She will become the first woman to control a test involving the All Blacks when she whistles their clash against Wales in Cardiff on November 23.
The 33-year-old has been added to World Rugby’s panel of referees for the November internationals.
Davidson took charge of her second Women’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham last month, the first female to achieve the feat.
She was also named World Rugby’s referee of the year.
More than a-quarter of her 46 matches in the middle have come in the men’s test arena.
She was the first to referee a men’s Six Nations team when she led an all-female crew in Italy’s 38-31 win over Portugal in June 2022.
Davidson will also referee the Portugal v Hong Kong test in China, and has been appointed assistant for Italy v Australia.
Frenchman Pierre Broussert will referee the All Blacks’ opening game of their northern tour against Ireland in Chicago on November 2.
Australian Nic Berry will referee their test against Scotland in Edinburgh on November 9, and Italian Andrea Piardi will referee the test against England at Twickenham on November 16.
Dunedin referee James Doleman will control two northern tests, Italy v South Africa in Turin, and Portugal v Uruguay in Lisbon, and will be an assistant referee for England v the Wallabies at Twickenham. — RNZ/Allied Media
