
The Nigel Owens One
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05/20/20 • 71 min
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Alex and James are joined by the legendary referee Nigel Owens for a magical seventy minutes of cattle, red cards, missed kicks, Only Fools and Horses, donkeys and calenders. He also talks movingly about how a single conversation changed his life when he was at his very lowest, and how a trip to Buenos Aires turned him into such a great official.
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Alex and James are joined by the legendary referee Nigel Owens for a magical seventy minutes of cattle, red cards, missed kicks, Only Fools and Horses, donkeys and calenders. He also talks movingly about how a single conversation changed his life when he was at his very lowest, and how a trip to Buenos Aires turned him into such a great official.
Join the House of Rugby Facebook Group
Want to hear more great podcasts from JOE?
- JOE's Football Spin, for instant reaction to the latest in the Premier League and the world of football.
- TKO with Carl Frampton, bringing you unprecedented access and brutal honesty from inside the world of boxing
- Sportspages - Dig into the stories behind some of the greatest sports books ever written
- Boys Don't Cry with Russell Kane, the show that gets men talking about the things men never talk about
- Unfiltered with James O'Brien, our critically-acclaimed and award-nominated interview series
- Pioneers with John Amaechi - Meet the trailblazers behind Britain’s most exciting businesses
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