Neil Paterson (rugby union)
| Birth name | Neil Paterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union referee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Paterson (born 9 August 1975) is a professional rugby union referee who represents the Scottish Rugby Union.[1] He now serves as a Television Match Official for the Pro14,[2] and in international matches.[3]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Amateur career
Paterson started playing rugby union in Northern Ireland. He played for Malone RFC in Belfast.[4]
On moving to Scotland, Paterson then turned out for Dundee HSFP.[4] A fly-half, he was top scorer for the club in seasons 2000-01 and 2002-03.[5]
His playing career highlight was captaining the Scottish University team against the English University team. Scotland won the match.[5]
Referee career
Professional career
In Scotland he joined the Midlands Society of the SRU.[4]
His first game in charge was Fife Southern 2XV v Stirling County 3XV in December 2003.[4]
Paterson has refereed in the Scottish Premiership.[6]
He made his Celtic League debut in 2006 when Cardiff Blues played Connacht on 18 November.[4]
He has refereed in the European Challenge Cup, making 29 appearances.[7]
He refereed his first 1872 Cup match on 26 December 2008.[8]
He won the SRU Referee of the Season in 2010-11.[9]
International career
He made his representative debut in 2007 when Czech Republic played Spain.[4]
Outside of rugby
Paterson is a dentist.[4]
References
- ^ "Neil Paterson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Berry appointed referee for Guinness PRO14 Final as part of all-neutral officiating team". Guinness PRO14. 22 May 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby Officiating : The home of Rugby officiating on the web". officiating.worldrugby.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Guinness PRO12". pro12rugby.com.
- ^ a b "Dundee High Rugby". index.html. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "StackPath". www.glasgowhawks.com.
- ^ "Match Official Records - Match Referee". European Professional Club Rugby.
- ^ "Edinburgh 39 - 6 Warriors | Glasgow Warriors". admin.glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Neil Paterson with his Referee of the Season award during the..." Getty Images.