Craig Thomson has been appointed by the Scottish Football Association as the referee for the Scottish Cup final.

The match official will be assisted by Derek Rose and Alistair Ross for the showpiece match at Hampden which pits city rivals Hibernian and Hearts against each other.

Thomson, Rose and Ross are all part of the Scottish refereeing team that will travel to the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine this summer.

The Category 1 referee has been the man in the middle at one previous Scottish Cup final, when Rangers beat Falkirk 1-0 in 2009.

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