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Wouldn't you just love Nigel Owens to switch codes and referee footy games



Publius Ovidius

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Jul 5, 2003
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Brilliant bit of refereeing yesterday in the Scotland vs saffies.

Scottish full back kicks the ball into touch, the on rushing winger jumps in front of him and stops just short of the player...he dives around holding his face.

It's shown on the big screen and Owens stops the game and in front of everyone basically tells him what a pathetic cheat he is and to " come back in two weeks" if he wants to do it again......just brilliant refereeing.

The video has gone viral
 


Eeyore

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Apr 5, 2014
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Owens is a very well appointed referee, and rightly so.

Some of his quips are legendary, but his story is fascinating too. I think he did the right thing in 'coming out', because the positive reaction will make players in his situation feel more comfortable.
 


Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

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Oct 4, 2003
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Here is a video of the incident. The incident in the Tonga vs Georgia game where one of the players claimed not to understand him was funny as well.

 


Frutos

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I seem to remember seeing a clip somewhere of him talking to a player about a wayward lineout throw by commenting "bloody hell, I'm straighter than that was" or words to that effect.
 


Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

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Oct 4, 2003
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I seem to remember seeing a clip somewhere of him talking to a player about a wayward lineout throw by commenting "bloody hell, I'm straighter than that was" or words to that effect.



This is a clip of that very incident.
 




Stat Brother

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Soccerball (certainly not the football I grew up with) is a shameless embarrassment and I hate it.

I hate it even more than I hate any kind of 'what about the children' argument, which runs it a very close second...


... but what about the children watching on.

Jnr Stat's under 11's are an embarrassment, Jnr is far from excluded from that.
They roll about on the floor, they are poleaxed by a tackle, they call out the ref and look like mini kaz's when they don't get a decision.
The coaches and parents aren't much better.

Anyone falling on the track at Jnr's cycling club is properly injured, grazed, cuts, blood and bruises.
To a boy (or girl) they all get up, hold back the tears and when offered to 'ride out the lap' they always say yes, to the applause and cheers of the parents and other kids.

All the football kids are interested in is never used goal celebration routines and rebonas.
 










Eeyore

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Here is a video of the incident. The incident in the Tonga vs Georgia game where one of the players claimed not to understand him was funny as well.



"Get that out the game and come back in two weeks, not today". He's not a fan of football is Nige.

 


Stat Brother

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I get embarrassed more when grown men refer to football as soccerball.
As it's now a completely different sport to the one we grew up with, how would you describe it?

I use the 'word' soccerball when describing the excesses of the sport, which is so far removed from the days when I loved all things football.
 




Everest

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maltaseagull

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Feb 25, 2009
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I thought it was only footballers who dived and this kind of thing never happens in rugby ???

You saw how it was treated when it did.
Perhaps if refs in football were braver, then it wouldn't be so common.
 






Buzzer

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Oct 1, 2006
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As it's now a completely different sport to the one we grew up with, how would you describe it?

I use the 'word' soccerball when describing the excesses of the sport, which is so far removed from the days when I loved all things football.
It's the same sport. You use the word soccerball because you like cutesie nicknames for things.

I don't much care for the wider game either but I'm damned if I'm going to let it make me sound like I'm a three year old.
 


Stat Brother

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It's the same sport. You use the word soccerball because you like cutesie nicknames for things.

I don't much care for the wider game either but I'm damned if I'm going to let it make me sound like I'm a three year old.
It's a shame acting like a 3 year old is exactly how this has come about.
 




WATFORD zero

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Jul 10, 2003
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I do think this is one of the main arguments for using technology in football. I would love to see one of these p***** who goes to ground holding their face when they haven't been touched, called over by the ref, shown it on the big screen in front of the crowd and then booked or sent off.
 




maltaseagull

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Feb 25, 2009
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Didn't see the Wolves game yesterday then ???

Not from Malta. No. But I do see a lot of football on television and have never seen referees show up a player for feigning injury. I don't remember hearing about it on the news.

What happened ?
 


8ace

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Jul 21, 2003
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Not from Malta. No. But I do see a lot of football on television and have never seen referees show up a player for feigning injury. I don't remember hearing about it on the news.

What happened ?

Le Fondre dived to try and win a penalty. The ref booked him for it.
 



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