Welsh referees have certainly established themselves in rugby folklore for their interactions with players over the years. Legendary official Nigel Owens is at the forefront of this, but it's Ben Whitehouse's brilliant interaction which has gone completely viral in the last 24 hours.
The clip was uploaded to TikTok on Thursday and has garnered almost six million views. It is no surprise it has done so well, with the 'telling off' reminiscent of Owens himself! The incident occurred back in 2015, when Connacht earned an historic win over Munster at Thomond Park.
The video starts off with Connacht player John Muldoon complaining to Whitehouse about an incident at the ruck. Muldoon is held back by his team mate but the referee had enough of the chat and called the flanker over. Here we go.
