Referees to 19 April
The European Nations Cup matches are picking up as spring thaws the cold. The Super 14 and several competitions in Europe are hotting up as crunch time draws nearer. And the 2011 World Cup gets under way – on the Cayman Islands.
Division 1
Czech Republic vs Russia in Ricany
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)
Touch judges: Dale Newitt (England), Don Helme (England)
Division 2A
Germany vs Ukraine in Hanover
Referee: Gabriel Seitan (Romania)
Division 2B
Croatia vs Andorra in Split
Referee: Mike Hoyer (Netherlands)
Division 3A
Switzerland vs Sweden in Nyon
Referee: Serge Goffinet (Belgium)
Division 3C
Luxembourg vs Slovenia in Stade Municipal Josy Barthel ,Luxembourg
Referee: Felix Villegas (Spain)
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Israel in Zenica
Referee: Steve Busuttil (Malta)
Rugby World Cup 2011 Qualifying Tournament
This take place on the Cayman Islands.
Tony Spreadbury, who refereed the opening match at the 2007 World Cup’s final tournament in France, referees the opening match, of the 2011 World Cup’s qualifiers.
Referees: Tony Spreadbury (England), Paul Bretz (USA), Derek Stoltz (Canada), Aaron Christie (Jamaica)
Cayman Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Bahamas vs Bermuda
Referee: Paul Bretz (USA)
Barbados vs Mexico
Referee: Aaron Christie (Jamaica)
Guyana vs Jamaica
Referee: Derek Stoltz (Canada)
World Junior Rugby Trophy
This starts in Santiago, Chile, on 15 April. Eight teams are taking part.
Referees: Salvador Encinas (Chile), Haykel Bahroun (Tunisia), Ucha Narmianidze (Georgia), Gustavo Gerbasi (Uruguay), Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania), Javier Mancuso (Argentina), Marcin Zeszutek (Poland)
Day 1 appointments
Georgia vs Jamaica
Referee: Salvados Encinas (Chile)
Touch judges: Jaime Vial (Chile), Marcin Zeszutek (Poland)
Uruguay vs Korea
Referee: Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania)
Touch judges: Jaime Vial (Chile), Marcin Zeszutek (Poland)
Rumania vs Namibia
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Touch judges: Gustavo Gerbasi (Uruguay), Ucha Namiarnidze (Georgia
Cook Islands vs Chile
Referee: Heykel Bahroun (Tunisia)
Touch judges: Gustavo Gerbasi (Uruguay), Ucha Narmianidze (Georgia)
Day 2
Cook Islands vs Namibia
Referee: Ucha Narmianidze (Georgia)
Touch judges: Heykel Bahroun (Tunisia), Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Chile vs Namibia
Referee: Gustavo Gerbasi (Uruguay)
Touch judges: Heykel Bahroun (Tunisia), Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Georgia vs Korea
Referee: Marcin Zeszutek (Poland)
Touch judges: Salvador Encinas (Chile), Jaime Vial (Chile)
Jamaica vs Uruguay
Referee: Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania)
Touch judges: Salvador Encinas (Chile), Jaime Vial (Chile)
Magners League
Glasgow vs Llanelli Scarlets at Firhill
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Edinburgh vs Leinster at Murrayfield
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Cardiff Blues vs Ulster at Arms Park
Referee: tba (Scotland)
Touch judges: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands
Munster vs Ospreys at Musgrave Park
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: Eanna O’Dowd (Ireland), Ken Henley Willis (Ireland)
Super 14
Week 10
Friday, 18 April
Chiefs vs Crusaders in Hamilton
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (New Zealand), Brent Murray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichmann (New Zealand)
Reds vs Western Force in Brisbane
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: Julian Pritchard (Australia), Simon Moore (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Saturday, 19 April
Waratahs vs Lions in Sydney
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Assessor: Scott Young (Australia)
Brumbies vs Sharks in Canberra
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Grant MacNeill (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Brendan McCormick (Australia)
Bulls vs Highlanders in Pretoria
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Touch judges: Geoff Acton (Australia), Willie Roos (South Africa)
Television match official: Michael Cupido (South Africa)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (Performance Auditor) (New Zealand), Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
Stormers vs Hurricanes at Newlands
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Touch judges: Ian Smith (Australia), JC Fortuin (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Banks Yantolo (South Africa), Stuart Beissel (Performance Auditor) (New Zealand)
IRB Pacific Rugby Cup
Round 1
Fiji Warriors vs Tautahi Gold at Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa)
Touch judges: Hemi Siosi (Samoa), Tomasi Buli (Fiji)
Savai’i Samoa vs Fiji Barbarians at Marist Stadium, Apia
Referee: tba
Women
European Cup semifinal 2nd leg
INEF Barcelona vs Montpellier
Referee: Gabriela Balan (Romania)
Domestic
Australia
Tooheys New Cup Shute Shield
Eastern Suburbs vs Warringah at Woollahra Oval
Referee: Julian Pritchard
Touch judges: Anthony Moyes, Mike Evans
Assessor: Scott Young
Gordon vs Eastwood at Chatswood Oval
Referee: Matt Goddard
Touch judges: Jamie McGregor, Warren Dobes
Northern Suburbs vs Sydney University at Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Touch judges: Richard Goswell, Matt Kellahan
Parramatta vs Southern Districts at Granville Park
Referee: Stave Hardy
Touch judges: Luke Colbron, Steve Devine
Assessor: Michael Tanzer
Randwick vs Penrith at Coogee Oval
Referee: James Scholtens
Touch judges: Neil Favager, Ian Douglas
Assessor: Brendan Taylor
West Harbour vs Manly at Concord Oval
Referee: Andrew Lees
Touch judges: David Rowan, Stephen Copeman
Assessor: Callan O’Neill
Assessor: John McCarthy
England
Premiership
London Wasps vs Sale Sharks at Adams Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Peter Huckle, Paul Dix
Television match official: Laurie Bryant, Geoff Warren
Bath vs Leicester Tigers at the Recreation Ground
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: Paul Emerson, David Kurk
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: Brian Abrahams
Gloucester vs Leeds Carnegie at Kingsholm
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Ashyley Reay
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
Leicester Tigers vs Bristol at Welford Road
Referee: Dean Richards
Touch judges: Alan Hughes, Martin Buck
Assessor: Colin High
Television match official: Brian Abrahams
London Irish vs Harlequins at Madejski Stadium
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Peter Huckle
Television match official: Matt Peters, Graham Huges
Worcester Warriors vs Bath at Sixways
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: Bob Mullis, Roger Baileff
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Television match official: David Hudson
Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Paul Dickens
Assessor: Colin High
Television match official: Andrew Turner
Saracens vs London Wasps at Vicarage Road
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Ken Stewart, Andy Watson
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: John Burtenshaw
National League 1
Esher vs Nottingham
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Touch judges: Paul Kimber, Paul Stanley
Exeter Chiefs vs Coventry
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Nigel Higginson , Martin Summerhayes
Assessor: Mike Coleman, Ian Hamilton
Launceston vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Andrew Hartwell
Touch judges: Richard Kelly, Kevin Obern
London Welsh vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Andy Taylorson
Touch judges: Rowan Kitt, Fred Spong
Assessor: David Warren
Moseley vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: David Rose
Touch judges: Matthew Daubney, David Matthews
Newbury vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Darren Gamage, Paul Burton
Pertemps Bees vs Sedgley Park
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: JP Doyle, James Minards
Rotherham Titans vs Doncaster
Referee: Greg Garner
Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, Rob Sawyer
France
Top 14 – 18ème journée
Biarritz vs Auch
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Denis Grenouillet, Didier Barnagaud
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy, Roger Duhau
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Brive vs Dax
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Fernand Pereira
Assessor: Claude Rouve, Jean Lavergne
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Albi vs Montpellier
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Gérard Gacon, Jean-Christophe Clot
Assessor: Francis Coup, Michel Messan
Television match official: Jean-Marie Combe
Stade Français vs Montauban
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
Touch judges: Gilbert Darrieutort, Didier Dussaut
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak, Daniel Pruvot
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hervé Gilard, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Hubert Dubes, Daniel Irazoqui, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Perpignan vs Bayonne
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Touch judges: Olivier Migne, Régis Gabard
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
Bourgoin vs Castres
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Jean-Luc Gonzalez
Assessor: Daniel Pascal, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Pro D2
Pro D2 – 24ème journée
Racing Metro 92 vs La Rochelle
Referee: Laurent Valin
Touch judges: Thierry Chanut, Pierre Goisnard
Assessor: Patrick Costa, Jean-Pierre Juanchich
Goal judges: Christophe Dutreuilh, Guillaume Robin
Blagnac vs Bordeaux
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Touch judges: Alain Rongier, Didier Martinaud
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Michel Lamoulie
Goal judges: Luigi Gaborit, Sébastien Cloute
Béziers vs Oyonnax
Referee: Eric Gonthier
Touch judges: Didier Morin, Gérard Capelle
Assessor: Michel Roger, Alain Fernandez
Goal judges: Christian Poulalier, Patrick Beuriot
Narbonne vs Lyon
Referee: Salem Attalah
Touch judges: Daniel Jeanguiot, Christophe Malterre
Assessor: Clément Grau, Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Stéphane Boyer, Frédéric De Castro
Toulon vs Agen
Referee: Laurent Sclafer
Touch judges: Alain Moretto, Jean-Paul Vermande
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure, Joël Dumé
Goal judges: Emmanuel Chenavier, Arnaud Blondel
Pau vs Grenoble
Referee: Eric Soulan
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Bonnet
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel, André Peytavin
Goal judges: José Bexiga, Christian Coussan
Aurillac vs Limoges
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Touch judges: Bernard Dubos, Jean-François Lavocat
Assessor: Roger Chiocchia, Pierre Bertherat
Goal judges: René Roustany, Thomas Dejean
Mont-de-Marsan vs Tarbes
Referee: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes, Jean-Yves Quintin
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi, Michel Debet
Goal judges: Jérôme Lamirand, Sébastien Grellety
Ireland
AIL Level 1
Ballymena vs Dungannon
Referee: Simon McDowell
Blackrock vs St Mary’s
Referee: Darragh McCormack
Clontarf vs Galwegians
Referee: John Carvill
Cork Constitution vs Dolphin
Referee: Olan Trevor
Garryowen vs UCD
Referee: George Clancy
Old Belvedere vs UL Bohemians
Referee: Mark Hermin
Shannon vs Greystones
Referee: Jonathan Peake
Italy
Super 10
Rolly Gran Parma vs Amatori Catania
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati)
Touch judges: Stefano Marrama (Padova), Luigi Sorrentino (Milano)
Almaviva Ur Capitolina vs Overmach Cariparma
Referee: Claudio Passacantando (L’Aquila)
Touch judges: Emiliano Roscini (Milano), Antonello Fracasso (Padova)
Casinò di Venezia vs Carrera Petrarca Padova
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Touch judges: Carlo Damasco (Napoli), Stefano Lento (Udine)
Femi Cz Rovigo vs Mps Viadana
Referee: Domenico Sironi (Colleferro)
Touch judges: Mauro Dordolo (Udine), Giovanni Corda (Parma)
Cammi Calvisano vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Milano)
Touch judges: Gianluca Bonacci (Roma), Pio Di Santo (Milano)
Serie A – XXI giornata
Girone 1
Easy Living L’Aquila vs Mag Data Colorno
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts (England)
Orved San Donà vs Marchiol San Marco
Referee: Vittorio Favero (Treviso)
Hafro Design Udine vs Zhermack Badia
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Admo Leonessa Brescia vs Futura Park Rugby Roma
Referee: Claudio Castagnoli (Livorno)
Antares Benevento vs Novaco Amatori Alghero
Referee: Emiliano Laube (Milano)
Termoraggi Cariparma Piacenza vs Consiag I Cavalieri Prato
Referee: Paulo Ventura (Roma)
Girone 2
Mantovani Pol. Lazio vs Donelli Modena
Referee: Alessandro Milan (Rovigo)
Giunti Firenze 1931 vs Rugby Banco di Brescia
Referee: Giovanni Cenci (Colleferro)
Benetton Treviso vs Cus Padova
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Rovigo)
Vibu Noceto vs Bozzi Livorno
Referee: Alessandro Cason (Rovigo)
Exagerate Rugby Reggio vs SG Rugby Segni
Referee: Claudio Colantonio (Roma)
Med Italia Pro Recco vs Banca Farnese Lyons Piacenza
Referee: Maurizio Vancini (Milano)
Spain
Copa de SM El Rey semifinal
Cetransa Dismeva El Salvador vs Cajasol Ciencias
Referee: Sabin Cortabarría (País Vasco)
Getxo Artea vs Bwin Pozuelo Boadilla
Referee: Manuel Chicharro (Andalucía)
Primera Nacional. Fase de Ascenso a División de Honor B
Semifinal – 2nd leg
L’Hospitalet vs Krafft Atlético San Sebastián
Referee: Francisco Ruiz Jiménez (Andalucía)
Belenos vs Sant Cugat
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)
USA
US Super League
Golden Gate vs Belmont Shore in Belmont Shore
Referee: Tom Lyons
Touch judges: Bob Woerner, Local
Assessor: Pete Smith
OMBAC vs OPSB in Seattle
Referee: Tom Coburn
Touch judges: Charlie Haupt, Local
Assessor: Buckley
Santa Monica vs Denver in Denver
Referee: Mark Zetterberg
Touch judges: Mark Ormsby, Local
Chicago Lions vs Boston IW in Boston
Referee: Dave Ardrey
AssessorPeter : Watson
Dallas vs NYAC in New York
Referee: Parker Carlisle
Touch judges: Terry Haas, Local
Coach: Swanson
Assessor: Peter Simpson
Washington vs Philly in Philadelphia
Referee: Richard Parker
Touch judges: Ed Ward, Local
Old Blue NY vs St Louis in St Louis
Referee: Ed Gardner
PAC vs Chicago Griffins in Chicago
Referee: Tim Luscombe
Coach: Mike Geach
Assessor: Bryan Porter
Boston vs Charlotte in Charlotte
Referee: Brad Kleiner
Touch judges: Bob Toomy, Ken Muir
Coach: Josh Tameifuna
Assessor: Dave Metcalfe
Wales
Premiership
Ebbw Vale vs Glamorgan Wanderers
Referee: Huw Griffiths
Touch judges: David Carter, Steve Vaughan
Llanelli vs Newport
Referee: Matthew Aplin
Touch judges: Stephen Davies, Adrian Slade
Cardiff vs Neath
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
Touch judges: Mike Kear, Steve Richmond
Pontypridd vs Maesteg
Referee: James Jones
Touch judges: Gwyn Ackerman, Jeff Lake
Bedwas vs Bridgend
Referee: Ken Bowen
Touch judges: Reg Hughes, Gerald Davies
Cross Keys vs Aberavon
Referee: David Jones
Touch judges: Nigel Jones, Joe Mcgrath
Llandovery vs Swansea
Referee: Steve Edwards
Touch judges: Terry Thomas, Steve Roberts
