Top international referee Nigel Owens has gained huge kudos for a generous gesture during a PRO14 match between Benetton and Glasgow Warriors in Italy on Saturday (Sunday NZT). Du Plessis gave Owens a pat on the back, unhealthily right on the spot where he had wiped his forehead. TWITTER Nigel Owens checks the blood on Petrus Du Plessis' forehead before offering the shirt on his back to wipe it off. GETTY IMAGES Referee Nigel Owens talks to All Blacks captain Kieran Read during the World Cup 2019 semifinal won by England in Yokohama in October. Owens is one of the great personalities of world rugby, officiating in tests with directness towards players but also humour.

Source: Stuff January 08, 2020 06:11 UTC