Nigel Owens: Ewels red card was 100% correct. This is about people's ability to live a full and healthy life

'I’ve seen some comments from some clowns on social media saying, ‘if you don’t like contact sport go and play tiddlywinks’. This is player safety'

Thu, 17 Mar, 2022 - 10:08

Cian Locke

WORLD Cup final referee Nigel Owens has taken 'clowns on social media' to task for claiming that Charlie Ewels red card against Ireland at Twickenham was a bad call.

“It was 100% the correct decision,” Owens told William Hill. “There are some questioning it – I’ve seen some comments from some clowns on social media saying, ‘if you don’t like contact sport go and play tiddlywinks’. This is player safety, this is a player’s livelihood, his health, and ability to live a full and healthy life. And people are making tackles like this and getting them wrong. There’s no malicious intent in it, he’s not a dirty player and didn’t do that to harm the player. But you have to lower your tackle and get a better technique as you know what the consequences are.