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Referees to 23 October 2016

There is also the Final of the National Rugby Champions hip in Tamworth in northern New South Wales.

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In New Zealand there are semifinals of the Interprovincial competitions.

There is also the third Bledisloe Cup which has already been decided in the favour of the rampant All Blacks but which be so worth watching.

International

Bledisloe Cup

New Zealand vs Australia at Eden Park, Auckland

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Rugby Europe

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Latvia vs Luxembourg in Jelgava

Referee: Tomáš Tuma (Czech Republic)

Andorra vs Malta at Andorra la Vella

Referee: Riccardo Angelucci (Italy)

Finland vs Estonia in Helsinki

Referee: Ramunas Grumbinas (Lithuania)

Denmark vs Norway in Odense

Referee: Daniel Maughan (Germany)

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Women

New Zealand vs Australia at Eden Park, Auckland

Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

Assistant referees: Helen O'Reilly (Ireland), Local

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Auckland Storm vs Australia at Bell Park, Pakuranga

Referee: Rebecca Mahoney

European Professional Club Rugby

Champions Cup, Round 2

Sale Sharks vs Toulon at AJ Bell Stadium

Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)

Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)

Timekeeper: Tony Turner (England)

Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)

Munster vs Glasgow Warriors at Thomond Park Stadium

Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes (France), Sébastien Clouté (France)

Television match official: Arnaud Blondel (France)

Timekeeper: Jude Quinn (Ireland)

Clermont Auvergne vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Marcel-Michelin

Referee: Greg Garner (England)

Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Paul Dix (England)

Television match official: David Grashoff (England)

Timekeeper: Patrick Beuriot (France)

Assessor: Robert Davies (Wales)

Castres vs Northampton Saints at Stade Pierre-Antoine

Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Robert Price (Wales)

Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Timekeeper: Denis Grenouillet (France)

Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

Saracens vs Scarlets at Allianz Park

Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)

Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)

Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)

Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Ulster vs Exeter Chiefs at Kingspan Stadium

Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas (France), Cédric Clavé (France)

Television match official: Eric Briquet Campin (France)

Timekeeper: John Coyle (Ireland)

Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)

Montpellier vs Leinster at Altrad Stadium

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Assistant referees: Ian Tempest (England), Paul Burton (England)

Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat (France)

Timekeeper: Geoff Warren (England)

Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)

Zebre vs Connacht at Stadio Lanfranchi

Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Assistant referees: Tual Trainini (France), Thomas Déjean)

Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)

Timekeeper: Giovanni Corda (Italy)

Assessor: Rosanno Faccioli (Italy)

Toulouse vs Wasps at Stade Ernest Wallon

Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Barrie O'Connell (Ireland)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Bruno Bessot (France)

Leicester Tigers vs Racing 92 at Welford Road

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Stefano Pennè (Italy)

Television match official: Paul Stanley (England)

Timekeeper: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Assessor: Nigel Yates (England)

Challenge Cup, Round 2

Bath Rugby vs Bristol at The Recreation Ground

Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Joy Neville (Ireland) Clare Daniels (England)

Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)

Assessor: Kieran Barry (Ireland)

Stade Français vs Timisoara Saracens at Stade Jean Bouin

Referee: Tom Foley (England)

Assistant referees: John Meredith (England), Peter Allan (England)

Timekeeper: Daniel Dartigeas (France)

Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

La Rochelle vs Bayonne at Stade Marcel Deflandre

Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Assistant referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England), Wayne Falla (England)

Television match official: Keith Lewis (England)

Timekeeper: Gilles Cogne (France)

Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Cardiff Blues vs Pau at Cardiff Arms Park

Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Gareth Copsey (England)

Timekeeper: Huw Lewis (Wales)

Gloucester vs Benetton Treviso at Kingsholm Stadium

Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Oisin Quinn (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair (England)

Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)

Worcester Warriors vs Brive at Sixways Stadium

Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Eddie Hogan O'Connell (Ireland), Jonny Erskine (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)

Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)

Edinburgh vs Harlequins at Murrayfield

Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)

Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Timekeeper: John McLaughlin (Scotland)

Lyon vs Ospreys at Matmut Stadium

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Nigel Correll (Ireland), John Carvill (Ireland)

Television match official: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Pierre Bertherat (France)

Assessor: Jerry Wallis (England)

Enisei-STM vs Newport Gwent Dragon at Trud Stadium, Krasnodar

Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)

Assistant referees: Ionut Bodea (Romania), Cristian Serban (Romania)

Timekeeper: Anton Levchenko (Russia)

Assessor: Andrew McPherson (Scotland)

Newcastle Falcons vs Grenoble at Kingston Park Stadium

Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland), Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)

Timekeeper: David Hudson (England)

Assessor: Giovanni Romano (Italy)

Qualification for Challenge Cup

Krasny Yar vs El Salvador at Slava Stadium, Moscow

Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)

Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace (England), Philip Watters (England)

Assessor: Robert Davies (Wales)

Rovigo vs Calvisano at Stadio Mario Battaglini

Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Shane Kierans (Ireland), Chris Harrington (Ireland)

Assessor: Andrew McPherson (Scotland)

Mogliano vs Dendermondse (Belgium)

Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Dunx McClement (Scotland), David Sutherland (Scotland)

Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)

British & Irish Cup

Jersey Reds vs Cardiff Blues Premiership Select

Referee: Ben Blain (England)

Assistant referees: Bill Burton (England), Daniel Collins (England)

Scarlets Premiership Select vs Richmond

Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Dewi Phillips (Wales), Chris Oliver (Wales)

Assessor: Jim Bailey (Wales)

London Welsh vs Rotherham Titans at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Referee: Veryan Boscawen (England)

Assistant referees: Michael Patz (England), Simon Park (England)

Doncaster Knights vs Munster A at Castle Park

Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)

Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England), Clare Daniels (England)

Yorkshire Carnegie vs Bedford Blues at Selby RUFC

Referee: Fergus Kirby (England)

Assistant referees: Simon Harding (England), Rob Warburton (England)

Leinster A vs Nottingham in Donnybrook

Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Assistant referees: Gary Glennon (Ireland), Cillian Hogan (Ireland)

London Irish vs Connacht Eagles at Madejski Stadium, Reading

Referee: Mike Hudson (England)

Assistant referees: Simon McConnell (England), Simon Dodd (England)

Assessor: Ashley Reay (England)

London Scottish vs Ulster Ravens

Referee: Gareth Newman (Wales)

Assistant referees: Jonathan Healy (England), Chris Bartlett (England)

Assessor: Clive Leeke (England)

Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select vs Ealing Trailfinders at Cross Keys RFC

Referee: Matt Turvey (England)

Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Ben Porte (Wales)

Assessor: Huw Lewis (Wales) / Chris White (England)

Cornish Pirates vs Ospreys Premiership Select at The Mennaye

Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Andrew Pearce (RFU, Gareth Holsgrove (England)

Assessor: Peter Farrell (England)

Domestic

Australia

National Rugby Championship Final

NSW Country Eagles vs Perth Spirit in Tamworth

Referee: Nick Berry

Assistant referees: William Houston, Rohan Hoffmann

Television match official: George Ayoub

France

Pro D2, Round 8

Dax vs Biarritz at Stade Maurice Boyau

Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque

Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Franck Rataj

Goal judges: Stéphane Jeannot, Dominique Salabaraas

Agen vs Angoulême Stade Armandie

Referee: Luc Ramos

Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Johann Lobregat

Goal judges: Nou Thierry, Cyrile Peyre

Carcassonne vs Aurillac Stade Albert Domec

Referee: Stéphane Boyer

Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Alai Monteux

Goal judges: Frédéric Gracianette, Stéphane Lamagnere

Colomiers vs Vannes Stade Michel Bendichou

Referee: Ludovic Carrillo

Assistant referees: Romain Carbonnel, Baptiste Abel Coindoz

Goal judges: Frédéric Cambou, Philippe Gorbenko

Montauban vs Béziers at Parc Des Sports De Sapiac

Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Assistant referees: Benjamin Hernández, Benoît Escoubet

Goal judges: Richard Nocart, Yannick Thebault

Narbonne vs Mont-de-Marsan at Parc Des Sports Et De L'Aimitie

Referee: Thierry Mallet

Assistant referees: Christine Hanizet, Laurent Guillermard

Goal judges: Christian Gregoire, Didier Veyssiere

Perpignan vs Bourgoin at Stade Aime Giral

Referee: Nicolas Datas

Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Sylvain Jaymes

Goal judges: Charles Bonfanti, Sébastien Crussiere

Albi vs Oyonnax at Parc Municipal Des Sports

Referee: Cédric Clave

Assistant referees: Mathieu Delpy, Frédéric Chazal

Goal judges: Jean-Christophe Lacrampe Moine, Mariano Salazar

Germany

Bundesliga

Hamburger vs Hannover 78

Referee: Florian Forstmeyer

Assistant referees: Sebastian Koch, Marc Temme

Victoria Linden vs 03 Berlin

Referee: Maria Latos

Handschuhsheim vs Frankfurt 1880

Referee: Joshua Jahn

Assistant referees: Ralf Schindler, Georg Straube

Heusenstamm vs TV Pforzheim

Referee: Patrick Freyburg

Assistant referees: Gerhard Felbinger, Bernd Listmann

St Pauli vs Germania List

Referee: Daniel Blank

Assistant referees: Dietmar Scharmann, Marc Temme

Leipzig vs Berliner

Referee: Anthony Piper

Assistant referees: Thilo Scheibe, Ralf Kuhnert

Heidelberg vs Neuenheim

Referee: Katharina Pickert

Assistant referees: Florian Forstmeyer, Uwe Carsten Jansen

Japan

Top League

Toyota Industry Shuttles vs Suntory Sungoliath

Referee: Tadataka Yoshiura

Assistant referees: Kimitoshi Shiozaki, Tetsuhiko Kawano

Yamaha Jubilo vs NTT Communications Shiningarcs

Referee: Akihisa Aso

Assistant referees: Tatsuya Matsuoka, tba

Honda HEAT vs Kobelco Steelers

Referee: Taku Otsuki

Noriaki Hashimoto, tba

Kintetsu Liners vs Munakata Sanix Blues

Referee: Masaya Kato

Assistant referees: Teruhisa Kajiwara, Toshimasa Sekiya

Canon Eagles vs Panasonic Wild Knights

Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi

Assistant referees: Tomoyuki Matsugu, tba

Toyota Verblitz vs Coka Cola Red Sparks

Referee: Kimitoshi Shiozaki

Assistant referees: Teruhisa Kajiwara, tba

NEC Green Rockets vs Kubota Spears

Referee: Tatsuya Matsuoka

Assistant referees: Akihisa Aso, tba

Ricoh Black Rams vs Toshiba Brave Lupus

Referee: Shuhei Kubo

Assistant referees: Taku Otsuki, Tomoyuki Matsugu

New Zealand

Mitre 10 championship Semifinals

Otago vs Bay of Plenty at Forsyth Bar Stadium, Dunedin

Referee: Brendon Pickerill

Assistant referees: Mike Lash, Kirk Rae

Television match official: Chris Wratt

Wellington vs North Harbour at Westpac, Stadium Wellington

Referee: Paul Williams

Assistant referees: Richard Kelly, Stu Curran

Television match official: Carl Johnson

Canterbury vs Counties at AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

Assistant referees: Cam Stone, Nick Hogan

Television match official: Chris Hart

Taranaki vs Tasman at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth

Referee: Mike Fraser

Assistant referees: Angus Mabey, Damien Botherway

Television match official: Jonathan Paterson

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship, Semifinals

Lochore Cup

Mid Canterbury vs North Otago at Ashburton Showground, Ashburton

Referee: James Doleman

Assistant referees: John Whitcombe, Jack Stringer

King Country vs Poverty Bay at Owen Delany Park, Taupo

Referee: Michael Winter

Assistant referees: Alistair Payne, Chris Jefferies

Meads Cup

Wanganui vs Wairarapa Bush at Cooks Garden, Wanganui

Referee: Richard Gordon

Assistant referees: John Dustow, Mike McNamara

South Canterbury vs Buller at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru

Referee: Vincent Ringrose

Assistant referees: Nick Webster, Craig Kingan

Scotland

Premiership

Boroughmuir vs Gala

Referee: tba (Japan)

Assistant referees: Burger Lategan, Thomas, Digby

Assessor: Dougie Kerr

Glasgow Hawks vs Currie

Referee: Kevin White

Assistant referees: George Pounder, Alistair Watt

Hawick vs Melrose

Referee: Keith Allen

Assistant referees: Grant Denholm, Stephen Ward

Heriots vs Stirling County

Referee: Finlay Brown

Assistant referees: Jonathon Mackinnon, Stephen Hart

Assessor: Andy Ireland

Watsonians vs Ayr

Referee: Mike Adamson

Assistant referees: David Mcadam, Bob Nevins

South Africa

Currie Cup Final

Free State Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Referee: Jaco Peyper

Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden, Cwengile Jadezweni

Television match official: Marius Jonker

Under-21 Championship

Western Province v Golden Lions at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Referee: AJ Jacobs

Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Paul Mente

Television match official: Johan Greeff

Under-19 Championship

Western Province v Golden Lions at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Referee: Vusi Msibi

Assistant referees: Paul Mente, Lourens van der Merwe

Television match official: Johan Greeff

Gold Cup Semifinals

Rustenburg Impala vs Brakpan at Impala RFC, Rustenburg

Referee: Lesego Legoete

Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Paul Mente

Television match official: Willie Vos

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Durbanville-Bellville vs False Bay at Dumbbell RFC, Cape Town

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Assistant referees: Egon Seconds, Francois Pretorius

Television match official: Joey Klaaste-Salmans

Assessor: Willie Roos

Spain

División De Honor, Round 5

Getxo vs FC Barcelona

Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid

Alcobendas vs Valladolid RAC

Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)

Ordizia vs Ciencias Sevilla

Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Barcelona)

Salvador vs Hernani

Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)

UE Santboiana vs Cisneros

Referee: Eki Fanlo (Guipúzcoa)

Independiente vs Gernika

Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)

División De Honor B, Round 5

Crat A Coruña vs Campus Ourense

Referee: Christian Merino (Cantabria)

Durango vs Universidad Bilbao

Referee: Andoni Susperregui (Guipúzcoa)

Aparejadores Burgos vs Zarautz

Referee: Belarmino Álvarez Barril (Asturias)

Salvador “B” vs Eibar

Referee: Iñaki Marquinez (Cantabria)

Vigo vs Uribealdea

Referee: Ruben Pardo (Madrid)

Bera Bera vs Real Oviedo

Referee: Eduardo Cousillas (Cantabria)

Valencia vs UE Santboiana “B”

Referee: Jorge García Criado (Madrid)

CAU Valencia vs L’Hospitalet

Referee: Luis García-Mon (Madrid)

Barcelona Universitari Club vs Fenix

Referee: Pancho Benegas (Madrid)

Sant Cugat vs Barca Enginyers

Referee: Marc Riera (Barcelona)

Lavila vs Tatami

Referee: Alberto Requena (Granada)

Universidad Murcia vs Les Abelles

Referee: Joaquín Tornero (Jaén)

Ing. Industriales vs Pozuelo

Referee: Fernandez Rodríguez (Madrid)

Arquitectura vs Cáceres

Referee: José Luis Beltrán (Valencia)

Trocadero Marbella vs Atletico Ourense

Referee: Eliseo Patrón Costas (Granada)

Alcobendas “B” vs Almería

Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao (Guipúzcoa)

Olímpico vs Cisneros “B”

Referee: Iñaki Muñoz (Madrid)

Helvetia vs Liceo Francés

Referee: Alberto Ruíz (Vizcaya)

Wales

Wales Challenge Cup, Round 2

Aberavon vs Neath

Referee: Jason Bessant

Assistant referees: Elfyn Morris-Roberts, Colin Kirkhouse

Ebbw Vale vs Bargoed

Referee: Gareth John

Assistant referees: Richard Brace, Carl Hyde

Bridgend vs Cardiff

Referee: Aled Evans

Assistant referees: Jason Morris, Mike Davies

Carmarthen Quins vs Swansea

Referee: Chris Oliver

Assistant referees: Mathew J Thomas, Tony Pratt

Newport vs Cross Keys

Referee: Morgan Whitehead

Assistant referees: Ben Brakespeare, Simon Davies

Merthyr vs Pontypridd

Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Simon Rees, Mike Bethell

Llandovery vs Llanelli

Referee: Dewi Phillips

Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Jon Fairhurst

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