▁at ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁home ▁stad ium . ▁O w ens ▁ref ere ed ▁two ▁more ▁World ▁Cup ▁tests , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final ▁between ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australia . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁Wel sh ▁ref eree ▁to ▁ref eree ▁a ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final , ▁after ▁D erek ▁Be van ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final . ▁O w ens ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Rugby ▁Ref eree ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁World ▁Rugby ▁Awards . ▁ ▁O w ens ▁announced ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁keep ▁ref ere eing ▁international ▁rugby ▁for ▁another ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁O w ens ▁launched ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifying ▁process , ▁ref ere eing ▁the ▁first ▁qual ification ▁match , ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁v ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁Arn os ▁V ale . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁O w ens ▁became ▁the ▁most - c apped ▁rugby ▁ref eree ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁F iji - T ong a ▁cl ash ▁in ▁Su va , ▁over t aking ▁Jonathan ▁Kap lan ' s ▁record ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁tests . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁N ig el ▁O w ens ▁made ▁his ▁ 1 5 0 th