Referees to July 27

It’s a quieter weekend this – a noisy Tri-Nations match it’s true, and a Ranfurly Shield match and matches in South Africa, but it feels strange to have so few appointments.

International

Tri-Nations

Australia vs New Zealand in Sydney
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Friendly

Namibia vs South African Students
Referee: tba

Under-18

England vs Buenos Aires
Referee: Hernán Iglesias

England vs Mendoza
Referee: Andrés Ramos

Sevens

Oceania Sevens

There are two torunaments in Samoa which double as qualifiers for the Sevens World Cupsi in Dubai in 2009. The top two teams in each tournament will qualify for Dubai.

Fiji, New Zealand and Australia have already qualified for the Men’s tournament.

Men’s teams: Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Niue and Tahiti

Women’s teams: New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa and Niue

Referees: tba

Domestic

Australia

New South Wales

Manly vs Northern Suburbs at Manly Oval 
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Touch judges: Jamie McGregor, Mike Hobson

Randwick vs Eastwood at Coogee Oval 
Referee: James Leckie
Touch judges: Angus Gardner, Stephen Copeman
Assessor: Wayne Erickson

Southern Districts vs Eastern Suburbs at Forshaw Rugby Park 
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Touch judges: Phil Baird, William Houston
Assessor: Brendan Taylor

Sydney University vs Gordon at University Oval No 1 
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Touch judges: Steve Hardy, Guy Grinham
Television match official: Matt Goddard

Warringah vs Penrith at Pittwater Rugby Park 
Referee: Julian Pritchard
Touch judges: Sarah Corrigan (ACT), Martin Mackertich

West Harbour vs Parramatta at Concord Oval 
Referee: James Scholtens
Touch judges: Roberta Barnett (Queensland), Matt Kellahan
Assessor: Frank Meiklejon

Fiji

Digicel Cup

This match was postponed from Round 2.

Ovalau vs Tavua at Nasau Park, Levuka
Referee: Peni Vesikula

New Zealand

Ranfurly Shield

Auckland vs North Otago at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: Vinny Munro
Touch judges: Kane McBride, James McPhail
Assessor: Alan Bateman

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Cheetahs vs Valke in Bloemfontein 
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones 
Touch judges: Theuns Jonker, Peter de Bruin 
Television match official: Willie Roos

Sharks vs Lions in Durban 
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan 
Touch judges: François Veldsman, Reuben Rossouw 
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen 
Assessor: Banks Yantolo

Western Province vs Boland at Newlands
Referee: Pro Legoete 
Assessor: Sindile Mayende, Roderick Barry 
Television match official: Michael Cupido 
Assessor: Eugene Daniels

Division 1

Leopards vs Pumas in Potchefstroom 
Referee: Phillip Bosch 
Touch judges: Jerome America, Muller van der Nest 
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Eastern Province vs Griffons in Port Elizabeth 
Referee: Deon van Blommestein 
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha, Fakumile Yamile 
Assessor: Banks Yantolo

South Western Districts vs Border in George 
Referee: Christie du Preez 
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Jonathan Mouers 
Assessor: Neville Heilbron

Amateur Provincial

Pumas vs Limpopo in Middelburg 
Referee: Heyns Deacon   
Assessor: Dries Breytenbach

Griffons vs KwaZulu Natal Rural in Wesselsbron 
Referee: Willie Killian   
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Griquas vs Valke Rural in Hartswater 
Referee: Martin Lekanye   
Assessor: Kat Swanepoel

Free State vs Griffons in Bloemfontein
Referee: Petri Bosch   
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Griquas vs Eastern Province Rural in Springbok 
Referee: LJ Swart   
Touch judges: Keith Hendricks

Eastern Province vs Border Rural in Port Elizabeth 
Referee: Dilbert November   
Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Border vs South Western Districts in King William’s Town 
Referee: Quinton Immelman   
Assessor: Banks Yantolo

Lions vs Valke in Johannesburg 
Referee: Richard Ingram   
Assessor: Theuns Naudé

Leopards vs Pumas Rural in Potchefstroom 
Referee: François de Bruin   
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Women

Border vs Blue Bulls in King William’s Town 
Referee: Eugenia Daniels   
Assessor: Banks Yantolo

Western Province vs KwaZulu Natal in Cape Town 
Referee: Roslyn Fortuin   
Assessor: Eugene Daniels

Leopards vs South Western Districts in Potchefstroom 
Referee: Magda van den Heever   
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Free State vs Boland in Bloemfontein 
Referee: Madel Herselman   
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Lions vs Griffons in Johannesburg 
Referee: Siphokasi Njani   
Assessor: Theuns Naudé