Davidson to referee in 2026 Men’s Guinness Six Nations

Davidson, who took charge of Wales’ game against New Zealand in November, will become the first female to referee a Men’s Guinness Six Nations fixture in Dublin on 14 February.

Her list of officiating accolades to date is impressive enough and includes: 48 Test matches (34 women’s and 13 men’s), Olympic and Commonwealth Games, two Women’s Rugby World Cups, numerous World Sevens Series events and of course being named in Scottish Rugby’s Hall of Fame in October of this year.

Now, Hollie is set to achieve another milestone by being in the middle at the Aviva Stadium for Ireland’s first home match of next year’s championship.

She will also be an assistant referee for the final fixture of the 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations as France host England in Paris, while Mike Adamson will be the Fair Play Review Officer for England v Ireland, and Television Match Official when Wales host Italy. He will also be Fair Play Review Officer for Wales v France with Sam Grove-White named as assistant referee for the fixture.

Scotland’s five fixtures will be refereed by Ben O’Keefe (against Italy), Nika Amashukeli (England), Matthew Carley (Wales), Angus Gardner (France) and Luke Pearce (Ireland).

In the Under-20 Six Nations, Ru Campbell has been appointed to referee Wales U20 vs. France U20 with Rob McDowell and Jonny MacKenzie named as assistant referees. Mike Adamson will be the TMO.

Campbell and McKenzie have also been named as assistants for Italy v England.

Reflecting the appointment, Hollie Davidson said: “Refereeing in the Guinness Six Nations is a massive honour and a match I’m really looking forward to.

“The last year has been very memorable and I’m focused on continuing to perform well. To be the first woman to referee in the tournament is obviously a proud moment and an achievement I’ll properly be able to reflect on in years to come.”

2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations referee appointments:

Ireland v Italy – Saturday 14 February 2026, Aviva Stadium, Dublin (kick-off 2:10pm)

Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
FPRO: Tual Trainini (FFR)

Scotland fixtures:

Italy v Scotland – Saturday 7 February 2026, Stadio Olimpico, Rome (kick-off 2:10pm)

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Katsuki Furuse (JRFU)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
FPRO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

Scotland v England – Saturday 14 February 2026, Scottish Gas Murrayfield (kick-off 4:40pm)

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

Wales v Scotland – Saturday 21 February 2026, Principality Stadium, Cardiff (kick-off 4:40pm)

Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Leal (RFU)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Scotland v France – Saturday 7 March 2026, Scottish Gas Murrayfield (kick-off 2:10pm)

Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Ireland v Scotland – Saturday 14 March 2026, Aviva Stadium, Dublin (kick-off 2:10pm)

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
FPRO: Ian Tempest (RFU)