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Fraser Wilson

Willie Collum first ref in VAR hot seat for Hibs vs St Johnstone technology rollout

Willie Collum St Johnstone Hibs Premiership Alan Muir Andrew Dallas Don Robertson Graeme Stewart Greg Aitken Jonathan Bell

Willie Collum will become Scottish football’s first VAR when the system makes its debut north of the border on Friday night.

The experienced ref has been appointed by the SFA to take charge of the technology in Clydesdale House when Hibs take on St Johnstone in a crunch Premiership clash at Easter Road. Collum will be assisted by Graeme Stewart and will be charged with reviewing any key decisions which on-field referee Kevin Clancy may have got wrong.

Steven McLean has been appointed as VAR for Celtic’s lunchtime clash at Hearts on Saturday, assisted by David McGeachie, while Greg Aitken will take the controls when Rangers host Livingston later that afternoon with Alan Mulvanny assisting. Elsewhere on Saturday, Andrew Dallas and Jonathan Bell will be the video assistants for Motherwell v Aberdeen, Don Robertson and Daniel MacFarlane for Kilmarnock’s clash with Ross County and Alan Muir assisted by John McCrossan at St Mirren v Dundee United.

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