▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁European ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁semi - final ▁between ▁New castle ▁Fal cons ▁and ▁London ▁Irish . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁European ▁Challenge ▁Cup , ▁he ▁ref ere ed ▁a ▁semi - final ▁and ▁the ▁final . ▁He ▁also ▁ref ere ed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁quarter - final ▁between ▁London ▁Was ps ▁and ▁Le in ster ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁ref ere ed ▁his ▁first ▁Six ▁Nations ▁Championship ▁game , ▁England ▁v ▁Italy , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁Tri ▁Nations ▁game , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁v ▁Australia . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁O w ens ▁made ▁his ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁between ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Georgia ▁in ▁Lyon , ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Wel sh ▁ref eree ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup , ▁where ▁he ▁ref ere ed ▁three ▁pool - stage ▁matches . ▁ ▁O w ens ▁ref ere ed ▁in ▁all ▁six ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁pool ▁stage ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁quarter - final , ▁semi - final ▁and ▁the ▁final , ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁Wel sh ▁ref eree ▁to ▁ref eree ▁a ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁final . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁ref ere ed ▁nine ▁games