Overview

• Hollie Davidson will make history as the first female assistant referee in a Six Nations game when England host Wales at Twickenham in February.
• She has been named as assistant referee two for the match, alongside referee James Doleman, fellow assistant Ben O'Keeffe, and TMO Brendon Pickerill.
• Davidson became the first female to referee a Six Nations team in a Test when Italy faced Portugal in 2022.
• Davidson refereed the Women’s World Cup final between England and New Zealand in 2022, and worked as an assistant referee in three men’s World Cup warm-up Tests this year, including England v Fiji.
• The 31-year-old was the only female referee called up for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.