Scottish referee Hollie Davidson will take charge of the Springboks’ opening Test of the season against Italy in July.
Scottish referee Hollie Davidson will return to South Africa for the Springboks’ first Test of the 2025 season when they take on Italy in Pretoria on Saturday, 5 July.
Davidson became the first female match official to take charge of a Bok Test last year against Portugal in Bloemfontein. Her appointment was confirmed by World Rugby on Thursday, along with the match officials for all the July internationals and the British & Irish Lions series in Australia.
Andrew Brace of Ireland (second Test against Italy on 12 July in Gqeberha) and Matthew Carley of England (Georgia Test on 19 July in Nelspruit) are the other two referees for the Springbok Tests in the Incoming Series.
Marius Jonker and Marius van der Westhuizen have been handed a number of Television Match Official (TMO) and Foul Play Review Official (FPRO) appointments for the series between the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions in Australia.
Jonker will be the FPRO in the second Test in Melbourne, and the TMO in the third Test in Sydney and before that, when Samoa take on Scotland on 18 July.
Morne Ferreira, who will referee the Test between USA and Spain in Charlotte, North Carolina (12 July), has also been handed Assistant Referee (AR) duties on 27 June (Namibia v Italy in Windhoek), and 19 July (USA v England in Washington DC).
Aimee Barrett-Theron has one AR appointment – in Windhoek on 27 June – while Jonker is the TMO in the Namibian capital before Italy come to South Africa.
GRAB YOUR TICKETS FOR THE SPRINGBOKS’ BUSY SEASON:
TBC: Springboks vs Barbarians, TBC, TBC
5 July: Boks vs Italy, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
12 July: Springboks vs Italy, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
19 July: Boks vs Georgia, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
16 August: Springboks vs Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
23 August: Boks vs Australia, DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 September: Springboks vs New Zealand, Auckland
13 September: Boks vs New Zealand, Wellington
27 September: Springboks vs Argentina, Kings Park, Durban
4 October: Boks vs Argentina, London
1 November: Springboks vs Wales, Cardiff
8 November: Boks vs France, Paris
15 November: Springboks vs Italy, Turin
22 November: Boks vs Ireland, Dublin
*SA Rugby are working on adding two more Tests for the Springboks, likely to be against Japan and Portugal
