White has refereed 36 Heineken Cup games and 35 internationals
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Chris White will become the first referee to take charge of three Heineken Cup finals when Biarritz meet Munster in Cardiff on 20 May.
The 42-year-old former junior school teacher from Cheltenham also controlled last year's final, when Toulouse beat Stade Francais at Murrayfield.
He also refereed the previous all-French final between Toulouse and Perpignan in Dublin in 2003.
Fellow Englishmen Dave Pearson and Tony Spreadbury will be his touch judges.