Neil Paterson (rugby union)

Neil Paterson

Birth name	Neil Paterson
Date of birth	(1975-08-09) 9 August 1975 (age 49)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Malone () – Dundee HSFP () International career Years Team Apps (Points) - Scotland Universities Refereeing career Years Competition Apps - Scottish Premiership 2006- Celtic League – European Challenge Cup 29

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

1. "Neil Paterson". ESPN scrum.
2. "Berry appointed referee for Guinness PRO14 Final as part of all-neutral officiating team". Guinness PRO14. 22 May 2018.
3. "World Rugby Officiating : The home of Rugby officiating on the web". officiating.worldrugby.org.
4. "Guinness PRO12". pro12rugby.com.
5. "Dundee High Rugby". index.html. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
6. "StackPath". www.glasgowhawks.com.
7. "Match Official Records - Match Referee". European Professional Club Rugby.
8. "Edinburgh 39 - 6 Warriors | Glasgow Warriors". admin.glasgowwarriors.org.
9. "Neil Paterson with his Referee of the Season award during the..." Getty Images. 5 July 2017.