Mike Adamson (rugby union)

Mike Adamson (born 17 May 1984) is a former Scotland 7s international rugby union player and now professional referee. His primary playing position was at fly-half. Adamson played professionally for Glasgow Warriors and London Scottish and at amateur level for Glasgow Hawks. Adamson is now a SRU referee for the Pro14, European Professional Club Rugby and World Rugby[1]

Mike Adamson
Birth nameMichael Charles Adamson
Date of birth (1984-05-17) 17 May 1984
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
SchoolDollar Academy
UniversityGlasgow University
Occupation(s)Rugby union referee
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-14 Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-10
2011-12
Glasgow Warriors
London Scottish
1
1
0
0
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)





2006
Scotland U16
Scotland U17
Scotland U18
Scotland U19
Scotland U21
Scotland Club XV
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2006-2011 Scotland 7s 30
Teams coached
Years Team
2012-14 Glasgow Hawks
(Development Manager)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2016-17
2017-
Pro12
Pro14
8
25

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Adamson was born in Stirling, Scotland. He played for Glasgow Hawks. He played with the Hawks for 11 years.[2] He helped Glasgow Hawks to National Cup victory in 2007.[3]

Professional career

Adamson went on to play for Glasgow Warriors, first securing a part-time contract in 2006.[2] At the start of 2006-07 season he played in two pre-season friendlies against Moseley[4] and Newcastle Falcons.[5] He also played for Glasgow Warriors in a friendly at the end of the 2006-07 season against Scotland U20s, scoring a try and four conversions in the match.[6]

He then secured a full-time contract with the Glasgow side in May 2007. He was involved in all 3 pre-season matches for the Warriors in 2007-08 season.[7] He made his only competitive appearance for the Warriors in the Celtic League on 4 January 2008 against Newport Gwent Dragons.[8]

Although he stayed with the Warriors until 2010 he was unable to gain more competitive appearances, finding himself behind Dan Parks and Ruaridh Jackson for the fly-half berth.

He moved on to play for London Scottish but he was to similarly play only 1 competitive match for the exile side, against London Welsh in the 2011-12 season.[9]

International career

Adamson played for Scotland through the age grades:- Scotland U16, U17, U18, U19, U21 and Club XV.[9]

He received senior caps for the Scotland 7s side. He was Scotland 7s player of the season in 2006-07 and went on to play in 30 World Rugby 7s events. He was a Plate Winner in the 2009 Dubai tournament and represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[9]

Referee career

When Adamson finished playing professional rugby he turned to refereeing. He stated: "Former players usually go down the coaching route after retirement but I feel I will be able to achieve more through refereeing. I have gained a lot from rugby and would like to give back to the sport."[2]

He has worked his way up the refereeing ladder, officiating in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in England, the Currie Cup in South Africa as well as PRO D2 in France.[10] His refereeing progress and development has been deemed a rapid rise.[11] He has now also refereed in Japan's Top League.[12]

Adamson has been refereeing World 7s matches since 2014.[13] He was appointed to the Refereeing Panel for the Olympic Games Rugby Sevens for Rio 2016.[14]

He refereed his first Pro12 match on 26 November 2016; the match Munster versus Treviso.[1] He became the first ex-player to play and referee in the Celtic League / Pro 12 league.[15] He refereed the 2nd Leg of the 1872 Cup between Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby at the end of the 2016-17 season.[16]

He was named as one of the 9 referees that will take charge of the World Rugby U20 Championships in Georgia 2017.[17]

References

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