United Rugby Championship: Semi-final match officials confirmed as Hollie Davidson lands top job
Hollie Davidson and Andrew Brace will referee the URC semi-finals.
The match officials for the United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-finals have been confirmed, with Andrew Brace and Hollie Davidson handed referee duties.
Brace and Davidson had assistant referee responsibilities in last week’s quarter-finals and have been promoted to the top job for the matches in Edinburgh and Dublin.
Irish official Brace will be in charge of the Glasgow Warriors v Bulls showdown which will take place at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 14:30).
URC semi-final match officials
Eoghan Cross (IRFU) and Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU) will be Brace’s assistants in Edinburgh, while Olly Hodges (IRFU) has been named as the television match official.
Meanwhile, Davidson is in the middle for the Leinster v Stormers match at the Aviva Stadium. She was an assistant referee at the same venue during the quarter-finals.
Sam Grove-White (SRU) and Adam Jones (SRU) will run the sidelines, with Mike Adamson (SRU) named as TMO as the URC‘s second seed take on third in the final table.
Both the knockout fixtures will be shown live across the UK on Premier Sports and in South Africa on SuperSport. In Ireland, TG4 will screen the Leinster v Stormers meeting, with Premier Sports also showing the game and the Glasgow Warriors match-up with the Bulls, who cruised into the last four after a handsome win over Munster.
That 45-14 win was arguably the most impressive of last week, although Leinster did thump the Lions 59-10, bouncing back from Champions Cup Final heartbreak in style. Elsewhere, Glasgow kicked off the quarter-finals with a 33-21 victory against Connacht at Scotstoun on Friday before the Stormers beat Cardiff 44-21 in Cape Town.
Glasgow Warriors v Bulls
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 14.30 IRE & UK / 15.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 117th league game)
Assistant Referees: Eoghan Cross (IRFU), Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
How to watch: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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Leinster v Stormers
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 17.30 IRE & UK / 18.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 29th league game)
Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White (SRU), Adam Jones (SRU)
TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
How to watch: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv