i think it could be useful if you edit in clips of the moments you are talking about and an image of the rulebook showing the relevant rule, as well as addressing common misconceptions or fan perceptions. For example in the welsh disallowed try, in the past few years fans have been seeing tries get awarded for what feels like less and less control so that might have affected how people feel about the ruling

@dangriff12

11 ай бұрын

They would need the rights to the clips

Weekly Nigel Owens rugby content is all we need. The 🐐

Nigel in the next episode please comment on world rugbys decision to overturn Farrell red cards, and for a confused fan please help me understand how that was different to the Pieter Steph Du Toit red card against France when Kwagga pushed him into the ruck. Thanks and much appreciated

I love the idea of player names on jerseys. As an American baseball fan of the Chicago White Sox, I remember (when I was 11), the team owner, Bill Veeck, was the first in the sports world to come up with the idea, back in 1960. It’s now standard across all North American sports, but also most international team competitions, from Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, etc., world Soccer (football), Olympic basketball and handball and so on. I’m seeing it a bit in rugby, notably English Premiership and a few national teams (Scotland, with my namesake Jamie Ritchie wore our surname against France over his No. 6 jumper on Saturday)….I’d love to see it in the World Cup as long as they don’t allow what happened in world football where player numbers are totally random and no longer bare any relationship to a player’s position on the pitch. I want my hookers to continue wearing 2 and 16, thank you very much.

Try - only able to see separation in super slow motion! Laws of physics etc... slow it down enough... it’s killing the game! Pause yes, replay yes, but don’t slow things down it distorts everything!

I was giggling to myself when I was watching Wales beat England and thinking 'Nigel will be enjoying this' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😊😊

Please comment on Kolbe incident against AB just before half-time. Try or no try?

@kristian762

11 ай бұрын

According to the explanation of the Reese Zammit try, seems like Kolbes try should've been awarded. He was never in possession of the ball so he never lost control of it, he got a hand to it and had downward pressure

My question is.. Why did the referee not look longer at the incident? The player was clearly knocked out cold by direct force to the head! Something world Rugby is trying to get rid of! What happens to the referee and TMO NOW? Are they fined? Are they sent off to do more training? Because incidents like this change players life’s and I feel they need to be held more accountable for their actions or their lack of action! Felt like they didn’t really care that much

@kristian762

11 ай бұрын

I think they were reluctant to give a red card 11 seconds into the game as they would be accused of ruining the game. It was a red card incident so they couldn't give a yellow, it would've been upgraded to red in the bunker anyways, easier to just say its a rugby incident and move on. Maybe ref's are like players in that if they haven't officiated a game in a while they're cold, rusty, nervous... Brace looked completely out of his depth in that game. But there should be consequences for bad calls, specially terrible ones like that

Play for the jersey and we'll remember the name.

Gutted for Louis R-Z ,Rules are rules ,but it looked so convincing that nearly try , A good tackle by Jac Morgan on Tom Pearson, Thank's for the video Nigel, Take care mate 😀❤🏉👍

@sophiekerr8964

11 ай бұрын

That would’ve been so impressive, he’s definitely getting back to his best

@shaun30-3-mg9zs

11 ай бұрын

@@sophiekerr8964 Just imagine ,extra 5 points,possible 7 with a kick from Leigh.He is back in form👍

@okbutthenagain.9402

11 ай бұрын

Rugby doesn't have rules. It has laws... 😁

@shaun30-3-mg9zs

11 ай бұрын

@@okbutthenagain.9402 Ok fair enough😜

In regards to Nigel’s request for input on players names on jerseys. I may be old school (when you went in for injury replacement you took the jersey off the injured player and wore it for the rest of the game), but I do not think the players name is necessary. The player is the position/jersey and the team sheet let’s us know who is playing, thus is it even necessary? In the professional era is there a need to recognize the player more than the position - gridiron starts to creep into my thoughts here and I don’t want rugby tradition to be left behind for the sake of someone’s ego. Again, I may be too old school. Thanks Nigel for the awesome content and delivery, it is almost as much fun as still seeing you on the pitch.

I think having names on jerseys is a massive missed selling point, and one that I believe could bring exactly the influx of funds that Wales needs right now. What I'd have done as a kid growing up to have the names of my hero's on my back during training.

Question for you sir, if the ball is kicked backwards but goes out on the full dose a lineout still take place at the point where the ball was kicked?

Hi Nigel, just a quick question, the 5m line zone along the sidelines, where you can't be inside for lineouts and scrums, Why are penalty kicks and conversion kicks aloud into this neutral 5m zone.

He’s wasn’t gathering the ball - he was touching it down in one movement. It’s different.

@RatzaChewy

11 ай бұрын

Think Nigel overcomplicates the explanation. Ball is in the air, LRZ touches it, it moves away from his hand for a split second, hits the floor, then he grounds it. Ball in the air or being carried: Grounding needs to be CONTROLLED. Ball is on the deck: Downward pressure needs to be applied, no control necessary.

@commentwell3870

11 ай бұрын

The ball was momentarily lying on the ground and Kolbe applied pressure in one quick movement - even if he applied his pinky, it had to be a try. It had nothing to do with control as in the Welsh example.

@dannyboywhaa3146

11 ай бұрын

@@RatzaChewy excellent comment, agreed! Although, it doesn’t hit the ground before he is touching it again... his hand left the ball only momentarily... back on the ball before grounding! Did he have control? Doesn’t matter - it’s only a knock on if it touches the floor - if you regain control or even kick it before it hits the ground, it’s not a knock on! One might argue that he never regained control properly before touching down however, I’d argue he doesn’t need to because it’s a grounding, not control/possession. For example, if you’re running through and the ball is bouncing in goal area, you don’t have to be in control or even have downward pressure... just to touch the ball when it’s on the ground in goal area. Wrong decision, technically anyway but awful to slow it down and cancel a try like that! Killing the game!

@dannyboywhaa3146

11 ай бұрын

@@commentwell3870 why should you need control when the ball is in the air but not when it’s on the ground? What about when it is an inch off the ground? Not required then... so where is the limit? It was one movement, so fine by me, a try! I’m English lol

@mchiggo24

11 ай бұрын

@@dannyboywhaa3146 it always needs to be a controlled grounding whenever the ball is not already in direct contact with the ground to score a try (whether it’s an inch off the ground or in hand). It doesn’t need to be controlled whilst already grounded as any downwards pressure would score the try. For example if a player dropped the ball over the try line they couldn’t just fall on it to score they’d have to regather it before it hit the ground or it’s a knock on. The same applies here LRZ effectively took possession by touching the ball, then had to regain control due to him being in possession before he could score the try. He failed to do this

For the next video, can you explain why Owen Farrells red card was rescinded, whilst Pieter Labuschangue’s wasn’t?

Questions about line-outs: Why was Italy deemed to have players ‘leave the line-out’ when - to my amateur eyes - they didn’t do anything different from other teams’ line-outs?

Nigel is Brilliant 😁

Well done on the new calves, do think names on the Jersey is good

I dont mind have the name on the back of the jersey but id prefer that it if the names were underneath the numbers, it makes the position most important then. With the names on the back it makes it seem like the player owns the position because it is read first

Always interesting to get the explanations, but his fellow referees are well protected with him. Why talking about Rhees-Zamit's try and not the exact same try awarded to Scotland?

6:12 i don't like it. One of the things i always loved about rugby was that the roles were more important that who did it. Put Names on the back is the beginin of put any numbers, just like football do. For me it must state in 1 to 23 forever ❤

@RubyDoobieScoo

11 ай бұрын

There's so much history behind the numbers for each country, great players who inspired past and current generations to play Rugby, the All Black's 6 jersey is the jersey of players like Jerry Collins and Michael Jones, so when Shannon Frizzel puts it on before beating Ireland in the quarter final he'll be putting on the jersey of every All Black's Blindside flanker, if his name is on it it's just his jersey.

@DragonD20

11 ай бұрын

Completely agree with you and @rubydoobiescoo

@joeritchie2713

11 ай бұрын

I agree about the numbers but do think adding player names adds something for fans, especially those watching on television….Though granted this would mean hurriedly preparing jerseys with the correct name and number match after teams are announced. Some of the English Premiership clubs have used a kind of template space for the name to be added to a specific number, but I do want to keep the 1 through 23 system that attaches meaning to each number.

Normally, I would not like the names of players on jerseys, but I'm watching from Canada, where the options are to watch the French commentary on English broadcasts (on TV5), to pay exorbitant fees for specialty channels or wait for the highlights on KZread. I know the names of many players, but I do not see them often enough to recognize them at sight. So, to my surprise, I quite like having names on jerseys.

Great to get a refs perspective on decisions. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to your comments in the world cup.

lrz deserved that try, shame it wasn't to be. I reckon names on jersey is a good thing for people watching it on TV, so they can know all the players on the opposite team.

I'm personally not a fan of the numbers on the tops, but I can understand for new fans trying to get into rugby, finding it easier to identify players.

The name on jerseys is unnecessary for me.

Think the names on the jerseys is a good idea. It will help casual fans identify who’s who making it easier for them to follow and will encourage bairns to buy jerseys with favourite players names on similar to football hopefully increasing the fan base in the sport and helping it in some small way to grow.

Would England, Ireland or NZ have had that much scrutiny......

I love rugby and want the sport to grow across all ages and countries. For me the names on the shirts will help the casual rugby viewer maybe become more than that. It can’t hurt in anyway. So I say let’s go with it 👍

@_Opal_Miner_

11 ай бұрын

Names on jerseys is handy but it is a slippery slope. Won't be long before we have "Mark Nawaqanitawase brought to you by BRAWNDO the Thirst Mutilator and Crazy Dave's Mattress Emporium: You Can't Buy A Better Sleep......#14"

@jay13thstep

11 ай бұрын

@@_Opal_Miner_ What on earth are you talking about lol?

@user-vk8zy6re4t

11 ай бұрын

@@_Opal_Miner_ sounds like an American half time show or something? I don’t know what that is you just said, or how it relates to just having names on your jersey.

How was the Darcy Graham try allowed for Scotland?

What are your thoughts on teams milking penalties from scrums when they've already won the ball?

I like the names on the back of the jersey. I'd prefer fewer adverts.

Thanks Nigel for backing up what we 'one-eyed' Bok supporters immediately thought about Mallía's blatant thuggery. What has riled me up particularly as an ex-player who was very privileged to be able to help with the primary school rugby training of both my sons is the very poor image this type of nonsense has caused in convincing parents not to encourage their kids (of both sexes) to play the game. Add to that the vitriol aimed at Jaco Peyper for quite correctly sending Steward off for his terribly poor tackle on Keenan and maybe you can see where I'm coming from (Cape Town!).

Not convinced the Zammet pictures proved your point there. No names on jerseys, very crass and what if someone else need the Jersey in an emergency situation? More in-depth long form content from Nigel, please.

so looking forward to your analysis of the Farrell debacle

The names shouldn't be on the top. In rugby, it's still seen as the shirt that means a lot and the name takes away from that imo

@RubyDoobieScoo

11 ай бұрын

If anything they should add the names of every player that has worn that jersey a substantial number of times/achieved something great in it, written in small lettering, added into the design in a non obvious way that you'd only see in person. As you were saying there's so much history in the jersey number, it doesn't just belong to the person wearing it, it belongs to everyone who has worn it.

Great to see this man back ....now that the GAA is gone for months.

@Luic1987

11 ай бұрын

Club season obviously is in swing though (I admit I follow it a lot less than the intercounty game though as well)

Waiting for Nigels next video on Farrells rescinded red like..👀🍿

I think for those new to rugby it is helpful to have names on back of shirts.

Question for you Nigel. If your team has a penalty advantage and you know where the mark of this penalty is - Say in a ruck. Are you allowed to deliberately knock the ball on to end the advantage so you can do a quick tap in the hopes that the team will all be offside? As deliberately knocking the ball on is a penalty offense, could your penalty be reversed because you intentionally committed a foul?

i cannot wait for next week after the second england wales game

A couple weeks ago, in the first meeting between Australia & New Zealand, an injured player got a yellow card, after a sub had been waived off by the ref. Can you explain why the sub didn't happen? Does the ref bear some responsibility for the yellow, if he refused the sub?

@McDJNomi

11 ай бұрын

im quite interested in that too. I think the ref can have a say, because he wouldve subbed in a player that was already off. The sub would only be allowed if the player is injured. But i dont know how you want to have a ref determine if a player is injured or not. Hes not medically trained for that. But also the player was more or less able to continue to not warrant a 5 minute break to asess his injuries. and just allowing him to sub off because he says hes injured, would open the door to abuse of the rule. but i dont know... was unfortunate, because it was clear he wasnt 100% percent

I feel the interpretation of laws due to them not being clear cut is what causes as many issues in the game now. Referees and fans are constantly disagreeing on the exact same call at different points in games which causes a lot of criticism due to the u-turn in consistency

everything is going very well

Names on shirts its great in my opinion. Creating characters and/or heroes in the game brings in supporters and more importantly the next generation. We dont have enough characters in Rugby. You see the ones we do have Joe Marler, yourself Nigel, another referee I loved to see was Tony Spreadbury. Then dare I say James Haskell, Gavin Henson all bring something special to the game Names on shirts sells shirts which is also good for revenue which is clearly needed but maybe not shirts that are £100 plus

@_Opal_Miner_

11 ай бұрын

Names on jerseys is handy but it is a slippery slope. Won't be long before we have "Mark Nawaqanitawase brought to you by BRAWNDO the Thirst Mutilator and Crazy Dave's Mattress Emporium: You Can't Buy A Better Sleep......#14"

@McDJNomi

11 ай бұрын

@@_Opal_Miner_ well i think the add-slogan could be coming without the name too. So its not a problem with the name i think. they just need to have some regulations, that the sponsoring cant get out of hand. but i like the names on the shirts, gives the players a bit more character. And then people can still decide if they want it with a name or not. though im not sure how they gonna fit Nawaqanitawase on a shirt. or how many lines they can use :D Maybe hes fine with just having Marky on his jersey

So glad you agree about the Argentinian red card.

Great this is back

Thanks Nige 😁

Nigel is back!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!

I'm not big on players having their names on jerseys, however. I do have a Scarlets No. 10 with 'Gravell' below the number.

I love the names on the back of shirts, it adds a personal touch and makes people feel happy

A good ref, knew the players, talked to 'em, short n sweet, that's all it took. T'is no more, now. Too many bleeding cameras up every ones jacksy !! Same in cricket, now. As the "Boyks" said years a go, " Ya can't stop that technology".

Personally I don’t like the names on jerseys. Rugby was unique in the fact that it was numbers on the back of the jerseys. I don’t think that there is any other sport without the names on the jerseys. Thank heaven we don’t have the setup where players can pick their own number.

Hi Nigel, yes I'm liking the names on their back.

@blackbob3358

11 ай бұрын

Tripe, 2965, if any one's "half pucker" they know the players. It's just "Murdoch TV".

I really admire you

I don’t like the idea of names on the back of jerseys. Numbers are positions, not squad numbers.

@gezzarandom

11 ай бұрын

@@mindfullness1987 My point exactly

The legend himself!!🙇🙌🙇🙌🙇

One problem - e.g. in SA game: a red card after the event isn’t effective as in this case the offending team had a player who should have been off the field playing which disadvantaged the other team.

Not a big fan of names on jerseys, at least for the All Blacks, it want it to be as black as it can reasonably be, also the numbers have their own history, the All Black's 10 jersey is the jersey of players like Grant Fox, Mehrtens, Carter, Beauden, Mo'unga and more, stamping a new identity onto it lessens the old identity and legacy.

@kimholland9316

11 ай бұрын

Stop living in the past, silly bugger

Do I understand correctly if a rugby ball is touched forward in motion accidentally and is regathered before touching the ground it is not a knock-on? Play on?

@bmccarthy9

11 ай бұрын

yes. happens most often in actual games when catching kicks - even if they fumble the catch, as long as they regather it before it hits the ground it's not a knock-on.

@mchiggo24

11 ай бұрын

Correct. LRZ didn’t manage to regather properly hence the knock on

The bunker is a great idea, and worked well for Fagerson. I think there may be a tendency for refs (and TMOs) to "bottle it" when making tough or unpopular decisions. The Owen Farrell incident at Twickenham this weekend was a prime example. That was a red all day long, and the TMO (and possibly assistants) should have said to the ref (who i thought was otherwise excellent, by the way) "hold on a minute, Nika - i think there might be a case for a red here". The bunker adds that extra layer of security, but i wonder if it might cause refs to shy away from straight reds. Thoughts? Also, should Steward have got a red? It was only Josh Adams' ability to turn in the air to land safely that prevented his serious injury. Steward's actions were deliberate, reckless and dangerous.

i don’t like names on jerseys… seems like a stepping stone to squad numbers

As long as Jac does not do a Sam (2011), who knows?

No names, please. This is Rugby!

What is the relationship between world Rugby and UAE emirates?

Names on the back of the shirt is just a gimmick to make players more recognisable to casual fans. I'm not against it, hopefully commentators will find it harder to get players mixed up from now on 🤣

Anyone else find the constant swoopy camera cuts incredibly irritating?

Take the names off the jerseys please

Nigel, I have a question about he Italy/Ireland game but applies to most Europeans games. Why do the commentators talk like auctioneers? This might be out of your wheelhouse but would like to know your opinion none the less. I vote for no names on jerseys...it is a tacky marketing ploy. In North American sports the name equates to paycheck usually. There are lots of players that rarely get a nod or notice but the game would fall apart without them. What does it say to these players when their jersey is in the discount bin?

Wonderful, what an accent !

Yes I like the names, help us remember who they are

If you are going in the air to catch the ball and you catch it but land on someones head and injure them would it also be a red card?

@randomke7ab

11 ай бұрын

generally yes but each situation may have it's own mitigation

@blackbob3358

11 ай бұрын

If ya can't see, ya do'nt know, da ya, 1945 ? Drop of logic could be involved, here.

So you don't agree with referee in Argentina v South Africa in saying the tackle was a rugby incident and therefore no card was issued

when hawk eye is working that is 3:50 - 4:20

But did R-Z really knock the ball ON? He looked (perhaps!) as if he knocked it DOWN.

Owen do you think Cheliin disallowed try is a try yes or no

The names on the back is great especially in the world cup where there are loads of unknown players in tear 2 teams. Helps viewers and commentators. Some purists believe that names should not be on there but looking at Football, NFL, NHL and NBA all have names printed. Allows easier tracking of players especially utility players.

Please don't add names to jerseys. It's a team game not football! If you care enough, you know the players.

@user-vk8zy6re4t

11 ай бұрын

World rugby want to reach out to the people that don’t “care enough” so it can hopefully grow and become more popular. It also generates more sales which is particularly important for club rugby, although I’m not sure if they will have names on jersey. Can someone answer that please, will the top leagues in Europe play with names also?

Don’t stress Nigel, you’re allowed to smile when you beat England. Everyone smiles when somebody beats England 😊.

@speleokeir

11 ай бұрын

I don't. I'm English.🙂

LRZ tri is a prime example of why technology is killing sport.....if you micro analyse every try you will find a reason to unaward many...it kills the game...bonkers

So we can get a video of Nigel's calves suckling at the teat but not a video of the plays/decisions being discussed. Surely it hasn't come to a point where World Rugby don't have rights to footage of their own games.

I understand, that rugby is a sport which is way more focused on team cohesion than single player action (in comparison to football) and I love that. But on a more general level, humans have developed to be especially good at identifying faces and thus identifying single players. Humans are also more trained on feeling with and thus cheering for players than only for a full team. So I do think that player names on the jerseys are a tiny but extremely impactful step towards making rugby more popular!

No problem with names but should be more prominent than a sponsor.

Rugby has got itself into a right mess to the point where I'd sooner watch old repeats. They'll be banning running fast next because it might be too dangerous for anyone to tackle the runner...

In regards to the charge down red card, you say the player in the air is not in control of their movement, so why is a player penalised when trying to catch the ball and a player leaps intot he air? Why do they have controll then? Bit of a double standard

Names on shirts is not rugby. These are not squad numbers allocated to a particular player for a season. You earn your shirt in rugby each and every time you run out for your club / country, it is not yours by right.

@DragonD20

11 ай бұрын

@@mindfullness1987 I've been watching rugby since I was a kid, played age grade and schools rugby and have refereed the game for over a decade, so I think I have a very good idea of how rugby 'works'. You earn your shirt every match...it is a simple concept.

@DragonD20

11 ай бұрын

@@mindfullness1987 This is also not soccer.

Wow ,that was impressive-not having seen any of the rugger on my little telly Agree entirely with decisions regarding reckless egocentric conduct,individuals throwing themselves in the air- juvenile. Now as for names on back ,a bit like horses having names not numbers .Emphasis ought to be on how the position is played,rather than personalising it perhaps I.e Irish tight head ,English left wing ;yes keep the egos in control Mr Sexton. Bring back Paddy Jackson. Great the calving going well.

Q: Why was Dan Bigger allowed to play with no number ? KZread Subtitles: Why was that big girl allowed to play with no number ? 🤣😂 KZread, watch it. Next one's a yellow !!

I would love names on the back of jerseys. I ended up switching to ice hockey as my main sport to watch cause I was able to learn the player's names a lot easier and could get invested in player's careers and journey. I still make the joke when a jersey has a sponsor name where the nameplate would be, "Ah the famous Toshiba brothers of Japanese rugby"

Don't really care about names on shirts it doesn't affect the game .

Well, the topic is fairly obvious for next week..... Owen Farrell: discuss.

McDermott Aust.. being on the floor with ball in, in goal area was dived on by Savea NZ preventing a score. Should it not have been a penalty try to Aust. You are not allowed to dive onto a player on the floor !!!

I think its a good idea to have the names on the back for spectators who are unfamiliar with those teams playing. Then if you see something you like, or dont like, you can identify the player. Doesnt really affect me though as a rugby fan i already know pretty much who everyone is but for people who are casual spectators or just getting into the sport i think it could be beneficial.

What happens if the kicker does not kick the penalty in the 'new' allotted time? Owen Farrell was almost out of time on Saturday.

@DragonD20

11 ай бұрын

The 'time limit' is not new and has been law for a while. What happens is for a conversion the attempt is disallowed and play begins with a restart (Law 8.8d) and for a penalty the kick is disallowed and a scrum awarded at the penalty mark to the non-kicking team (Law 8.21)

LRZ's try should've been allowed if only for it's sheer athleticism.

Names on the back? No! We are not football! I’m not that keen on sponsors on jerseys either.

Yes I agree to the names on their jerseys. Mike from Capetown

No it was a knock on as was the 1st Scotland try .

@struandickson9082

11 ай бұрын

Darcy makes first contact with the ball while it’s in contact with the ground. It’s clearly a try. Kolbe had one disallowed against NZ that was clearly a try too

@robbiereekie3694

11 ай бұрын

Darcy didn't have to control the ball he just had to put pressure on it. Clear try

Just a shame every Welsh player seemed to be called gocompare