Hollie Davidson to become first female official to take charge of European professional rugby final
She'll be in charge of Bath's match against Lyon
Hollie Davidson will become the first female official to take charge of a European Professional Club Rugby final when she referees the Challenge Cup clash between Bath and Lyon.
EPCR confirmed Scottish referee Davidson's appointment for the encounter in Cardiff on Friday 23rd May 2025.
Georgian Nika Amashukeli, meanwhile, will control the following day's Investec Champions Cup final - also at the Principality Stadium - with Northampton tackling Bordeaux-Begles.
It is the latest high-profile appointment for Davidson, who was part of on-pitch officiating teams in the 2024 and 2025 Six Nations and 2024 Rugby Championship.
She will become the first Scottish referee to take charge of an EPCR final since Jim Fleming, who officiated Bath's 1998 Heineken Cup victory over Brive in Bordeaux.
Davidson will also control the first Test between South Africa and Italy in Pretoria on July 5, and the non-cap game between an England XV and France XV two weeks earlier.
"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 told www.scottishrugby.org.
"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."