Hollie Davidson has already ticked off some of her life’s ambitions. A women’s World Cup final in 2022, a men’s Test match earlier this year and regular appearances in the United Rugby Championship. One day, the 32-year-old hopes to blow the whistle in a men’s Six Nations game. That, she says, may be another year in the making. Time and experience should eventually prevail.
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For now, she’s enjoying making waves where she is, living a life she could only have dreamed of as a youngster growing up in Aboyne. The Scot, who played football as a kid before then having a burgeoning career as a rugby player until injury put paid to her plans, is rising rapidly in the world of rugby refereeing.
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Respected globally and seen as a game-changer in the women’s game, she’s about to take on one of the most coveted roles in the Scottish rugby calendar — being in charge of tomorrow’s 1872 Cup clash between Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh. That the game is taking place at Hampden for the first only adds to the sense of occasion.
Hollie Davidson has now officiated two men's internationals this year, including Ireland v Fiji. Davidson will take charge as Glasgow Warriors take on Edinburgh at Hampden on Sunday. ‘When you first start out, you have ambitions to get to this level,’ Davidson tells Mail Sport. ‘But there’s something very special about the 1872 Cup games across the Christmas period, where everyone comes together.
