David Changleng
{{Short description|Scottish rugby union player & referee}}
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| ru_position = Fly-half
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| repteam1 = Scotland U21
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| refereecomps1 = Heineken Cup
| refereecomps2 = Pro12
| refereecomps3 = Euro Challenge Cup
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| relatives = Malcolm Changleng, brother
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David Changleng (born 25 April 1970) is a Scottish rugby union referee. He is the identical twin brother of fellow referee Malcolm Changleng.
Rugby Union career
=Playing career=
==Amateur career==
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.
==International career==
Early in his playing career, he also won one cap for the Scotland Under-21s.
=Referee career=
After retiring as a player, Changleng took up refereeing in 1997. He became a regular referee in the Scottish Premiership and on the Borders Sevens Circuit.
He 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.{{cite news |title=Montauban 40-9 Rugby Rovigo |url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_1658.php |work=ercrugby.com |publisher=European Rugby Cup |date=12 January 2002 |accessdate=21 June 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
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.{{cite news|title=Leicester Tigers V Rugby Calvisano |url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_1028.php |work=ercrugby.com |publisher=European Rugby Cup |date=23 October 2004 |accessdate=21 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031090329/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_1028.php |archivedate=31 October 2007 }}
Changleng has also been a regular referee in the Celtic League since its establishment in 2001–02.
Teaching career
After retiring as a player, Changleng became a PE teacher at Peebles High School.