Nigel Owens reveals the lovely way Joe Marler always greets him
Rugby NewsMonday, 15 March 2021 at 15:01
Popular Welsh referee Nigel Owens has revealed the unlikely way England rugby star Joe Marler greets him every time he sees him.
Top referee Nigel Owens, speaking at a live recording of The Welsh Rugby Podcast to raise funds for clubs affected by the recent flooding, told a story of his own personal dealings with Marler
He revealed the England loose-head prop would always welcome Owens by saying ‘good morning’ in Welsh, regardless of what time of day it was.
“Every time I go into the English changing room before a game – you do the usual stuff, have the front row chats – he always comes up and says ‘bore da’.
“No matter what time of the day it is, it’s ‘bore da’.
“I keep telling him ‘it’s prynhawn da now or nos da’.
“The last time I did him was England’s game recently against France. It was the afternoon and he came up to me and said ‘prynhawn da’.”
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Nigel Owens picks his four nailed on Lions
1. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
- Age: 35
- Position: Second-row
Nigel Owens said: "The words great and legend are bandied around far too frequently when it comes to our sports stars, but they most certainly each apply in the case of him."
2. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- Age: 28
- Position: Fullback
Owens said: "How can you fail to be impressed when watching Hogg play.?He’s so exciting as he burst into that line and, of course, was named Six Nations player of the tournament a couple of times."
3. Maro Itoje (England)
- Age: 26
- Position: Second-row
Owens said: "He is someone who plays right on the edge. That is what makes him such a great player. He must be so difficult to play against but he is also difficult to referee and I mean that with the utmost respect. He plays with passion and on the line.
4. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
- Age: 20
- Position: Winger
Owens said: ““In this year’s Six Nations, I think as a newcomer, he’s way above everybody else. He’s a different level. Put your money on him going to South Africa with the Lions. I reckon, if he carries on the way he is, he’ll be on that plane… or on the bus."
Did you know? Having started his youth career with the Cardiff Blues, he moved to Hartpury College and from there to the academy of Gloucester Rugby
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