'Marler winked at me’ - Legend Nigel Owens exposes five worst players to referee - Ruck

‘Marler winked at me’ – Legend Nigel Owens exposes five worst players to referee

Former international referee Nigel Owens has revealed the five most challenging players he encountered in his career.

While recognising that a rugby match is an emotionally heated event, the 50-year-old claims there were several players who would regularly push him to his limit.

#1. Joe Marler (England)

Owens said: “He was always a funny one on the field in nice way. You’d be trying to tell him something serious and he’d just want to have a laugh and a joke. He’d wink at you on the middle of a serious telling off.”

Joe Marler of England celebrates after winning during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

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