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]
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]
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]
He made his representative debut in 2007 when Czech Republic played Spain. [4]
Paterson is a dentist. [4]
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