Dave Pearson (rugby union)

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Dave Pearson
Date of birth (1966-08-09) 9 August 1966 (age 57)
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2011 Rugby World Cup
Test Matches

Dave Pearson (born 9 August 1966)[1] is an English former rugby union referee.

He was on the International Rugby Board's list of 17 international referees for the 2009/10 season. Pearson officiated the first test match between Argentina and Scotland in June 2010. David Pearson also refereed France versus Ireland in the 2011 six nations.[2]

Since 2015, he has been the high performance referee manager at the Scottish Rugby Union, where he is responsible for bringing through the next generation of Scottish and Northern English referees. He has mentored Mike Adamson, Holly Davidson, Sam Grove-White, and Ben Blain.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Dave Pearson rugby profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ Reid, Alasdair (13 June 2010). "Argentina 16 Scotland 24: Robinson's men back on the map with historic win". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2010.