Nigel Owens has weighed in on the two key refereeing moments involving Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in last weekend's Test against the All Blacks. On the breakdown steal that led to Ardie Savea's second try — which some argued warranted a second yellow that would have triggered a red — Owens is clear: it was legal. His reasoning centres on timing: SFM arrived before the ruck was formed, came through the gate, and scooped the ball back on his feet. Owens acknowledges it was tight, but says benefit of the doubt applies and there was nothing cynical about it. He also flags the shift in refereeing philosophy — referees are now instructed to card cynical infringements even when a try results — but argues this situation simply didn't meet that threshold. On the earlier deliberate knock-on yellow, Owens backs the call not to upgrade it to a penalty try, noting that a probable try requires more than a possibility, and there was cover tracking across. He also defends the referee for making both calls without leaning on the TMO — a reminder, Owens argues, of how genuinely difficult these moments are to read in real time.