Referee Nigel Owens to take charge of world record 71st Test match

• Welshman handed his 71st Test when Fiji tackle Tonga in Suva on 11 June• He will pass South African Jonathan Kaplan’s mark of 70 TestsNigel Owens is set to break the world record for most Test match appearances by a rugby union referee this summer.Owens, who took charge of the World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham last October, has been handed his 71st Test when Fiji tackle Tonga in Suva on 11 June. That game will see him pass South African Jonathan Kaplan’s mark of 70 Tests, 13 years after refereeing his first international match. Related: Chris Robshaw: ‘In sport …

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