Jim Fleming

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Fleming
Occupation	Rugby Union Match Official
Date Of Birth	Jul 8, 1951(1951-07-08)
Age	73
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Edinburgh
Horoscope	Cancer

Jim Fleming Biography

Jim Fleming is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Match Official who was born on July 8, 1951 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. James Mathieson Fleming MBE (born on July 8, 1951, from Edinburgh, United Kingdom) is a former Scottish Rugby Union Referee who during his time of service, he was a referee for 42 major international games and also served as an official touch judge for additional 75. He was appointed a referee 1973 following his inability to play due to a concussion. His first international came in 1985, when he was the referee for the three-crown decider in the triple crown decider between Ireland as well as England in England at Lansdowne Road. He is one of two referees who have been involved for the four Rugby World Cups (1987, 1991 1995, 1999 and 1987) which included refereeing 12 matches. He was a referee for two semi-finals which included Australia in a match against New Zealand (1991) and France against New Zealand (1999) as and three quarter finals Ireland in a match against Australia (1991), South Africa against Samoa (1995) as well as England in a match against South Africa (1999).He also refereed the opening game during the 1991 Rugby World Cup between England and New Zealand.

Other achievements are 18 straight appearances in Melrose Sevens, 18 consecutive appearances at Melrose Sevens, including refereeing four finals. In his final official game, he was one of the first Scotsman who was able to serve as a referee for Scotland when he was the referee for their game with the Barbarians at Murrayfield in the month of May in 2001.

In 2001, he retired at 50. He was given an MBE in 2002’s New Year’s Honours List. He was awarded the IRB’s distinguished service prize for refereeing, in the year 2004. He also received The Scottish Rugby Union’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.

Jim Fleming Net Worth

Jim Fleming is one of the richest Rugby Union Match Official from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Fleming 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the referee for to the Women’s World Cup Final in 1994, between England as well as the USA. As an International referee, he served for 18 years and is Scotland’s longest-running successful referee.

In the six years that he was a referee for his role at the European (Heinekin) Cup, Fleming was the referee for four Cup semi finals, one Challenge Cup semi final and the final of 1998 in Brive. Bath as well as Brive. He was later appointed for 5 years as the director of the European Cup Ltd.

Following his retirement from active refereeing he served as a director both on the Scottish Rugby Board and the on Board of European Rugby Cup Ltd. He also sat on the SRU’s governing Council as the referees’ representative. He is now{|date=August 2005}} a referee assessor officiating at domestic, European and representative level.

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Facts & Trivia

Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Match Official. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jim Fleming celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.