| Birth name | Lloyd Linton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Aberdeen University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union referee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lloyd Linton (born 1 July 1988) is a professional rugby union referee who represented the Scottish Rugby Union.[1] He has since moved to Germany to continue his medical career.[2]
Rugby union career[edit]
Playing career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He played rugby union for Instonians, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution's Former Pupils club.[3]
Referee career[edit]
Professional career[edit]
Linton refereed his first Pro12 match in April 2013; a match between Cardiff Blues and Zebre.[4]
He was offered a contract by the Scottish Rugby Union in 2014.[3]
He has gone on to referee matches in the Pro14.[5][6]
He has also been Assistant Referee in the European Rugby Champions Cup; refereed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup and also in South Africa[3]
International career[edit]
Linton was named as referee in the 2016 Nations Cup; also known as the Rugby Europe International Championships.[7][8]
Outside of rugby[edit]
Linton is also a qualified doctor.[9] He moved to Germany to continue his medical career; but as rugby union is a growing sport there, opportunities are there to continue refereeing.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lloyd Linton". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "Aristotle Armstrong - Scottish Rugby Philosopher: Lloyd Linton Hangs up His Whistle". 4 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "SA Rugby Referees". www.sareferees.com.
- ^ "Guinness PRO12". pro12rugby.com.
- ^ "Referees, ARs and TMOs for first weekend Autumn internationals -". 1 November 2018.
- ^ Ref (21 March 2019). "Weekend referees, ARs and TMOs - 22–24 March -".
- ^ Rugby, Scottish (31 January 2014). "All the best to Aberdeen University student Lloyd Linton who referees the Spain v Russia international today".
- ^ "World Rugby Officiating : The home of Rugby officiating on the web". officiating.worldrugby.org.
- ^ "WATCH: Referee Lloyd Linton gets nailed twice in one game!". www.ultimaterugby.com.