Referees to 20 November 2016.
After all, for the first time in over a century, Ireland beat New Zealand in Chicago recently. Now that face them again on home turf.
That is if their swamping of Italy is anything to go by.
France vs Australia could also be a close encounter. Glen Jackson referees that.
It is worth noting that Alhambra Nievas of Spain is the main assistant referee in a men's Test this weekend – Tonga vs USA. On Sunday she shared World Rugby's Referee of the Year award with Rasta Rasivenghe.
There are in fact many Tests across the globe, from far east in the north to the south's west. The November Test window is wide open now, and it's fascinating.
In all there are 40 Tests this week. 40! They involve 33 countries and they all will be enthusiastic, filled with pride and determination.
The match officials are from 15 different countries.
International
November Tests
England vs Fiji at Twickenham, England
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Assessor: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
France vs Australia at Stade de France, Paris, France
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Greg Garner (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Robert Davies (Wales)
Wales vs Japan at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: John Lacey (Ireland), Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)
Assessor: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Ireland vs New Zealand at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Ian Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)
Assessor: Chris White (England)
Italy vs South Africa at Stadio A Franchi, Florence, Italy
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Scotland vs Argentina at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Thomas Charabas (France)
Television match official: Shaun Davey (England)
Timekeeper: Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Georgia vs Samoa at Mikhail Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assistant referees: JP Doyle (England), Tom Foley (England)
Assessor: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
Spain vs Uruguay at Stadium Ciudade de Malaga, Malaga, Spain
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England), Dan Jones (Wales)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Tonga vs USA at Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian, Spain
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Alhambra Nievas (Spain), Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)
Romania vs Canada at Arcul de Triomph, Bucharest, Romania
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Gary Conway (Ireland)
Television match official: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Assessor: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
Germany vs Brazil in Heidelberg
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
Assistant referees: Kilian O'Brien (Germany), Kathi Pickert Germany)
Rugby World Cup 2019 Qualifying
Paraguay vs Colombia
Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil), Mauricio Escalante (Argentina)
FIRA-AER
Trophy
Netherlands vs Moldova in Amsterdam
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Finlay Brown (Scotland), Neil Muir (Scotland)
Switzerland vs Portugal in Yverdon
Referee: Emmanuele Tomò (Italy)
Hong Kong Cup of Nations 2016
Round 2
Russia vs Papua New Guinea
Referee: Damien Schneider (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Tim Baker (Hong Kong), Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong vs Zimbabwe
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referees: Tim Baker (Hong Kong), Stephen Copeman (Hong Kong)
Round 3
Zimbabwe vs Papua New Guinea
Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)
Assistant referees: Damien Schneider (Argentina), Patrick Kwok (Hong Kong)
Assessor: Hugh Watkins (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong vs Russia
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referees: Damien Schneider (Argentina), Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong)
Assessor: Hugh Watkins (Hong Kong)
Women
Ireland vs Canada at University College Dublin
Referee: Marie Lematte (France)
Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England), Su Carty (Ireland)
England vs New Zealand at The Stoop, Twickenham
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
Assistant referees: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy), tba
Women's World Cup Qualifier
Scotland vs Spain at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Referee: Claire Hodnett (England)
Assistant referees: Ian Kenny (Scotland), Alexandra Pratt (Scotland)
Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Rebecca Wheater (Scotland)
Friendlies
Harlequins vs Maori All Blacks at The Stoop, Twickenham
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dean Richards (England), Paul Dix (England)
Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw (England)
Television match official: David Rose (England)
Heriots vs Italy A
Referee: Keith Allen (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Alex Obreja (Scotland), Brian McGuff (Scotland)
Under-20
Ulster vs Georgia
Referee: Jonny Erskine (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Oisin Quinn (Ireland), Peter Martin (Ireland)
Anglo-Welsh, Round 1
Newport vs Scarlets
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gareth John (Wales), Richard Deacy (Wales)
Cardiff vs Ospreys
Referee: tba (England)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Richard Brace (Wales)
Domestic
England
Premiership
Worcester Warriors vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Peter Allan
Television match official: Geoffrey Warren
Timekeeper: Clive Leeke
Assessor: Martin Fox Michael Hudson
Bath vs Bristol
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Philip Watters, Roger Baileff
Television match official: Rowan Kitt
Timekeeper: Bob Ockenden
Assessor: Jerry Wallis / Robin Goodliffe
Gloucester vs Wasps
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Simon McConnell
Television match official: David Rose
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Sale Sharks vs Saracens
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell, Jack Makepeace
Television match official: David Sainsbury
Timekeeper: Tony Turner
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Leicester Tigers vs Harlequins
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Paul Burton, Nigel Carrick
Television match official: David Grashoff
Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Newcastle Falcons vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: John Meredith, Gareth Copsey
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: David Hudson
Assessor: Andrew Vertigan
Championship
London Scottish vs Richmond
Referee: Simon Harding
Assistant referees: Simon Adams, Andy Watson
Nottingham vs Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Matthew O'Grady
Assistant referees: Gregory D Garner, Chris Sharp
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
Yorkshire Carnegie vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Steve Lee
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, Matthew Daubney
Assessor: Brian Campsall
London Welsh vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Rob Warburton, Clare Daniels
Assessor: Peter Farrell
Cornish Pirates vs London Irish
Referee: Fergus Kirby
Assistant referees: Andrew Pearce, Brian Ravenhill
Assessor: Lloyd Jackson
Rotherham Titans vs Jersey Reds
Referee: Mike Hudson
Assistant referees: Jonathan Healy, Michael Patz
Assessor: Rowly Williams
Friendly
Bath United vs UK Armed Forces
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
Assistant referees: Gareth Copsey, Lionel Spooner
France
Top 14, Round 12
Stade Français vs Montpellier at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Salem Attalah
Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Eric Briquet Campin
Bayonne vs Toulouse at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Tual Trainini
Assistant referees: Sébastien Minery, Akim Hadj Bachir
Television match official: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Castres vs Toulon at Stade Jean-Pierre Antoine
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Thierry Guilloton
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Bordeaux-Bègles vs La Rochelle at Stade Chaban Delmas
Referee: Pascal Gauzère
Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Laurent Breil
Television match official: Laurent Sclafer
Brive vs Pau at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Television match official: Pierre Brousset
Clermont vs Lyon at Parc Sports Marcel Michelin
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Bruno Gabaldon
Television match official: Arnaud Blondel
Racing Club de France vs Grenoble at Stade Yves du Manoir
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Vincent Blasco Baque, Patrick Beuriot
Television match official: Patrick Péchambert
Pro D2, Round 11
Aurillac vs Biarritz at Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Flavien Hourquet, Fabrice Hand
Goal judges: Alexandre Boissay, Jean-Michel Huguet
Bourgoin vs Oyonnax at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Francis Giacomini
Goal judges: Vincent Dathie, Laurent Romeo
Mont-de-Marsan vs Angoulême at Stade Municipal Guy Boniface
Referee: Christine Hanizet
Assistant referees: Vincent Chiodi Schroeder, David Rosich
Goal judges: Frédéric Cambou, Jérôme Soubigou
Narbonne vs Dax at Parc Des Sports Et De L'Aimitie
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
Assistant referees: David Beun, Baptiste Abel Coindoz
Goal judges: Frédéric Gracianette, Jérôme Ripoll
Vannes vs Carcass on at Stade De La Rabine
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
Assistant referees: Guilhem Capdevielle, Alexandre Vallon
Goal judges: Damien Pscheidt, Stéphane Thelamon
Montauban vs Albi at Parc Des Sports De Sapiac
Referee: Laurent Millotte
Assistant referees: Jean-Pierre Celaya, Frédéric Chazal
Goal judges: Philippe Gorbenko, Maxime Puig
Colomiers vs Béziers at Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Vivien Praderie
Assistant referees: Quentin Janicot, Franck Rataj
Goal judges: Christian Castello, Bernard Lagardère
Agen vs Perpignan at Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos
Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Johann Lobregat
Goal judges: Michel Alarcon, Philippe Lecomte
Ireland
Ulster Bank League, Division 1
Buccaneers vs Galwegians at Dubarry Park
Referee: Frank Murphy
Spain
División de Honor, Round 5 (Rescheduled)
Salvador vs Hernani
Referee: Joaquín Santoro (Valencia)
Wales
Premiership
Aberavon vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Elfyn Morris-Roberts, Huw David
Neath vs Bridgend
Referee: Adam Jones
Assistant referees: Justin Williams, Mark Johns
Llanelli vs Cross Keys
Referee: Simon Rees
Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Jackie Boswell
Carmarthen vs Pontypridd
Referee: Dai Cambourne
Assistant referees: Andy Davies, Mike Davies
Bargoed vs Bedwas
Referee: Aled Evans
Assistant referees: Paul Jones, Neil Pruett
Llandovery vs Merthyr
Referee: Sean Brickell
Assistant referees: Chris Williams, Jonathan Walters
RGC 1404 vs Cardiff
Referee: Dewi Phillips
Assistant referees: Cierion Parry, Gareth Edwards
Women's Regional Matches
Scarlets vs Dragons at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Matthew J Thomas
Assistant referees: Jason Ludgate, Martyn Jones
Blues vs Ospreys at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Jason Morris
Assistant referees: Alex Yau, John Chapman
