Whistle Watch - Did the Springboks break the law?

About this episode

Nigel Owens and Ugo Monye discuss the legality of recent rugby plays involving the Springboks and Lions during the mid-year Tests.

Former referee Nigel Owens is joined by Ugo Monye to break down the big calls from the the latest round of fixtures from the 2025 mid-year Tests. While the Springboks were up to their old tricks in South Africa, Henry Pollock grabbed an opportunistic try for the Lions in Australia - but was any of it legal? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ugo Monye

Guest: Nigel Owens

Topics covered

• rugby
• refereeing
• Springboks
• Lions
• mid-year Tests
• sports analysis

Keywords

• rugby
• Springboks
• Lions
• referee
• mid-year Tests
• Nigel Owens
• Ugo Monye
• sports analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Springboks, Lions

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