabs7004 3 жыл бұрын

Legend 👏

@waltersimpson2936 3 жыл бұрын

Nigel Owens is the best referee ever.he will be mist

@hjones3056 3 жыл бұрын

He isn't dead 🤣😂🤣😂

@waltersimpson2936 3 жыл бұрын

@@hjones3056 he will be mist as a referee .because he retired as a referee.

@hjones3056 3 жыл бұрын

@@waltersimpson2936 only international rugby m8

@MKRM27 3 жыл бұрын

@@waltersimpson2936 No, I think he’ll be fog

@zyaicob 3 жыл бұрын

@@MKRM27 more of a smoke guy

@Funkopopsstorewalkthroughsunbo 2 жыл бұрын

Cymru am byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@OriginalPuro 6 ай бұрын

"No need to call me "sir"". Disagree. That's one of the things that make rugby great, the referees and how the players treat him.

@knuffel3225 Ай бұрын

Watched a lot of international games with nigel referee.................there is a lot of respect in rugby but he had a notch extra ...... shame that you grow old...

@donalfinn4205 3 жыл бұрын

You couldn’t not like him!

@terryobrien289 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing this Legend got wrong was calling football soccer ⚽️

@brucesterlowden140 3 жыл бұрын

Deliberate on his part since rugby is after all “rugby football”....another example of his star quality - avoids anyone quibbling with him. So he’s right again ...don’t argue with him you know what happens!

@aaronleverton4221 2 жыл бұрын

It was the English who invented the word "soccer", so there is nothing wrong with him calling it that. Because in Australia soccer, rugby and Aussie Rules are three very different sports, yet all of them call themselves "[something] football".