ru_nationalteam ru_refereecomps ru_proclubs ru_nationalcaps article_title birth_date ru_position ru_refereeyears
21 scotland heineken borders 7 's cup pro 12 euro challenge cup scottish premiership gala 1 david changleng
 25 april 1970 fly-half 2005 2002
david changleng

david changleng -lrb- born 25 april 1970 -rrb- is a scottish rugby union referee .
he is the identical twin brother of fellow referee malcolm changleng .
changleng began his rugby career as a player with gala rfc , playing at fly-half in a team that included gregor townsend and chris paterson .
early in his playing career , he also won one cap for the scotland under-21s .
after retiring as a player , changleng took up refereeing in 1997 , as well as becoming a pe teacher at peebles high school .
he became a regular referee in the scottish premiership and on the borders sevens circuit , and refereed his first european game on 12 january 2002 , when he officiated montauban 's 40 -- 9 win over rovigo in the pool stage of the 2001 -- 02 european challenge cup .
he took charge of his first heineken cup match three years later for the leicester tigers ' 37 -- 6 win over calvisano in the pool stage of the 2004 -- 05 tournament .
changleng has also been a regular referee in the celtic league since its establishment in 2001 -- 02 .
