Police have launched an investigation into alleged homophobic remarks on Twitter which were directed towards rugby referee Nigel Owens , they said . The comments were posted after he refereed the England v France international at Twickenham on Saturday , Dyfed-Powys Police said . Referee Nigel Owens looks at the scoreboard prior to awarding the try scored by Anthony Watson . Owens awards England 's second try during the RBS Six Nations match against France at Twickenham . The force said in a statement : 'This follows a number of complaints made by members of the public . The tweet concerned has now been removed from the page . The investigation is at an early stage . ' England scored seven tries in beating France 55-35 in a dramatic contest , but were unable to overturn a pre-match 26-point deficit as Ireland clinched the RBS 6 Nations title on points difference . Owens speaks to Chris Robshaw and Thierry Dusautoir during the RBS Six Nations match at Twickenham . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Police have launched an investigation into alleged homophobic remarks . Remarks were aimed at referee Nigel Owens on social media site Twitter . Owen refereed Saturday 's England v France international at Twickenham . Comment: The police are investigating the incident, but it is not clear if they will be able to charge anyone with a hate crime or whether there was any intent by the person making the comments.