{"id":710538,"date":"2026-06-02T14:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/710538\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:37:22","slug":"united-rugby-championship-semi-final-match-officials-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/710538\/","title":{"rendered":"United Rugby Championship: Semi-final match officials confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The match officials for the United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-finals have been confirmed, with Andrew Brace and Hollie Davidson handed referee duties.<\/p>\n

Brace and Davidson had assistant referee responsibilities in last week\u2019s quarter-finals and have been promoted to the top job for the matches in Edinburgh and Dublin.<\/p>\n

Irish official Brace will be in charge of the Glasgow Warriors v Bulls showdown which will take place at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 14:30).<\/p>\n

URC semi-final match officials<\/p>\n

Eoghan Cross (IRFU) and Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU) will be Brace\u2019s assistants in Edinburgh, while Olly Hodges (IRFU) has been named as the television match official.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Davidson is in the middle for the Leinster v Stormers match at the Aviva Stadium. She was an assistant referee at the same venue during the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Sam Grove-White (SRU) and Adam Jones (SRU) will run the sidelines, with Mike Adamson (SRU) named as TMO as the URC<\/a>\u2018s second seed take on third in the final table.<\/p>\n

Both the knockout fixtures will be shown live across the UK on Premier Sports and in South Africa on SuperSport. In Ireland, TG4 will screen the Leinster<\/a> v Stormers<\/a> meeting, with Premier Sports also showing the game and the Glasgow Warriors<\/a> match-up with the Bulls<\/a>, who cruised into the last four after a handsome win over Munster.<\/p>\n

That 45-14 win was arguably the most impressive of last week, although Leinster did thump the Lions 59-10, bouncing back from Champions Cup Final heartbreak in style. Elsewhere, Glasgow kicked off the quarter-finals with a 33-21 victory against Connacht at Scotstoun on Friday before the Stormers beat Cardiff 44-21 in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Jacques Nienaber\u2019s blunt response to criticism of his Leinster defence: \u2018If the answer is no, I\u2019m not the right guy\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Glasgow Warriors v Bulls<\/p>\n

Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 14.30 IRE & UK \/ 15.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 117th league game)
Assistant Referees: Eoghan Cross (IRFU), Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
How to watch: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

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Leinster v Stormers<\/p>\n

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 17.30 IRE & UK \/ 18.30 ITA & SA
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 29th league game)
Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White (SRU), Adam Jones (SRU)
TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
How to watch: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv<\/p>\n

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