Jonny Perriam

Jonny Perriam
Birth nameJonathan Perriam
Date of birth1994
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
SchoolLoretto School
UniversityLoughborough University
Occupation(s)Rugby Union referee
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Loughborough Students ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland U17
Coaching career
Years Team
2011-12 Knox Grammar School
2013-15 Leicester Tigers (Strength & Conditioning)
2015-16 Northampton Saints (Strength & Conditioning)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2017- Scottish Premiership
2019- Super 6
2023 Celtic Challenge

Jonny Perriam (born 1994) is a Scottish professional rugby union referee who represents the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Having came through Loretto School in Edinburgh, Perriam went to Loughborough University and played for Loughborough Students.[2]

Professional career

He was an academy player for Edinburgh.[2]

International career

He played for Scotland U17.[2]

Coaching career

He first became a rugby and cricket coach at Knox Grammar School in Sydney, Australia from 2011-12.[3]

Strength and Conditioning coach

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

Amateur career

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Round 13 Match Official Announcement". unitedrugby.com.
  2. ^ a b c d Meet Jonny Perriam whistle blower Facebook [user-generated source]
  3. ^ a b c d e f Jonny Perriam LinkedIn [better source needed]
  4. ^ "February 10–13: Referee, AR & TMO appointments -". 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b @EdinRugbyRefs (21 October 2022). "ERRS Appointments this weekend #teamERRS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "FOSROC Super6 Review of the semi-finals". Scottish Rugby. 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Sharks give Boks a break as Powell reveals team for Edinburgh clash | Rugby 365". amp.rugby365.com.
  8. ^ "Match Preview | DHL Stormers | Sunday 8 January". Glasgow Warriors. 18 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Appointments round up: 13–19 October -". 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ @Scotlandrefs (8 April 2019). "Photo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Team, The Offside Line (23 January 2023). "Thistles lose narrowly to Welsh Development XV in inaugural Celtic Challenge match". The Offside Line.
  12. ^ "HOME". Edinburgh Rugby Refs.
  13. ^ "International and European referee, AR and TMO appointments - 14-17 Nov -". 14 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Weekend referees, ARs & TMOs - 25-27 Feb -". 24 February 2022.