Hugh David Watkins is a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 former rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 referee

Referee

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 who currently works as the video referee on the UK

United Kingdom

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 television gameshow Gladiators

Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)

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. In 2007, he went to the 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

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 as a touch judge before being used as a television match official later in the competition. In 2008, he was hired by the Worcester Warriors rugby team as a consultant in charge of reviewing the team's performances.