The referees, assistant referees and TMOs for all 15 games of this year’s tournament.
The Six Nations referees, assistants and TMOs appointed for the 2025 tournament are sure to have a big role to play over the next few weeks of international rugby action. Players, coaches and fans of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales will be keeping a close eye on who’s taking charge of their team’s matches, looking for tiny differences in their interpretation of the breakdown, or the way they communicate with captains.
The Six Nations 2025 referees, meanwhile, will be happiest if they’re not making headlines, because that’ll mean we’re talking about the rugby rather than any marginal decisions they’ve been forced to make. These officials will be integral to every game, and you’ll be seeing plenty of them as the championship unfolds. Here’s who’s taking charge of every match of this season’s tournament.
Related: How to watch the Six Nations Championship in 2025
Six Nations referees 2025
Round 1
Friday 31 January
- France v Wales (Stade de France, Paris)
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant referee 1: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referee 2: Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)
Saturday 1 February
- Scotland v Italy (Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant referee 1: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referee 2: Damian Schneider (Argentina)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa) - Ireland v England (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referee 1: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Assistant referee 2: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Round 2
Saturday 8 February
- Italy v Wales (Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referee 1: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant referee 2: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France) - England v France (Allianz Stadium, Twickenham)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referee 1: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referee 2: Damian Schneider (Argentina)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Sunday 9 February
- Scotland v Ireland (Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Assistant referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referee 2: Pierre Brousset (France)
TMO: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Round 3
Saturday 22 February
- Wales v Ireland (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England) - England v Scotland (Allianz Stadium, Twickenham)
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant referee 1: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referee 2: Luc Ramos (France)
TMO: Tual Trainini (France)
Sunday 23 February
- Italy v France (Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant referee 1: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referee 2: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Round 4
Saturday 8 March
- Ireland v France (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referee 1: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referee 2: Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England) - Scotland v Wales (Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referee 1: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
Sunday 9 March
- England v Italy (Allianz Stadium, Twickenham)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referee 1: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referee 2: Luc Ramos (France)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Round 5
Saturday 15 March
- Italy v Ireland (Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referee 1: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referee 2: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (England)
- Wales v England (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referee 2: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
- France v Scotland (Stade de France, Paris)
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referee 1: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant referee 2: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
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