Referee Backchat in Rugby

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[veilofmayaa]

"Christopher" 😂. He got the message. That's a gem!

[cdemo]

"Aaah Christopher" as he looks up at him.
"Sorry Sir" as he runs back.
Absolutely brilliant from Nigel, miss him on the field of play.

[Caledon]

Really like the rule that allows refs to march players back 10. Seeing players surround the ref far too often now. Don't want to become like football.

[Flipper-fequ]

This is a big part of what makes Rugby a class sport and why I stopped watching soccer about 25/30 years ago. Kudos to "World Rugby" for the way they run the show. Nigel Owens "this is not soccer" legend, sadly missed.

[mathewsheffield]

I will never tire of seeing that look on Dylan Hartley's face.

I mean, I feel bad for Northampton a little now, as it cost them the title that year, but as a Leicester fan it was glorious and still makes me smile.

[ouiouipiggy]

NIgel OWENS - simply the best ref I played under and the best I've ever watched. More like him please!

[marekhouba]

God I love the lessons that I learnt from rugby age 9 to 25...respect the ref.. there would be no game without him.. no matter how much you think he's wrong... taught self control...patience..so much more

[maelughran]

As rugby followers we are indebted to the courage of top referees, like those portrayed in this video, to maintain the dignity and respect the game of rugby enjoys around the world - as mentioned in one of teh clips, "this is not soccer". Thank God.

[brianmurphy]

Sexton trying the Jedi mind trick 😂 'you're going to reverse the penalty'. Then had the cheek to try and suggest he was being constructive!

[n-i-c]

"This is not soccer" ... absolute legend.

[Killsaurus]

Nothing is ever better then watching these absolute beasts of men being talked to like they're 4 years old.. god damn I love it so much this isn't soccer sums everything up 🤣

[attackpatterndelta]

Expected this to just be 8 minutes of Biggar flapping his arms about.

[reefrunnerart]

🟨
“AH MAIS TU FAIS CHIER, Y A RIEN!!!”
“Venez là, venez là. Tu fais chier!
🟥

Made my day 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Deano]

That exchange between Nigel Owens and Chris Robshaw at 5:09 is a classic but just shows the respect that Owens has not just from Robshaw but every player, they know not to push it with him, because he’s the best .

[regina]

I'm not a Rugby fan and follow football. I absolutely love this. I've been watching footy for over 46 years and bemoan the deterioration of aspects of the game. Prima Donna footballers f-ing and blinding with complete abandon, often trying to ref the game and getting away with it could do with regular doses of this.

[scooter]

"What? You can't tackle Dan Carter?" - gotta be the best troll ever to a ref. He had a point.

[michaeldwatkins_]

Barnes really should have sent Vunipola off in the clip at around 1:20 - consistent warnings and not backing down. But yeah, never tire of seeing that Hartley red card.

[fhlostonparaphrase]

I yearn for something like this in football: the crowding of referees there is disgusting.
If rugby players can be expected to control themselves, so should footballers, if they are professionals, if they are adults.

[darthmong]

So good to see Luke Pearce resurrect the 10m penalty. We need to see more of this.

[JackDespero]

I played rugby during my university years and the first rule is that you do not talk back to the referee. You say yes sir and if you have any complaints, you tell your captain, who was the only one allowed to talk to the referee, and always with respect.
Not the first time I have seen a player out for some minutes for yelling "harmless things" like "Are you blind?" or stuff like that.