World Rugby has announced the referee appointments for the 18 Nations Championship matches scheduled for July 2026, with New Zealand's James Doleman named for the South Africa versus England clash at Ellis Park on 4 July.
Andrew Brace and Pierre Brousset are Doleman's assistant referees for that match, with Richard Kelly as TMO. Brousset then steps up as referee for South Africa versus Scotland, and Brace takes charge of the Boks' match against Wales.
New Zealand's Ben O'Keeffe and Australia's Nic Berry are the busiest officials in the July window, each taking charge of two Tests. O'Keeffe referees Australia versus Ireland in Sydney and Japan versus France in Tokyo; Berry handles Japan versus Italy and New Zealand versus Ireland.
Elsewhere, Hollie Davidson will become the first Scottish official to referee 50 Tests when she takes charge of Fiji versus England in Liverpool. Davidson joins Matthew Carley and Aimee Barrett-Theron as the third female referee to reach the milestone, and becomes the 19th official overall to do so.