Hollie Davidson has been left out of this weekend's Nations Championship appointments, with World Rugby confirming the full officiating teams for all six matches.

The Scottish referee was an assistant for Ireland's 42-12 victory over Argentina last Friday but won't feature in the competition this weekend.

However, Davidson hasn't been given the weekend off entirely.

She will instead take charge of Spain against Chile in Madrid on Saturday, before returning to Nations Championship duty the following weekend.

Her next appointment is a big one, too.

Davidson will referee France against Argentina in Paris on 21 November, with Matthew Carley and Sam Grove-White running the touchlines.

England referee confirmed for Japan clash

Argentina's Damián Schneider will take charge of England's meeting with Japan at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

The Argentine official was an assistant for France's victory over Fiji last weekend.

He will be joined by New Zealand's Ben O'Keeffe and Welsh official Craig Evans.

Meanwhile, Angus Gardner will referee Ireland against Fiji, with England's Luke Pearce serving as one of his assistants.

After another weekend of refereeing controversies, there will be plenty of eyes on the officials.

Here are the full appointments, as confirmed by World Rugby.

Friday, 13 November

France v South Africa

• Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
• Assistant referee 1: Christophe Ridley (England)
• Assistant referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
• TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
• Foul Play Review Officer: Andrew Jackson (England)

Saturday, 14 November

Italy v Argentina

• Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
• Assistant referee 1: Karl Dickson (England)
• Assistant referee 2: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
• TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
• Foul Play Review Officer: Ian Tempest (England)

Wales v New Zealand

• Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
• Assistant referee 1: Nic Berry (Australia)
• Assistant referee 2: Luc Ramos (France)
• TMO: Tual Trainini (France)
• Foul Play Review Officer: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

England v Japan

• Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
• Assistant referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
• Assistant referee 2: Craig Evans (Wales)
• TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
• Foul Play Review Officer: Aled Griffiths (Wales)

Ireland v Fiji

• Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
• Assistant referee 1: Luke Pearce (England)
• Assistant referee 2: Damon Murphy (Australia)
• TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
• Foul Play Review Officer: Eric Gauzins (France)

Sunday, 15 November

Scotland v Australia

• Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
• Assistant referee 1: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
• Assistant referee 2: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
• TMO: Andrew Jackson (England)
• Foul Play Review Officer: Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Hollie Davidson's next appointment confirmed

Davidson's absence from the Nations Championship this weekend is not a disciplinary decision.

She has been assigned to Spain against Chile in the Nations Cup, while her appointment for France against Argentina was confirmed in advance.

The Paris encounter will see her supported by Matthew Carley and Sam Grove-White, with Mike Adamson as TMO.

For now, six other referees will take centre stage.

And after the arguments over officiating last weekend, they'll probably be hoping nobody remembers their names by Sunday night.

World Rugby Nations Cup – Full match official appointments

Saturday, 14 November 2026

Here are the complete officiating teams for all six fixtures, including the referee, both assistant referees and TMO.

Georgia v Tonga

• Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
• Assistant referee 1: Jordan Way (Australia)
• Assistant referee 2: Ruairidh Campbell (Scotland)
• TMO: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Romania v USA

• Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
• Assistant referee 1: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
• Assistant referee 2: Saba Makharadze (Georgia)
• TMO: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Hong Kong China v Canada

• Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
• Assistant referee 1: Kevin Bralley (France)
• Assistant referee 2: Benoît Rousselet (France)
• TMO: Julien Castaignède (France)

Portugal v Samoa

• Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
• Assistant referee 1: Peter Martin (Ireland)
• Assistant referee 2: Robbie Jenkinson (Ireland)
• TMO: Adam Jones (Wales)

Spain v Chile

• Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
• Assistant referee 1: Matthew Carley (England)
• Assistant referee 2: George Selwood (England)
• TMO: Dan Jones (England)

Zimbabwe v Uruguay

• Referee: Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
• Assistant referee 1: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
• Assistant referee 2: Ben Connor (Wales)
• TMO: Stefano Penne (Italy)

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