Rugby fans mistake Nigel Owens for Jiffy as pair clash over Wales v Ireland controversy
Rugby fans got mixed up between Jonathan 'Jiffy' Davies and Nigel Owens after Wales' defeat to Ireland.
The iconic Welsh rugby duo were working for the BBC on their coverage of February 22nd's match, and on the latest episode of Jonathan, Jiffy revealed there was a comical case of mistaken identity.
"We met up after the game then," began Jiffy. "We went in this marquee. A guy came up to me and said: 'Can I have your autograph, Nigel?', I said: 'I'm not Nigel', he said: 'Yes I saw you speak in this tent before the game'. I said: 'It wasn't me talking. Nigel was talking, not me'.
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"Next thing, he (Nigel) came into the tent. Guys were coming up to him: 'Jiffy, can I have your autograph?', and up to me saying: 'Nigel, can I have your autograph?'. Nightmare. We were both in the same place!"
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Earlier in the show, Jiffy disagreed with Owens about an incident in the Wales v Ireland match, with Elgan noting that the pair worked together for the match.
"We argued about the red card," said Jiffy of Garry Ringrose's tackle on Ben Thomas. "It was red, red all day long. He said a 20-minute red card. Watch. Head-on-head. Off."
Under the new rulings, a player can be dismissed for 20 minutes for accidental head-on-head collisions. The offending player is not allowed to return for the duration of that match, but the team are allowed to bring on a player from the bench. The existing, permanent red card can still be used for malicious and more serious acts.
In Ireland's case, once the 20-minute sentence had been served, they introduced centre Bundee Aki, who put in a talismanic performance in the closing stages to help the Irish win in Cardiff.
"Yes, but Jiff, if these are the new rules," contested Elgan. "What are the new rules?," asked Jiffy. "Low degree of danger? No. If a 15, 16-stone guy knocks you over the head, right - that's danger. That's what I think."
"We both agreed it was a red card," said Owens. "He wanted it to be a straight red, not back for the rest of the game."
"He thought just 20 minutes," said Jiffy.
"I don't disagree. [But] they're the rules," said Owens.
After a valiant performance against Ireland, Wales face Scotland next on Saturday, March 8. If you would like to watch the full episode of Jonathan, then click here.
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