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Referees to 4 December 2016

The storm has passed and the rugby world is more sedate now that the November window is closed.

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There is left just one – a big contest when the Wallabies visit Twickenham and Jaco Peyper is the man in the middle.

Let's hope it is a more pleasant affair than last week's match at Twickenham with its 29 penalties, 4 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

For the rest, the south lapses into summer relaxation while in the north club activities take centre stage, tucked in a week or two at a time in the busy rugby calendar.

But. A big and popular But – the Sevens series for 2016-17 kicks off in Dubai this weekend, both men's and women's tournaments.

Not infrequently, there are referee exchanges. This week there are two Georgians refereeing in Ireland.

International

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England vs Australia at Twickenham, England

Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Television match official: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Timekeeper: David Hudson (England)

Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Portugal vs Brazil at Estádio Sergio Conceição Stadium, Coimbra

Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)

Sudamerica Rugby C Championship 2016

Guatemala vs Panama at Estadio Doroteo Gamuch Flores, Guatemala City

Costa Rica vs El Salvador at Estadio Doroteo Gamuch Flores, Guatemala City

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Referees: Mario Henao (Colombia), Francisco Saavedra (Chile), Juan Esteban Silva (Paraguay)

Under-20

Oceania Rugby Under-20 Trophy, Round 2

Tonga v Cook Islands at ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji

Referee: Lote Saudranu (Fiji)

Assistant referees: Usa Bainivalu (Fiji), Josaia Caucau (Fiji)

Coach: Trevor Howard (New Zealand)

Women

Sevens

Referees: Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Jordan Way (Australia), Craig Evans (Wales), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Damián Schneider (Argentina), James Doleman (New Zealand), Nori Hashimoto (Japan), Jaco Kotze (South Africa), Richard Haughton (England)

Women

Referees: Alhambra Nievas (Spain), Amy Perrett (Australia), Sara Cox (England), Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan), Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy), Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa), Ben Crouse (South Africa), Adam Jones (Wales)

PRO 12

Ospreys vs Edinburgh at Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Sean Brickell (Wales)

Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)

Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)

Glasgow Warriors vs Munster at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Dan Jones (Wales), Dunx McClement (Scotland)

Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)

Timekeeper: John Montgomery (Scotland)

Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)

Connacht vs Benetton Treviso at The Sportsground, Galway

Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Assistant referees: Gareth Newman (Wales), John Carvill (Ireland)

Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)

Cardiff Blues vs Ulster at Cardiff Arms Park

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Aled Evans (Wales)

Television match official: Charles Samson (Scotland)

Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)

Leinster vs Newport Gwent Dragons at RDS Arena

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Stuart Douglas (Ireland)

Television match official: Stefano Pennè (Italy)

Assessor: Robert Davies (Wales)

Zebre vs Scarlets at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Filippo Bertelli (Italy)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Domestic

England

Premiership

Sale Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs

Referee: Wayne Barnes

Assistant referees: Peter Allan, Paul Dix

Television match official: David Rose

Timekeeper: Tony Turner

Bath vs Saracens

Referee: Gregory M Garner

Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Roger Baileff

Television match official: Rowan Kitt

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant

Assessor: Rowly Williams

Coach: Peter Huckle

Gloucester vs Bristol

Referee: Matthew Carley

Assistant referees: Ross Campbell, Paul Burton

Television match official: Stuart Terheege

Timekeeper: Matthew Peters

Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints

Referee: JP Doyle

Assistant referees: Luke Pearce, Wayne Falla

Television match official: Trevor Fisher

Timekeeper: Paul Stanley

Assessor: Martin Fox

Worcester Warriors vs Wasps

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Assistant referees: Dean Richards, Andrew Pearce

Television match official: David Sainsbury

Timekeeper: Eric Bullion

Assessor: Nigel Yates

Coach: Paul Dix

Newcastle Falcons vs Harlequins

Referee: Ian Tempest

Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth, Gareth Copsey

Television match official: David Grashoff

Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin

Championship

London Scottish vs Ealing Trailfinders

Referee: John Meredith

Assistant referees: Fergus Kirby, Adam Leal

Assessor: Lloyd Jackson

Yorkshire Carnegie vs Bedford Blues

Referee: Andrew Jackson

Assistant referees: Matthew Daubney, Chris Sharp

Assessor: Peter Farrell

London Welsh vs Nottingham

Referee: Jack Makepeace

Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman, Gregory D Garner

Assessor: Chris White

Rotherham Titans vs London Irish

Referee: Steve Lee

Assistant referees: Michael Patz, Simon Adams

Assessor: Andrew Vertigan

Jersey Reds vs Doncaster Knights

Referee: Tom Foley

Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley, Daniel Parrott

Cornish Pirates vs Richmond

Referee: Matthew O'Grady

Assistant referees: Brian Ravenhill, Phil Watters

France

Top 14

Toulouse vs Brive at Stade Ernest Wallon

Referee: Adrien Descottes

Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Patrick Beuriot

Television match official: Alexandre Ruiz

Toulon vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Mayol

Referee: Laurent Cardona

Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Jean-Luc Rebollal

Television match official: Cédric Marchat

Pau vs Clermont at Stade Du Hameau

Referee: Pierre Brousset

Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Thomas Déjean

Television match official: Thomas Charabas

Grenoble vs Montpellier at Stade Des Alpes

Referee: Romain Poite

Assistant referees: Tual Trainini, Akim Hadj Bachir

Television match official: Eric Gauzins

Stade Français vs Bayonne at Stade Jean Bouin

Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Jacques De Lemos

Television match official: Sébastien Minery

Lyon vs Castres Matmut Stadium

Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Assistant referees: Luc Ramos, Jean-Claude Labarbe

Television match official: Salem Attalah

Rochelais vs Racing Club De France at Stade Marcel Deflandre

Referee: Jérôme Garcès

Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Eric Soulan

Television match official: Maxime Chalon

Pro D2, Round 13

Narbonne vs Oyonnax at Parc Des Sports Et De L'Aimitie

Referee: Mathieu Delpy

Assistant referees: Benjamin Hernández, Fabrice Hand

Goal judges: Stéphane Beyer, Frédéric Cambou

Aurillac vs Montois at Stade Jean Alric

Referee: Stéphane Boyer

Assistant referees: Florian Cormier, Frédéric Chazal

Goal judges: Vincent Dathie, Stéphane Thelamon

Bourgoin vs Angoulême at Stade Pierre Rajon

Referee: Flavien Hourquet

Assistant referees: Rémy Charleroy, Alexandre Vallon

Goal judges: Xavier Cazalas, Frédéric Dallon

Montauban vs Colomiers at Parc Des Sports De Sapiac

Referee: Sébastien Cloute

Assistant referees: Ludovic Carrillo, Baptiste Abel Coindoz

Goal judges: Christian Castello, Christophe Dubois

Vannes vs Béziers at Stade De La Rabine

Referee: Laurent Millotte

Assistant referees: Benoît Traineau, Christian Coussan

Goal judges: Stéphane Guillot, Serge Keromnes

Dax vs Albi at Stade Maurice Boyau

Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Laurent Perrin

Goal judges: Laurent Foucaud, Mariano Salazar

Agen vs Carcassonne at Stade Armandie

Referee: Thierry Mallet

Assistant referees: Guillaume Trieux, Sylvain Jaymes

Goal judges: Christophe Abadie, Jérôme Soubigou

Biarritz vs Perpignan at Parc des Sports Aguilera

Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque

Assistant referees: Christine Hanizet, David Rosich

Goal judges: Frédéric Gracianette, Stéphane Lamagnere

Germany

Bundesliga

Heidelberger vs Luxemburg

Referee: Uwe Carsten Jansen

Ireland

Ulster Bank League, Division 1

Old Wesley vs Naas

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

Assistant referees: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia), tba

Clontarf vs Dublin University at Castle Avenue

Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell

Lansdowne vs Young Munster at Lansdowne Rd

Referee: Frank Murphy

Old Belvedere vs St Mary's at Anglesea Rd

Referee: Leo Colgan

Cork Constitution vs University College Dublin at Temple Hill

Referee: Nigel Correll

Assessor: Bertie Smith

Garryowen vs Terenure at Dooradoyle

Referee: Stuart Gaffikin

Dolphin vs Ballynahinch at Musgrave Park

Referee: Brian MacNeice

Galwegians vs Shannon at Crowley Park

Referee: Mark Patton

Ballymena vs Buccaneers

Referee: Paul Haycock

UL Bohemians vs University College Cork at University of Limerick

Referee: Oisin Quinn

Women

Connacht vs Leinster at The Sportsground, Galway

Referee: Glenda Mellon

Ulster vs Munster at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

Referee: Su Carty

Italy

Eccellenza, Round 5

Reggio vs San Donà

Referee: Emannulele Tomò

Petrarca vs Fiamme Oro Roma

Referee: Vincenzo Schipani

Calvisano vs Viadana 1970

Referee: Claudio Blessano

Lazio vs Rovigo Delta

Referee: Luca Trentin

Mogliano vs Sitav Lyons

Referee: Simone Boaretto

Japan

Top League

Kintetsu Liners vs NEC Green Rockets

Referee: Shuhei Kubo

Suntory Sungoliath vs NTT Communications Shiningarcs

Referee: Akihisa Aso

Toyota Verblitz vs Canon Eagles

Referee: Taku Otsuki

Honda HEAT vs Ricoh Black Rams

Referee: Kyosuke Toda

Yamaha Jubilo vs Toyota Industry Shuttles

Referee: Kimitoshi Shiozaki

Panasonic Wild Knights vs Kubota Spears

Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Munakata Sanix Blues vs Kobelco Steelers

Referee: Masaya Kato

Toshiba Brave Lupus vs Coka Cola Red Sparks

Referee: Teruhisa Kajiwara

Scotland

Premiership

Boroughmuir vs Watsonians

Referee: Graeme Wells

Assistant referees: Iain Morrison, Bob Nevins

Assessor: Jim Fleming

Currie vs Melrose

Referee: Cammy Rudkin

Assistant referees: Jonathon Mackinnon, Digby Thomas

Assessor: Tom McNicol

Hawick vs Heriots

Referee: Calum Sharp (England)

Assistant referees: Todd, Alistair Watt

Assessor: Peter Robertson

Coach: Graeme Eastland

Gala vs Ayr

Referee: Keith Allen

Assistant referees: Ian Kenny, Brian McGuff

Coach: Alan Forrest

Glasgow Hawks vs Stirling County

Referee: Steven Turnbull

Assistant referees: Lee Fish, Grant Denholm

Assessor: Dougie Kerr

Spain

División de Honor, Round 10

Independiente vs Ciencias Sevilla

Referee: Luis García-Mon (Madrid)

Hernani vs Valladolid RAC

Referee: David Castro (Asturias)

Cisneros vs FC Barcelona

Referee: Joaquín Santoro (Valencia)

Gernika vs Getxo

Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)

UE Santboiana vs Alcobendas Rugby

Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)

Salvador vs Ordizia

Referee: Marc Riera (Barcelona)

División De Honor B, Round 10

Bera Bera vs Zarautz

Referee: Iñaki Vergara (Guipúzcoa)

Eibar vs Universidad Bilbao

Referee: Alberto Ruíz (Vizcaya)

Uribealdea vs Ourense

Referee: Cristian Merino (Cantabria)

Real Oviedo vs Crat A Coruña

Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)

Vigo vs Durango

Referee: Adrian Rodriguez Noriega (Asturias)

Salvador “B” vs Aparejad Burgos

Referee: Luis Santos (León)

Universidad Rugby Murcia vs Fenix

Referee: Jorge García Criado (Madrid)

Barca Enginyers vs L’Hospitalet

Referee: Ignacio Martínez (Castellón)

Tatami vs UE Santboiana “B”

Referee: Ignacio Chaves (Madrid)

Les Abelles vs Valencia

Referee: Eliseo Patrón Costas (Granada)

Lavila vs CAU Valencia

Referee: Alberto Requena (Granada)

Sant Cugat vs Barca Universidad Club

Referee: Joshua Bellido (Barcelona)

Helvetia vs Atletico Portuense

Referee: Fernandez Rodriguez (Madrid)

Almería vs Cáceres

Referee: Ruben Pardo (Madrid)

Cisneros “B” vs Pozuelo

Referee: Pancho Benegas (Barcelona)

Liceo Francés vs Ing Industriales

Referee: Iñigo Muñoz (Madrid)

Olímpico vs Arquitectura

Referee: Andoni Susperregui (Guipúzcoa)

Alcobendas Rugby “B” vs Trocadero Marbella

Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)

Wales

Premiership

Llanelli vs Cardiff

Referee: Gwyn Morris

Assistant referees: Elfyn Morris-Roberts, Darren Randall

RGC 1404 vs Ebbw Vale

Referee: Rhys Thomas

Assistant referees: Stuart Kibble, John Darcy

Carmarthen vs Merthyr

Referee: Gareth Newman

Assistant referees: Richard Brace, Julian Thomas

Pontypridd vs Bargoed

Referee: Dewi Phillips

Assistant referees: Jason Morris, Paul Richards

Newport vs Aberavon

Referee: Rob Price

Assistant referees: Sean Brickell, Carwyn Roberts

Swansea vs Bridgend

Referee: Elgan Williams

Assistant referees: Richard Jones, Andrew Crook

Cross Keys vs Bedwas

Referee: Simon Rees

Assistant referees: Jason Bessant, Ian Buckland

Llandovery vs Neath

Referee: Simon Mills

Assistant referees: Mathew J Thomas, John Griffiths

Women

Regional Matches

Blues vs Scarlets at Cardiff Arms Park

Referee: Mathew Davies

Assistant referees: Peter Hoole, John Chapman

Dragons vs Ospreys at Ystrad Mynach Centre

Referee: Aled Liddington

Assistant referees: Gerwyn Taylor, Mark Butcher

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