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Nigel Owens stole the show on Saturday evening in the RDS as he brandished a yellow card at a ballboy during Leinster's 36 point win over the Scarlets.
The prestigious World Rugby referee was reacting in jest to the young ballboy throwing a ball on to the field, that hit the Welshman straight on the head. The hilarious 75th minute incident was a hit on social media, one of the highlights of a largely one-sided contest.
Owens reacted to the incident on his Twitter account on Saturday morning, tweeting: “This is why rugby is the greatest team sport in the world. Anyone know the ballboy? Will send him my match Jersey to keep. #goodsport” .
Nigel Owens handing out a yellow card... to the ball boy! pic.twitter.com/8OfuXsuVcH
— Planet Rugby (@PlanetRugby) March 5, 2017
It was an interesting contest all round for the 45-year-old official - his own cousin, 18-year-old centre Ioan Nicholas, came off the bench for the Scarlets in the 45th minute.
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A connection that is not believed to have been a concern for Pro12 chiefs in appointing Owens as the matchday referee
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