Jonny Perriam (born 1994) is a Scottish professional rugby union referee who represents the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | Jonathan Perriam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Loretto School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby Union referee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
Having came through Loretto School in Edinburgh, Perriam went to Loughborough University and played for Loughborough Students.[2]
Professional career edit
He was an academy player for Edinburgh.[2]
International career edit
He played for Scotland U17.[2]
Coaching career edit
He first became a rugby and cricket coach at Knox Grammar School in Sydney, Australia from 2011-12.[3]
Strength and Conditioning coach edit
Perriam moved into Strength and Conditioning Coaching at Leicester Tigers where he became a Strength and Conditioning Coach intern in 2013 to 2015.[3]
He then moved to become a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Northampton Saints in 2015-16, working with their Elite Player Development Group.[3]
Referee career edit
Amateur career edit
In 2013 he became a Community Rugby Referee in England, and whilst working for Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints did this until 2016.[3]
Professional career edit
He joined the Scottish Rugby Union's High Performance Panel in 2017.
He has refereed in the Scottish Premiership[4] and Super 6.[5][6]
He has been Assistant Referee in United Rugby Championship matches.[7][8][9]
He has refereed various international Sevens competitions:- Amsterdam Sevens, Dubai Sevens invitational, Hong Kong Sevens AR, Super Series Sevens in the UK, the Algarve Sevens; and also the final of the Hong Kong Tens.[2][10]
He refereed the inaugural Celtic Challenge match, the Women's Thistles versus Wales Development match in 2023.[11]
Perriam is a member of the Edinburgh Rugby Referees Society.[5][12]
International career edit
Perriam was an Assistant Referee for the Scotland versus Wales women's international match in November 2019.[13]
He was an Assistant Referee for the Rugby Europe Spain versus Romania match in February 2022.[14]
Business career edit
He was a Commercial Executive at Edinburgh from 2019 to 2021.[3]
He joined Grant Thorton as a Regions Growth Executive from 2021 to 2022.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Round 13 Match Official Announcement". unitedrugby.com.
- ^ a b c d Meet Jonny Perriam whistle blower Facebook [user-generated source]
- ^ a b c d e f Jonny Perriam LinkedIn [better source needed]
- ^ "February 10-13: Referee, AR & TMO appointments -". 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b @EdinRugbyRefs (21 October 2022). "ERRS Appointments this weekend #teamERRS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "FOSROC Super6 Review of the semi-finals". Scottish Rugby. 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Sharks give Boks a break as Powell reveals team for Edinburgh clash | Rugby 365". amp.rugby365.com.
- ^ "Match Preview | DHL Stormers | Sunday 8 January". Glasgow Warriors. 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Appointments round up: 13-19 October -". 13 October 2022.
- ^ @Scotlandrefs (8 April 2019). "Photo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Team, The Offside Line (23 January 2023). "Thistles lose narrowly to Welsh Development XV in inaugural Celtic Challenge match". The Offside Line.
- ^ "HOME". Edinburgh Rugby Refs.
- ^ "International and European referee, AR and TMO appointments - 14-17 Nov -". 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Weekend referees, ARs & TMOs - 25-27 Feb -". 24 February 2022.