Overview
- Appointments were confirmed Tuesday, with Karl Dickson set for Leinster vs Bordeaux-Bègles in Bilbao on May 23 and Matthew Carley for Montpellier vs Ulster in Lyon on May 22.
- Dickson will referee his first EPCR final and will work with assistants Christophe Ridley and Hollie Davidson, with Marius van der Westhuizen serving as TMO.
- Carley will lead the Challenge Cup final with assistant referees Andrea Piardi and Craig Evans and Mike Adamson as TMO, which will be his first Challenge Cup assignment this season.
- Dickson has managed several Champions Cup games this season, including Toulon’s quarter-final win at Scotstoun and Bordeaux’s round-one victory over the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.
- Carley recently refereed Ireland’s November test against South Africa, underscoring EPCR’s choice of experienced English officials for both finals.