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Referees to 2 October 2017

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We welcome. for the first time, the appointments of referees in the United Arab Emirates.

International

Rugby Championship

South Africa vs Australia at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Shuhei Kubo (Japan)

Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)

Argentina vs New Zealand at Estadio Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires

Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Schools

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Australian Schools vs Barbarians at Riverview College Oval

Referee: James Quinn (Australia)

Assistant referees: Thomas Nicholl (Australia), John McCarthy (Australia)

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New Zealand Schools vs Fiji Schools at Knox Grammar No 1 Oval

Referee: Charles Hartson (Australia)

Assistant referees: Lincoln Stollery (Australia), Bradley Smith (Australia)

New Zealand Schools Barbarians vs Tonga in Palmerston North

Referee: Richard Gordon (New Zealand)

2 October 2017

New Zealand Schools vs Australian Barbarians at Knox Grammar No 1 Oval

Referee: Lincoln Stollery (Australia)

Assistant referees: Charles Hartson (Australia), John McCarthy (Australia)

Australian Schools vs Fiji Schools

Referee: James Quinn (Australia)

Assistant referees: Richard Manchee (Australia), Hamish Birt (Australia)

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New Zealand Sxhools Barbarians vs Maori Under-18

Referee: Nick Hogan (News Zealand)

PRO 14, Round 5

Cheetahs vs Ospreys at Free State Stadium

Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)

Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)

Citing commissioner: Marius van Rensburg (South Africa)

Leinster vs Edinburgh at RDS Arena

Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales) Kieran Barry (Ireland)

Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)

Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)

Citing commissioner: Eugene Ryan (Ireland)

Glasgow Warriors vs Benetton Treviso at Scotstoun Stadium

Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)

Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)

Citing Commissioner: Beth Dickens (Scotland)

Scarlets vs Connacht at Parc Y Scarlets

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), John Hardy (Wales)

Television match official: Sean Brickell (Wales)

Citing commissioner: Paul Thomas (Wales)

Munster vs Cardiff Blues at Irish Independent Park

Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Seán Gallagher (Ireland), Gary Conway (Ireland)

Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)

Citing commissioner: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

Zebre vs Ulster at Stadio Lanfranchi

Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Manuel Bottino (Italy)

Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)

Citing commissioner: Francesco Grillo (Italy)

Newport Gwent Dragons vs Kings at Rodney Parade

Referee: Andy Brace (Ireland)

Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Gareth John (Wales)

Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)

Citing commissioner: Chris Morgan (Wales)

Domestic

Australia

National Rugby Championship

Canberra Vikings vs Fiji Druas at Viking Park

Referee: Angus Gardner

Assistant referees: Matthew Hogan, Brodie Ingram

Television match official: Charles Hartson

Queensland Country vs Melbourne Rising at Bond University

Referee: Damon Murphy

Assistant referees: Brett Cronan, Cameron Foley

Perth Spirit vs Brisbane City at McGillivray Oval

Referee: Nicholas Berry

Assistant referees: Alexander Ninkov, Kyle Burnett

NSW Country Eagles vs Sydney Rays at Goulburn (Simon Poidevin Field)

Referee: Jordan Way

Assistant referees: William Houston, Mitchell Dwyer

Television match official: Ian Smith

England

Premiership

Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish

Referee: Ian Tempest 

Assistant referees: John Meredith, Peter Allan 

Television match official: Stuart Terheege

Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair 

Assessor: Brian Campsall 

Citing commissioner: Andy Blyth

Worcester Warriors vs Saracens 

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys 

Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Jonathan Healy 

Television match official: David Grashoff

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant 

Assessor: Jerry Wallis Thomas Foley 

Assistant referees' coach: Robin Goodliffe 

Citing commissioner: Paul Hull

Sale Sharks vs Gloucester 

Referee: John-Paul Doyle 

Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson, Wayne Falla 

Television match official: Trevor Fisher

Timekeeper: Anthony Turner 

Assessor: Andrew Vertigan 

Citing commissioner: Shaun Gallagher

Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs 

Referee: Thomas Foley 

Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Paul Dix 

Television match official: David Sainsbury 

Timekeeper: David Hudson 

Television match official: Nigel Yates 

Citing commissioner: Pete Larter

Northampton Saints vs Harlequins 

Referee: Luke Pearce 

Assistant referees: Philip Watters, Simon McConnell 

Television match official: Graham Hughes

Timekeeper: Eric Bullion 

Assessor: Gary Welsh 

Citing commissioner: Chris Catling

Wasps vs Bath 

Referee: Matthew Carley 

Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Anthony Woodthorpe 

Television match official: David Rose

Timekeeper: Paul Stanley 

Assessor: Martin Fox 

Citing commissioner: Steve Savage

Championship

Nottingham vs Hartpury College 

Referee: Hamish Smales

Assistant referees: Michael Patz Darryl Chapman 

Assessor: Stephen Leyshon 

Assistant referees' coach: Gary Welsh 

Citing commissioner: Buster White London Scottish vs Doncaster Knights

Referee: Fergus Kirby

Assistant referees: Paul Burton, Gregory Garner

Assessor: Peter Farrell

Assistant referees' coach: Peter Huckle

Citing commissioner: John Byett

Rotherham Titans vs Richmond

Referee: Greg Macdonald

Assistant referees: Simon Adams, Matthew Daubney

Assessor: Sam Collins

Citing commissioner: Ashley Rowden

Jersey Reds vs Bedford Blues

Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Assistant referees: Clare Daniels, William Burton

Assessor: Lloyd Jackson

Citing commissioner: James Hall

Yorkshire Carnegie vs Cornish Pirates

Referee: Karl Dickson

Assistant referees: Dan Parrott, Brian Ravenhill

Assessor: Darren Gamage

Citing commissioner: Dave Guyan

Bristol vs Ealing Trailfinders

Referee: Christophe Ridley

Assistant referees: Dean Richards, Matthew O'Grady

Television match official: Sean Davey

Assessor: Stephen Leyshon

Citing commissioner: Paul Burke

Women

Loughborough Lightning vs Harlequins Ladies

Referee: Thomas Davis

Assistant referees: Wayne Spencer, James Minards

Citing commissioner: Grant Seely

Worcester Valkyries vs Saracens Women

Referee: Benjamin Davis

Assistant referees: Adrian Holmes, Stephen Gammage

Citing commissioner: Tony Lanaway

Gloucester-Hartpury Women's RFC vs Richmond

Referee: Charles Gayther

Assistant referees: Peter Brunt, Mark Doran

Citing commissioner: Budge Pountney

Firwood Waterloo Ladies vs Bristol Ladies

Referee: Chris Bennett

Assistant referees: Colin Burrell, Steven Halliday

Citing commissioner: Liam McTiernan

Darlington Mowden Park Sharks vs Wasps FC Ladies

Referee: Jack Lewars

Assistant referees: Simon Lazenby, Gregg Dawson

Assistant referees' coach: Andrew Calvert

Citing commissioner: Danny Rumble

France

Top 14, Round 6

Toulon vs La Rochelle at Stade Mayol

Referee: Romain Poite

Assistant referees: S Boyer, Jonathan Rebollal

Television match official: Denis Grenouillet

Pau vs Stade Français at Stade du Hameau

Referee: Ludovic Cayre

Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Patrick Pechambert

Television match official: Éric Briquet Campin

Toulouse vs Agen at Stade Ernest Wallon

Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Bruno Gabaldon

Television match official: Éric Gauzins

Oyonnax vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Charles Mathon

Referee: Maxime Chalon

Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Akim Hadj Bachir

Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure

Racing 92 vs Lyon at Stade Yves Du Manoir

Referee: Pierre Brousset

Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Sébastien Hebert

Television match official: Éric Gonthier

Montpellier vs Brive at Altrad Stadium

Referee: Thomas Charabas

Assistant referees: Tual Trainini, Laurent Perrin

Television match official: Patrick Dellac

Castres vs Clermont at Stade Pierre Antoine

Referee: Cyril Lafon

Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Frédéric Chazal

Television match official: Mourad Zitouni

Hong Kong

Kowloon RFC vs. Societe Generale Valley at KP-1

Referee: Matt Rodden

Assistant referees: Patrick Kwok, Mark Jackson

Assessor: Hugh Watkins

Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers vs. Herbert Smith Freehills HKCC at KP-1

Referee: Stephen Copeman

Assistant referees: Matt Rodden, Dewi Rowlands

Assessor: Peter White

Bloomberg HK Scottish vs. Natixis HKFC at SKM

Referee: Tim Baker

Assistant referees: Lawrence Wilkinson, James Byatt

Assessor: Stan Harman

Ireland

Ulster Bank League, Division 1

Buccaneers vs Young Munster at Dubarry Park

Referee: Joy Neville

Garryowen vs Clontarf at Dooradoyle

Referee: Mark Patton

Dublin University vs Lansdowne at College Park

Referee: Paul Haycock

Cork Constitution vs University College Dublin at Temple Hill

Referee: Stuart Gaffkin

St Mary's vs Terenure at Templeville Road

Referee: Jonny Erskine

University College Cork vs Old Belvedere at Mardyke Grounds

Referee: Chris Busby

UL Bohemians vs Ballymena at Limerick University

Referee: Kieran Barry

Banbridge vs Naas at Rifle Park

Referee: Leo Colgan

Dolphin vs Ballynahinch at Musgrave Park

Referee: Nigel Correll

Old Wesleys vs Shannon at Donnybrook

Referee: Robert O'Sullivan

New Zealand

Mitre 10 Cup, Round 7

Northland vs Otago at  Toll Stadium, Whangarei

Referee: Nick Briant

Taranaki vs Tasman at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth

Referee: Angus Mabey

North Harbour vs Hawke's Bay at QBE Stadium, North Harbour

Referee: Richard Kelly

Southland vs Manawatu at Rugby Park, Invercargill

Referee: Shane McDermott

Auckland vs Bay of Plenty at Eden Park, Auckland

Referee: Cam Stone

Ranfurly Shield

Canterbury vs Waikato at AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Referee: Glen Jackson

Wellington vs Otago at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

Counties Manukau vs Northland at ECO Light Stadium, Pukekohe

Referee: Mike Fraser

Heartland Championship. Week 6

East Coast vs Buller at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria

Referee: Boris Jurlina

North Otago vs Poverty Bay at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru

Referee: Vincent Ringrose

Thames Valley vs Mid Canterbury at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa

Referee: Tim Griffiths

Wanganui vs King Country at Cooks Garden, Wanganui

Referee: Tipene Cottrell

West Coast vs South Canterbury at Rugby Park, Greymouth

Referee: Nick Hogan

Wairarapa Bush vs Horowhenua Kapiti at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Referee: James Munro

Farah Palmer Cup, Week 5

North Harbour vs Auckland at QBE Stadium, Albany

Referee: Rebecca Mahoney

Otago vs Wellington at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Referee: Blair Malcolm

Hawke's Bay vs Manawatu at Tremain Field, Napier

Referee: Hugh Reed

Waikato vs Bay of Plenty at Beetham Park, Hamilton

Referee: Lauren Jenner

Canterbury vs Tasman at AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr

 

Scotland

Premiership

Watsonians vs Heriot's

Referee: Graeme Wells

Assistant referees: Graeme Ormiston, Finlay Brown

Ayr vs Stirling County

Referee: tba (England)

Assistant referees: Lee Fish, Alistair Watt

Boroughmuir vs Marr

Referee: Cammy Rudkin

Craig Clark, Grant Denholm

Glasgow Hawks vs Hawick

Referee: tba (England)

Assistant referees: Ben Blain, Stephen Hart

Melrose vs Currie Chieftains

Referee: Keith Allen

Assistant referees: Ross Ma bon, Bob Evens

South Africa

Currie Cup

Griquas vs Free State Cheetahs at GW Park, Kimberley

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Assistant referees: Mpho Matsaung, Griffin Colby

Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Assistant referees: Jaco Pretorius, Egon Seconds

Television match official: Lesego Legoete

Sharks vs Golden Lions at Kings Park, Durban

Referee: Stuart Berry

Assistant referees: Archie Sehlako, Vusi Msibi

Division 1

Eastern Province vs Valke at WJ de Wet Stadium, Despatch

Referee: Archie Sehlako 

Assistant referees: Local

Border Bulldogs vs Welwitschias at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London

Referee: Vusi Msibi

Assistant referees: Patrick Bulwana, Sinethemba Nduzulwana

Boland Cavaliers vs South Western Districts Eagles at Boland Stadium, Wellington

Assistant referees: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Viv-Richard Adams

Leopards vs Griffons at Hoërskool Klerksdorp

Referee: Egon Seconds

Assistant referees: Alex Jonker, Godwill Morobe

Under-21

Blue Bulls vs Leopards at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Assistant referees: Local

Free State vs Sharks at Shimla Park, Bloemfontein

Referee: Paul Mente

Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Local

Western Province vs Eastern Province at City Park, Cape Town

Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

Assistant referees: Divan Uys, Local

Under-20

South Western Districts vs Border at Outeniqua Park, George

Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

Assistant referees: Local

Limpopo vs Valke at Loftus Versfeld B, Pretoria

Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Assistant referees: Local

Pumas vs Griquas at Sasol Recreation club, Secunda

Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

Assistant referees: Local

Blue Bulls vs Leopards at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Egon Seconds

Assistant referees: Local

Free State vs Sharks at Shimla park, Bloemfontein

Referee: Jaco Kotze

Assistant referees: Local

Western Province vs Eastern Province at City Park, Cape Town

Referee: Divan Uys 

Assistant referees: Local

Gold Cup

Sasol vs Bloemfontein Police at Sasol Recreation club, Secunda

Referee: Johre Botha 

Assistant referees: Local

Welkom vs Vereeniging at Northwest Stadium, Welkom

Referee: Eduan Nel 

Assistant referees: Local

QBR vs Raiders Harlequin Club, Pretoria

Referee: Christopher Allison 

Assistant referees: Local

Vaal Reefs vs Old Georgians at Hoërskool Klerksdorp

Referee: Des van Wyk 

Assistant referees: Local

Progress George vs Old Selbornians at Rosemore Stadium, George

Referee: Sindile Ngcese 

Assistant referees: Local

Tygerberg vs Swallows at Florida Park, Cape Town

Referee: Jabian Jeftha

Assistant referees: Local

ITM Sishen vs Rovers at Sivos Stadium, Kathu

Referee: Morné Ferreira 

Assistant referees: Local

False Bay vs Western Suburbs at Phillip Herbstein Field, Constantia

Referee: Phumzile Mbewu 

Assistant referees: Local

Spain

División de Honor, Round 3

FC Barcelona vs Hernani at Campo La Teixonera

Referee: Alfonso Mirat

VRAC Quesos Entrepinares vs Bizkaia Gernika

Referee: Santiago Merino

Sanitas Alcobendas vs Complutense Cisneros

Referee: Iñaki Muñoz

Getxo Artea vs Senor Independiente

Referee: Félix Villegas

Ordizia vs Salvador at Campo Altamira

Referee: David Castro 

La Vila vs UE Santboiana

Referee: Pedro Montoya

División De Honor B, Round 3

Uribealdea vs Aparejadores Burgos

Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate

Bera Bera vs Vigo

Referee: Iñaki Marquinez

Eibar vs Zarautz at Campo Unbe

Referee: Alberto Ruíz Garcia

Crat A Coruña vs Campus Ourense at Campo Acea Dama

Referee: Iñaki Vergara

Real Oviedo vs Salvador “B” at Campo El Naranco

Referee: Andoni Susperregi

Santander vs Durango at Campo Ruth Beitia

Referee: Andrés Rodriguez Noriega

Fenix vs CAU Valencia at Campo Pinares De Venecia

Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao

Barca Univer Club vs L’Hospitalet

Referee: José Bogas

Valencia vs Les Abelles at Campo Quatre Cerreres

Referee: Joshua Bellido 

Sant Cugat vs Inter Cullera

Referee: Edoardo Cousillas

Tatami vs Poble Nou at Campo El Rio

Referee: Miguel Ferdinandez Rodriguez 

El Toro vs UE Santboiana “B” at Campo Calvia

Referee: Luis García-Mon

CDU Granada vs Pozuelo at Campo Fuentenueva

Referee: Joaquín Santoro

Liceo Francés vs Ciencias Sevilla at Campo Ramón Urtubi

Referee: Jorge Molpeceres

Cisneros “B” vs Arquitectura at Campo Puerta Hierro

Referee: Pancho Benegas

Almeria vs Ing. Industriales at Estadio De La Juventud

Referee: José Luis Beltrán 

Olímpico vs Cáceres at Campo Valle De Las Cañas

Referee: Alhambra Nievas

Alcobendas Rugby “B” vs Trocadero Marbella

Referee: Belarmino Álvarez

United Arab Emirates

West Asia Premiership

Dubai Exiles vs Dubai Hurricane

Referee: Maurice Butler

Assistant referees: Eugene Deegan, David Mason

Coach: Grant Bateman

Bahrain vs Abu Dhabi Harlequins

Referee: Norman Drake 

Assistant referees: Eugene Deegan, Hermann Frankfurt

DSC Eagles vs Abu Dhabi Saracens

Referee: Shakeel Ahamed

Assistant referees: Tony Duminy, Jassim Al Suwaidi

Coach: Ray Meerloo

 

Wales

Premiership

Newport vs Bargoed

Referee: Gareth John 

Assistant referees: John Darcy, Haydn Edwards

Ebbw Vale vs Merthyr

Referee: Rhys Thomas 

Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Rob Mota

Pontypridd vs Cross Keys

Referee: Mike English

Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Jacob Ellis

Bedwas vs Cardiff

Referee: Aled Evans

Assistant referees: Jamie Morgan, David Swain

Llanelli vs Aberavon

Referee: Ben Breakspear 

Assistant referees: Justin Evans, Jason Summers

Bridgend vs Neath

Referee: Robert Price

Assistant referees: Chris Oliver, Rhodri Morgan

Llandovery vs Swansea

Referee: Jason Morris 

Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Adrian Slade

RGC vs Carmarthen

Referee: Wayne Davies

Assistant referees: Jon Hardy, Aaron Cross

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