United Rugby Championship referee Sam Grove-White dished out a Nigel Owens-esque telling off to a player and fans are loving it.
The incident occurred in a match between Cell C Sharks and Ulster and the video has picked up over 300,000 views on TikTok since being posted last week. The clip is captioned 'NEVER shout at a rugby referee'.
With the score at 12-24 to Ulster after 48 minutes, Sharks tight-head Hanru Jacobs was taken high by Springbok Duane Vermeulen.
Dylan Richardson of the Sharks shouted at the referee, "High tackle!". Referee Grove-White swiftly stops the play, directing his attention towards Richardson, "Don't shout at me," blowing the whistle.
"Listen to me. I've got a deliberate knock on but you can't shout at me like that."
You can hear Richardson apologising, "Sorry, I was just.... sorry, I'm sorry ref".
Viewers expressed their appreciation for respect shown to referees in rugby.
"Rugby is a rough sport played by gentlemen" said one.
"The way rugby is refereed is genuinely the best in the world" said another.
The match finished 24-31 in favour of Ulster at the Hollywoodbets Kings Park.
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