How did you get into refereeing?
Every year the school encourages senior pupils who enjoy watching or playing rugby to do the schoolboy-refereeing course. I put my name down and enjoyed the six-week course as many others did and that’s were it all started from.

How have you found the schoolboy-refereeing course?  Would you recommend it to others?
I really enjoyed the course and found it very interesting as I was watching and learning the game from a completely different perspective. I definitely recommend it to others.

Have you enjoyed your involvement in the U19 RWC to date? 
It was a great experience to touch judge the Romania v Ballynahinch game as it put me under pressure.  It was a good quality match that was taken seriously. I also enjoyed it because I learnt a lot, not only about touch judging but about refereeing as the talented Jonny Peak was refereeing it. I hope to enjoy and learn as much when I am touch judging Cook Islands v Ulster colleges just like I did from the Romania match.

Is there a match/refereeing moment that sticks out in your mind?
I refereed RBAI 3rds v Wellington College 1sts and really enjoyed it as it was a high quality match and very competitive. I felt I did a good job considering the conditions weren't good yet it was still a quick rugby match with good rugby being played.

What are your ambitions as a referee?
To get as far as I possibly can. Hopefully to International level some day.

Who is your most admired referee?
Alan Lewis/Chris White-both are perfect examples of how to referee high intensity matches, as they are firm, fair, decisive, consistent and very good positioning.

Favourite rugby player of all time?
Dan Carter.