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Whistle Watch

World Rugby Studios

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Frequency: 1 episode/20d. Total Eps: 12

Rugby officiating demystified! Nigel Owens offers expert analysis, law explanations, and a unique look at the game's biggest calls.

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Does rugby need to ban jumping?

Season 2026 · Episode 2

Thursday, February 19, 2026 • Duration 21:54

Whistle Watch returns for another week with Nigel Owens joined by former Wales wing Alex Cuthbert to dissect all the challenging and curious refereeing incidents from the weekend of Six Nations action.

Was Hollie Davidson right to penalise Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan for attempting to leap across the Italian defensive line to score a try? Did England winger Henry Arundell deserve a red card in the Calcutta Cup? And what to Nigel and Alex make of the current laws around jumping? Tune in for all that and more in the latest episode of Whistle Watch.

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Wales get hit with a double whammy in Twickenham

Season 2026 · Episode 1

Thursday, February 12, 2026 • Duration 20:54

Test rugby is back on the menu - and so is Whistle Watch.

Former international referee Nigel Owens and the 94-capped Welsh midfielder Jamie Roberts settle in to discuss all the curious and contentious refereeing decisions from across the opening round of the 2026 Six Nations Championship.

Did England prop Ellis Genge deserve more than just a penalty for some foul play at Twickenham? Is it possible to penalised twice for one action? And Nigel and Jamie look at the one-two punch punishment handed out to Taine Plumtree's Wales.

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Unpacking EVERYTHING from that Ireland v South Africa clash

Season 2025 · Episode 17

Thursday, November 27, 2025 • Duration 30:54

It was another weekend of thrilling action in the November Tests, with plenty of challenging moments for the officials to handle across a smorgasbord of fierce matches.

Nigel Owens and Jamie Roberts tackle all the tough questions from the week, including:

Should Will Jordan's try have been awarded against Wales?
Was Tom Curry lucky to escape further punishment against Argentina?
And could more players have spent time on the sidelines in THAT showdown between Ireland and South Africa?

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Understanding South Africa’s back-to-back red cards

Season 2025 · Episode 16

Thursday, November 20, 2025 • Duration 29:15

Just as the temperature cools, things have been heating up in the November Tests - and Nigel Owens and Jamie Roberts are back on the farm to discuss another weekend (and then some) of big calls.

For the second time in two weeks, a Springboks lock was handed a straight red card - but Franco Mostert wasn't the only player sent from the field throughout the weekend. Nigel and Jamie examine Codie Taylor's 'cynical' play, Sergio Manoel Silveira de Luna kick and some unusual goings on in Wales' win over Japan.

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What's in a red card?

Season 2025 · Episode 15

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • Duration 23:47

Nigel Owens and Jamie Roberts return to the farm for the second round of November internationals - and what a weekend it was.

It's fair to say that discipline wasn't always on full display over the weekend with a handful of players shown cards for illegal or unsportsmanlike play. Nigel and Jamie look through the weekend's action to assess the big calls and also address that Tadhg Beirne send-off in Chicago.

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Why weren't England awarded a penalty try?

Season 2025 · Episode 14

Thursday, November 6, 2025 • Duration 17:17

The November internationals are underway and Nigel Owens is back - alongside former Wales representative Jamie Roberts.

Was Wallabies winger Andrew Kellaway lucky to avoid a yellow card in his side's defeat to England? And what about All Black Caleb Clarke in Chicago? Plus a couple of big calls in South Africa's clash with Japan... Nigel and Jamie tackle them all.

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Who’s at fault for the Springboks' drop-out mishap?

Season 2025 · Episode 12

Thursday, October 2, 2025 • Duration 16:34

Some potentially game-changing yellow cards were the name of the game over the weekend in The Rugby Championship and Rugby World Cup, with Australian supporters once again left to rue 'What could have been?'. The biggest talking point of all, however, might be Cheslin Kolbe's curious drop-out in Durban.

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How did the Lions and Wallabies keep all their players on the field?

Season 2025 · Episode 10

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 • Duration 18:46

In the latest episode of Whistle Watch, Nigel Owens and British and Irish Lions legend Ugo Monye discuss the biggest talking points from the epic the final Test between British and Irish Lions and Australia, including why Dan Sheehan's illegal clearout was missed by the TMO.

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Should the Lions' last-minute try have stood?

Season 2025 · Episode 9

Thursday, July 31, 2025 • Duration 16:49

In the latest episode of Whistle Watch, Nigel Owens and British and Irish Lions legend Ugo Monye discuss the biggest talking points from the epic second Test between the British and Irish Lions and Australia.

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Did the Lions loosies get away with murder?

Season 2025 · Episode 8

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 • Duration 15:22

Former ref Nigel Owens and former British & Irish Lion Ugo Monye cast their eyes over the first Test of the Lions' tour to Australia and examine whether the tourists got the rub of the green in Brisbane.

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