Hollie Davidson
| Birth name | Hollie Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Aboyne Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union referee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollie Davidson is a professional rugby union referee who is contracted with the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Playing career
Davidson played at scrum-half for Murrayfield Wanderers, one of the most successful women's rugby union teams in Scotland. During her time here she was known as the speed bump.[2] However a shoulder injury put paid to her playing career.[3]
At Edinburgh University she played for the women's rugby side winning the BUCS final.[4]
Davidson played for Scotland U20's for 2 seasons from 2010-12[3][5] One week before she was due to receive a senior cap she dislocated her shoulder.[6]
Referee career
Professional career
In 2015 Davidson joined the SRU's refereeing course.[5] Davidson became Scottish Rugby Union's first full time professional women's referee in 2017.[2] In 2018, Davidson was Assistant Referee for the Glasgow Warriors v Zebre match in the Pro14.[7]
Davidson in 2019 by becoming the first female referee to officiate in the Melrose Sevens.[8] On 16 November 19 Davidson refereed the Stirling County v Southern Knights match in the Super 6.[9] In January 2021 Davidson was appointed to officiate a men's professional match for the first time. [10]
International career
From 2017 Davidson has refereed in the World Rugby Women's Sevens.[11] In 2018 she refereed in the Rugby Europe, the Commonwealth Games and the Rugby World Cup Sevens
Davidson has refereed in the 2019 Women's Six Nations Championship in the Wales v Ireland match on 17 March 2019.[2]
Outside of rugby
She has a degree in Economic History from Edinburgh University.[3] Before being a professional referee, Davidson was a Fund Accounting Specialist at J. P. Morgan.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Zebre Rugby team to face Connacht Rugby". Guinness PRO14. 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hollie Davidson's Six Nations debut". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ a b c McDonald, Sally. "Scotland's first full-time female rugby referee can't wait to jet off to San Francisco for World Cup Sevens".
- ^ Scrum, The (29 September 2016). "Former under-20 cap Hollie whistling a new tune".
- ^ a b Third, Paul. "Aboyne's Hollie Davidson enters the history books".
- ^ "Hollie Davidson happy to blow whistle on route to top rugby refereeing". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "Preview: Glasgow Warriors v Zebre". Guinness PRO14.
- ^ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Morrison, Iain (November 16, 2019). "Super6: honours even for Stirling County and Southern Knights". The Offside Line.
- ^ "Scottish referee Hollie Davidson to referee first men's match in Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk. 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Hollie Davidson - the pioneer with 'the whole refereeing package'". 13 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.