Rugby World Cup referee Nigel Owens' Swansea uni honour Published duration 25 January 2016

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Rugby World Cup final referee Nigel Owens has received an honorary degree from Swansea University.

Mr Owens, of Mynyddcerrig in Carmarthenshire, received an honorary LLD (Doctor of Laws) from the College of Law.

He said he was "humbled" to be given the accolade at a ceremony on Monday.

Theatre designer Sean Crowley, of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, also became a Doctor of Letters.