Whistle Watch

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Whistle Watch

World Rugby Studios

10 episodes

1 month ago

Rugby officiating demystified! Nigel Owens offers expert analysis, law explanations, and a unique look at the game's biggest calls.

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Rugby officiating demystified! Nigel Owens offers expert analysis, law explanations, and a unique look at the game's biggest calls.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby

Sports

Episodes (10/10)

Whistle Watch

Unpacking EVERYTHING from that Ireland v South Africa clash

It was another weekend of thrilling action in the November Tests, with plenty of challenging moments for the officials to handle across a smorgasbord of fierce matches.

Nigel Owens and Jamie Roberts tackle all the tough questions from the week, including:

Should Will Jordan's try have been awarded against Wales?
Was Tom Curry lucky to escape further punishment against Argentina?
And could more players have spent time on the sidelines in THAT showdown between Ireland and South Africa?

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1 month ago

30 minutes 54 seconds

Whistle Watch

Understanding South Africa’s back-to-back red cards

Just as the temperature cools, things have been heating up in the November Tests - and Nigel Owens and Jamie Roberts are back on the farm to discuss another weekend (and then some) of big calls.

For the second time in two weeks, a Springboks lock was handed a straight red card - but Franco Mostert wasn't the only player sent from the field throughout the weekend. Nigel and Jamie examine Codie Taylor's 'cynical' play, Sergio Manoel Silveira de Luna kick and some unusual goings on in Wales' win over Japan.

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1 month ago

29 minutes 15 seconds

Whistle Watch

What's in a red card?

Nigel Owens and Jamie Roberts return to the farm for the second round of November internationals - and what a weekend it was.

It's fair to say that discipline wasn't always on full display over the weekend with a handful of players shown cards for illegal or unsportsmanlike play. Nigel and Jamie look through the weekend's action to assess the big calls and also address that Tadhg Beirne send-off in Chicago.

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1 month ago

23 minutes 47 seconds

Whistle Watch

Why weren't England awarded a penalty try?

The November internationals are underway and Nigel Owens is back - alongside former Wales representative Jamie Roberts.

Was Wallabies winger Andrew Kellaway lucky to avoid a yellow card in his side's defeat to England? And what about All Black Caleb Clarke in Chicago? Plus a couple of big calls in South Africa's clash with Japan... Nigel and Jamie tackle them all.

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2 months ago

17 minutes 17 seconds

Whistle Watch

Who’s at fault for the Springboks' drop-out mishap?

Some potentially game-changing yellow cards were the name of the game over the weekend in The Rugby Championship and Rugby World Cup, with Australian supporters once again left to rue 'What could have been?'. The biggest talking point of all, however, might be Cheslin Kolbe's curious drop-out in Durban.

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3 months ago

16 minutes 34 seconds

Whistle Watch

How did the Lions and Wallabies keep all their players on the field?

In the latest episode of Whistle Watch, Nigel Owens and British and Irish Lions legend Ugo Monye discuss the biggest talking points from the epic the final Test between British and Irish Lions and Australia, including why Dan Sheehan's illegal clearout was missed by the TMO.

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5 months ago

18 minutes 46 seconds

Whistle Watch

Should the Lions' last-minute try have stood?

In the latest episode of Whistle Watch, Nigel Owens and British and Irish Lions legend Ugo Monye discuss the biggest talking points from the epic second Test between the British and Irish Lions and Australia.

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5 months ago

16 minutes 49 seconds

Whistle Watch

Did the Lions loosies get away with murder?

Former ref Nigel Owens and former British & Irish Lion Ugo Monye cast their eyes over the first Test of the Lions' tour to Australia and examine whether the tourists got the rub of the green in Brisbane.

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5 months ago

15 minutes 22 seconds

Whistle Watch

Did the Springboks break the law?

Former referee Nigel Owens is joined by Ugo Monye to break down the big calls from the the latest round of fixtures from the 2025 mid-year Tests. While the Springboks were up to their old tricks in South Africa, Henry Pollock grabbed an opportunistic try for the Lions in Australia - but was any of it legal?

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5 months ago

19 minutes 54 seconds

Whistle Watch

Were Fiji robbed of a match-winning try in Australia?

Former referee Nigel Owens is joined by Ugo Monye to break down the big calls from the opening round of fixtures from the 2025 mid-year Tests. How did Australia manage the great escape? Did Will Jordan deserve a hat trick against France? And when is a tackle really a tackle? All these questions and more are answered on the latest episode of Whistle Watch.

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6 months ago

38 minutes 31 seconds