Luke Busuttil Leaver has been appointed an international outdoor umpire by the Federation International Hockey (FIH) after his outstanding performance as the National Umpire in the European Nations Challenge IV in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Busuttil Leaver has been umpiring hockey at international level for a number of years now, obtaining experience at various European club championships both in Malta and abroad, but this was the first time he umpired at Nations Challenge level.
“As a result of his new grading, Luke Busuttil Leaver has already been appointed to whistle as a neutral umpire at the men’s Under-18 Eurohockey Nations Championship II in Glasgow, Scotland, in July,” the Hockey Association of Malta (HAM) said in a statement.
Busuttil Leaver has also been active in the local umpiring sector, controlling various key matches in the National League and in other HAM competitions.