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2026 Six Nations Referees & Match Officials


The match officials for the 2026 Six Nations matches have been revealed. This year’s Six Nations referees include a host of familiar names, as well as several new appointments who will be making their officiating debut in the competition. 

But do you know who the new Six Nations referee appointments are? Or which referees will be taking charge of your nation’s matches?

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Six Nations referees. 

New referees for 2026

This year’s Six Nations will feature a few new faces. This includes Luc Ramos (France), who will make his Men’s Six Nations referee debut. In addition, World Rugby Referee Award 2025 recipient Hollie Davidson (Scotland) will create another piece of history as the first female to referee a Men’s Six Nations match when she takes charge of Ireland v Italy on 14 February. 

Returning Six Nations referees

This year’s collection of referees and match officials includes a total of 33 officials who represent nine nations. This includes the following 14 referees, who have taken charge of 487 tests between them: 

  1. Karl Dickson 
  2. Ben O’Keeffe 
  3. Pierre Brousset 
  4. Hollie Davidson
  5. Nika Amashukeli 
  6. James Doleman 
  7. Andrea Piardi 
  8. Matthew Carley 
  9. Andrew Brace
  10. Angus Gardner
  11. Luc Ramos
  12. Luke Pearce
  13. Christophe Ridley
  14. Nic Berry

The full list of Six Nations referee appointments

Want to know which referee will officiate during each match? Here is a complete overview of every 2026 Six Nations fixture. 

France v Ireland

Stade de France, Paris

Thursday, 5 February, 2026

Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)

Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)

TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

FPRO: Richard Kelly (NZR)


Italy v Scotland

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Saturday, 7 February, 2026

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR)

Assistant Referee 2: Katsuki Furuse (JRFU)

TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)

FPRO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)


England v Wales

Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

Saturday, 7 February, 2026

Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)

Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA)

Assistant Referee 2: Morné Ferreira (SARU)

TMO: Tual Trainini (FFR)

FPRO: Brett Cronan (RA)


Ireland v Italy

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Saturday, 14 February, 2026

Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Luc Ramos (FFR)

TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

FPRO: Tual Trainini (FFR)


Scotland v England

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Saturday, 14 February, 2026

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)


Wales v France

Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Sunday, 15 February, 2026

Referee: James Doleman (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)

FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)


England v Ireland

Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

Saturday, 21 February, 2026

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant Referee 1: Pierre Brousset (FFR)

Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)


Wales v Scotland

Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Saturday, 21 February, 2026

Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Adam Leal (RFU)

TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)


France v Italy

Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Sunday, 22 February, 2026

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)


Ireland v Wales

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Friday, 6 March, 2026

Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)

TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

FPRO: Tual Trainini (FFR)


Scotland v France

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Saturday, 7 March, 2026

Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)

Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)

TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

FPRO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)


Italy v England

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Saturday, 7 March, 2026

Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)

Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA)

Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)

TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)


Ireland v Scotland

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Saturday, 14 March, 2026

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)

Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)

TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)

FPRO: Ian Tempest (RFU)


Wales v Italy

Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Saturday, 14 March, 2026

Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)

TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)


France v England

Stade de France, Paris

Saturday, 14 March, 2026

Referee: Nic Berry (RA)

Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)


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