Knowing someone who is involved in a World Cup final is a big deal. Even knowing someone with tickets is a claim to fame for some people. So when the people of a small village know the man with the whistle for the final - you'd expect local pride to be through the roof.
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And rightly so. The village of Mynyddcerrig in Llanelli in Wales unveiled this banner for Nigel ahead of his biggest game in the sport.
Had a tear to my eye seeing this. People of Mynyddcerrig my home village you make me so proud of where I am from. pic.twitter.com/c41f2HWkhd
— Nigel Owens MBE (@Nigelrefowens) October 29, 2015
It's a great tribute to the best referee in the world.
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Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE
