Hollie Davidson will grow to be the primary feminine official to take cost of a European Skilled Membership Rugby remaining when she referees the Problem Cup showpiece between Bathtub and Lyon on Might 23 in Cardiff.
Georgian Nika Amashukeli, in the meantime, will management the next day’s Investec Champions Cup remaining – additionally on the Principality Stadium – with Northampton dealing with Bordeaux-Begles.
“European rugby is the pinnacle of the professional game, and to be named as the Challenge Cup final referee is something that I never thought was possible when I was starting out,” Davidson informed Scottish Rugby.
“It has been a long time since a Scot has done a final, so I am just absolutely over the moon to be named as the referee for such a big game.”
It’s the newest high-profile appointment for Davidson, who was a part of on-pitch officiating groups within the 2024 and 2025 Six Nations and 2024 Rugby Championship.
She’s going to grow to be the primary Scottish referee to take cost of an EPCR remaining since Jim Fleming, who officiated Bathtub’s 1998 Heineken Cup victory over Brive in Bordeaux.
Davidson will even take cost of the primary Take a look at between South Africa and Italy in Pretoria on July 5, and the non-cap sport between an England XV and France XV two weeks earlier.
