The worst rugby players to referee, according to Nigel Owens - Ruck

The worst rugby players to referee, according to Nigel Owens

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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