David Wilkinson
David Wilkinson's playing career includes a stint with Brighton Tigers in Southern Australia. He took up refereeing at the age of 19 when a hand injury saw him injured for 18 months and unable to play. Most of his early experiences as a referee were in Scotland, where he studied at University. When he graduated, he took up a role as Referee Development Officer with the Ulster Branch in 2005.
All calculations based on games where game data has been entered into the database. For older games, data maybe unavailable.
Percentage of Home Wins
57%
51
home wins
home wins
37
away wins
away wins
90
total games
total games
Average points per game
43
points
86
max points
13
min points
Average tries per game
5.09
tries per game
264
home tries
194
away tries
Penalties per game
15.79
penalties per game
658
home penalties
763
away penalties
0.86
home:away
Penalty tries per game
0.16
penalty tries per game
7
against home team
7
against away team
Yellow cards per game
1.30
yellow cards per game
51
home yellow
66
away yellow
Red cards per game
0.09
red cards per game
2
home red
6
away red
Cards per game
1.39
cards per game
53
home cards
72
away cards
Games refereed per season
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Most penalties in a game
Prato
16 - 17
Stade Français
38 pens
Ospreys
19 - 15
Leinster Rugby
31 pens
Leinster Rugby
16 - 13
Connacht Rugby
27 pens
Dragons RFC
53 - 3
Mogliano
27 pens
Zebre Parma
26 - 15
Cardiff Rugby
25 pens
Most cards in a game
Prato
16 - 17
Stade Français






Zebre Parma
18 - 10
Edinburgh Rugby




Edinburgh Rugby
48 - 0
Benetton Rugby



Ospreys
47 - 10
Benetton Rugby



Zebre Parma
21 - 23
Cardiff Rugby



