Ruairidh Campbell (born 1998) is a Scottish professional rugby union referee who represents the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | Ruairidh Campbell | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchiston Castle School | |||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union referee | |||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union career
editReferee career
editProfessional career
editHe has refereed in the Scottish Premiership.[2][3] He refereed 52 matches in season 2018-19 and won the Crabbies Referee of the Season award.[4]
He refereed in the Amsterdam Sevens in 2018.[5]
He refereed his first Super 6 match on 24 November 2019; Watsonians v Stirling County.[6]
Campbell is part of the Borders Rugby Referee Society and the SRU panel.[7]
International career
editCampbell refereed the U18 match between Ireland and English Counties in April 2019.[8]
Campell has been Assistant Referee for the Lithuania v Switzerland match.[9]
Outside of rugby
editCampbell has written various articles for the Scottish Rugby Blog.[10] He is a keen runner and runs for the University of Glasgow.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Ruairidh Campbell (@ru_campbell) | Twitter". twitter.com.
- ^ "Referees To 27 January 2019 - Australia | Rugby365". rugby365.com.
- ^ "Referees, ARs and TMO appointments 30 Nov-2 Dec -". 29 November 2018.
- ^ Rugby, Scottish (31 May 2019). "| Ruairidh Campbell has made fast progress as a referee, officiating 52 matches this season. His performances with whistle in hand have been rewarded with the @CrabbiesUK Referee of the Season award! #ClubAwards pic.twitter.com/JG6BwpK4tT".
- ^ Refs, Border Rugby (4 April 2019). "The @Glengoyne sponsored referee in the spotlight today is @ru_campbell. See what Ruairidh has to say about why you should #tryrefereeing.pic.twitter.com/6YMynY3cTl".
- ^ "Super6: Watsonians snatch win from Stirling County's grasp with late surge". The Offside Line. 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Referees 2019". 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Ireland U-18 Clubs & Schools Side Enjoy Four-Try Win Over England". Irish Rugby.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ruairidh Campbell, Author at Scottish Rugby Blog". Scottish Rugby Blog.
- ^ "Strava Runner Profile | Ruairidh Campbell". Strava.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.