An officer from HMS Raleigh has been selected to referee as England’s representative at the Junior Olympic Games in Louisiana.

It is seen as the ultimate recognition for Lt Micky Norford, the training establishment’s PT and Recreation Officer, the Royal Navy’s most senior referee – and a former RN and Combined Services champion from 1979-81.

This season Micky has refereed matches between England and France, England and the USA, and officiated at two major European tournaments in Poland and Finland.

He was also selected to referee at the recent ABA national finals at York Hall, Bethnal Green in London – the same event where Mne Mick O’Connell won his title.