Commonwealth Games umpire Jamie Hooper on Rainbow Laces, how hockey uses 'VAR', and his Gold Coast adventure

Jamie Hooper is having the time of his life at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast. The 27-year-old Welshman is one of the group of umpires taking charge of matches in the men's hockey tournament. It's been quite a journey - at the last Games in Glasgow four years ago, he was in the crowd watching, with any thoughts of being involved on the pitch a distant dream.

Hooper was promoted onto the International Hockey Federation (FIH) ranks 18 months ago after impressing as an official in the England Hockey League, and he learned of his selection for Oz in September 2017. So far in the tournament, he's taken charge of three Pool A games; the semi-finals took place on Friday - Australia beat England 2-1, and India lost 3-2 to New Zealand - and then come the all-important medal matches.