Nigel Owens took time out from preparing to referee tomorrow’s Rugby World Cup final to tweet this clip of an encounter with Jack Whitehall.

It isn’t only Australia and New Zealand who will have thousands of fans cheering them on at the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday.

Welshman Nigel Owens has been appointed to referee next Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham.

Welshman Nigel Owens will referee next weekend’s World Cup final at Twickenham, according to New Zealand All Blacks selector Grant Fox.

Rugby referee Nigel Owens has hit out at the "unacceptable behaviour" of top footballers and managers towards officials in the sport.

Welshman Nigel Owens, regarded by many pundits as the world’s leading rugby union referee, has been appointed to oversee Ireland’s crucial Rugby World Cup Pool D clash with France.

Ulster’s decision to appeal Iain Henderson’s sending off at Ravenhill on Saturday would be understandable to Munster head coach Anthony Foley who described the punishment issued by referee Nigel Owens as “an unfortunate circumstance”.

Police have launched an investigation into alleged homophobic remarks on Twitter which were directed towards Welsh referee Nigel Owens, they said.

Aer Lingus stepped in to get rugby union referee Nigel Owens to Ireland today to officiate at Leinster v Zebre in the PRO12 tonight, after he was unable to board the Ryanair flight he had booked.

One of world’s top rugby referees, Nigel Owens, believes the time for tinkering with rules associated with the sport must stop, while the Welsh whistler also said too much interference from the TMO could lead to rugby becoming more like soccer.

International referee Nigel Owens has said that rugby pundit and former Irish international Neil Francis is “living in the dark ages.”