Nigel Owens cheeky response to online troll goes viral

One fan didn't agree with the Welshmans' verdict, tweeting: "This is why you've always been a w**k ref".

Nigel Owens soon responded by saying: "It’s a shame your father didn’t have a w**k instead."

He then added: "Not only do we have a responsibility in what we say, we sometimes have more of a one if we stand by and say nothing."

"I’ve been fortunate to have refereed some tremendous No.8s during my career but Sergio is tops. He’s such a talented player and rarely has a bad game."

"Quite simply he was just an exceptional leader. I have been in charge of games where he pretty much carried his team, whether it was Munster or Ireland, almost on his back and onto victory."

"A man of few words, he does his talking on the field with his actions. Not only is he a brilliant player and a very good captain but I don’t think I have reffed a match where he hasn’t given absolutely everything."

"I always had a lot of time for him, found him a decent man, a great player to referee. He wasn’t one of those who would whinge at decisions, he would accept the call and get on with it. Such a good scrummager."

"If anybody had to pick the greatest player in history, it would surely be a difficult choice between him and Gareth Edwards."