Nigel Owens, seen here in 2019 officiating, believes rugby might be too reliable on technology currently. (Charly Triballeau/AFP)
As a current member of the URC’s referees’ selection panel, Nigel Owens is still far too close to the action to not be open-minded to the realities of the modern game, but he believes the code now runs the risk of using too much technology .
Hot on the heels of World Rugby on Monday announcing that it was implementing a five-phase plan to “advance the rugby experience in a changing sports and entertainment environment”, which predominantly focuses on existing as well as experimental laws, the legendary Welsh arbitrator preaches caution on supplementing the policing of those rules digitally.
News24 has been reliably informed that the forum where the resolution was made – the world governing body’s Shape of the Game meeting two weeks ago – expressed concerns over dipping participation levels around the world.
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