Australian referee Ella Goldsmith has been appointed as referee to the Rugby World Cup bronze medal match between New Zealand and France at Twickenham.
It caps off a special first tournament for Goldsmith, who becomes the first Australian involved in a Women’s Rugby World Cup medal match since Amy Perrett refereed the 2014 final, who served as one of her biggest influences coming through the ranks.
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The 27-year-old has been involved in six games throughout the tournament, including as an assistant referee for the first semi-final between New Zealand and Canada.
It continues her meteoric rise through the ranks after making her international debut in 2023 before joining the SVNS World Series a year later.
She will be supported by Kat Roche (USA) and Sara Cox (England) as assistant referees, Quinton Immelman (South Africa) as the TMO, and Ian Tempest (England) as the FPRO.
"On behalf of everyone at Rugby Australia, I would like to congratulate Ella Goldsmith for her appointment to the bronze medal match at the Women’s Rugby World Cup," RA Match Official Performance Manager Brendan McKibbin said.
"Ella has performed exceptionally well at the tournament to date and her appointment rightly recognises her among the game’s top match officials.
"At just 27, Ella has already established herself as an outstanding performer on the international stage and continues to serve as an inspiration for the next generation of Australian match officials."
Scotland's Hollie Davidson will serve as referee for the World Cup Final between Canada and England.
It will be Davidson’s second Women’s Rugby World Cup final, having been in the middle for New Zealand’s 34-31 victory over England in 2022 and joins Andre Watson as the only match officials to referee two Rugby World Cup finals.
The appointments for the final are Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) and Clara Munarini (Italy) as assistant referees with Leo Colgan (Ireland) the Television Match Official (TMO) and Matteo Liperini (Italy) the Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO).
“On behalf of World Rugby, congratulations to Hollie on her selection for as the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 final referee," World Rugby Chair Brett Robinson said in a statement.
"To take charge of two Rugby World Cup finals is an incredible achievement and reflection of a match official who is at the top of her game.
"We wish her well, along with bronze final referee Ella Goldsmith, and all the assistant referees, TMOs and FPROs, who will be playing their part in making history at a full Allianz Stadium.”
“Congratulations firstly to Hollie on the incredible achievement of refereeing her second Women's Rugby World Cup final and to Ella for her appointment to the bronze final, a testament to how she has progressed and performed in the tournament," Chair of the Emirates World Rugby Match Officials Selectors, Su Carty added.
"They have both earned their place on merit, courtesy of their consistently high level of performance at this tournament.
