Neil Paterson (rugby union)

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]

Neil Paterson

Birth name	Neil Paterson
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Malone Dundee HSFP () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Scotland Universities Refereeing career Years Competition Apps - 2006- Scottish Premiership Celtic League European Challenge Cup 29

Rugby union 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]

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. May 22, 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 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
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.