Referees to 27 April
The Heineken Cup semifinals are upon us this weekend. European Nations Cup matches are in the process of deciding winners and promotion/relegation. While some things end a brand new competition is starting the Asian Five Nations with matches in Japan and the Arabian Gulf.
Injury forced Alain Rolland to withdraw from the Heinelen Cup semifinal at Twickenham, his place taken by fellow Dubliner Alan Lewis.
International
Division 1
Georgia vs Spain in Tblissi
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italia)
Touch judges: Domenico Sironi (Italia), Riccardo Bonaccorsi (Italia)
Division 2A
Netherlands vs Germany in Amsterdam
Referee: Cristian Raduta (Romania)
Division 2B
Poland vs Latvia in Koszalin
Referee: Volovik (Russia)
Division 3A
Sweden vs Serbia in Lund
Referee: Tomasz Jarowicz (Poland)
Division 3B
Austria vs Norway in Vienne
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Spain)
Division 3C
Slovenia vs Israel in Ljubljana
Referee: Csaba Priskin (Hungary)
Asian Five Nations
Arabian Gulf vs Hong Kong
Referee: Kazuhito Taniguchi (Japan)
Korea vs Japan at Incheon Munhak Sports Complex
Referee: Tom Woolf (Arabian Gulf)
Rugby World Cup
Qualifiers in Cayman Islands
Day 2
Bahamas vs Jamaica
Referee: Larry Mendez (Trinidad & Tobago)
Bermuda vs Guyana
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Cayman Islands vs Mexico
Referee: Derek Stoltz (Canada)
Trinidad & Tobago vs Barbados
Referee: Paul Bretz (USA)
Finals
Cayman vs Jamaica
Referee: Derek Stoltz (Canada)
Mexico vs Bahamas
Referee: Alasdair Robertson (Cayman)
Bermuda vs Barbados
Referee: Paul Bretz (USA)
Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
World Junior Trophy
Round 2
Pool A at San Carlos De Apoquindo
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)
Pool B at Stade Français
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)
Heineken Cup
Saturday, 26 April
London Irish vs Toulouse
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland), Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland)
Sunday, 27 April
Saracens vs Munster
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
European Challenge Cup
Friday, 25 April
Worcester Warriors vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Saturday, 26 April
Bath vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Magners League
Ospreys vs Dragons at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Pacific Rugby Cup
Round 2
Fiji Barbarians vs Upolu Samoa at Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Feao Nonu (Tonga)
Touch judges: Eva Mafi (Tonga), Misaele Petero (Fiji)
Savai’i Samoa vs Fiji Warriors at Prince Edward Park, Savaii
Referee: Mouga Vea (Tonga)
Touch judges: Anderson Sanft (Tonga), Kolio Petelo (Samoa)
Tau’uta Reds vs Tautahi Gold at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku’alofa
Referee: Hemi Siaosi (Samoa)
Touch judges: Tui Komiti (Samoa), Okalani Kalonihea (Tonga)
Super 14
Week 11
Friday, 25 April
Crusaders vs Blues in Christchurch
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Brent Murray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Brumbies vs Lions in Canberra
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Brett Bowden (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Saturday, 26 April
Chiefs vs Reds in Hamilton
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Sharks in Sydney
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Grant MacNeill (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Scott Young (Australia), Lusanda Menze (Performance Auditor) (South Africa)
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes in Kimberley
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Paul Marks (Australia), Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa) , Ian Scotney (Performance Auditor) (Australia)
Stormers vs Highlanders at Newlands
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Touch judges: Daniel Cheever (Australia), Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Friendly
Connacht A vs Eneisei (Russia)
Referee: Leo Colgan
Touch judges: Peter Roche, Kim Imbusch
Leinster A vs Eneisei (Russia)
Referee: Alan Rogan
Touch judges: Dudley Phillips, Eanna O’Dowd
Domestic
Australia
Tooheys New Cup Shute Shield
Eastwood vs Penrith at TG Millner Field
Referee: Steve Hardy
Touch judges: Luke Colbron, Matt Kellahan,
Manly vs Parramatta at Manly Oval
Referee: Damien Mitchelmore
Touch judges: Callan O’Neill, Neil Favager
Northern Suburbs vs Southern Districts at North Sydney Oval
Referee: Andrew Lees
Touch judges: Nathan Kearns (ACT), Wayne Rubin
Sydney University vs Eastern Suburbs at Univeristy Oval No 1
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Touch judges: David Rowan, Geoff Stewart
Television match official: Sera Corrigan (ACT)
Warringah vs Gordon at Pittwater Rugby Park
Referee: Julian Pritchard
Touch judges: Richard Goswell, Phil Baird
West Harbour vs Randwick at Concord Oval
Referee: George Ayoub
Touch judges: Michael Rolleston, Mike Evans
England
Universities Finals at Twickenham
Men
Hartpury University vs Loughborough University
Referee: Chris Sharp
Touch judges: Richard Kelly, Darryl Chapman
Assessor: Nick Clarke, James Minards
Women
University of Wales, Cardiff vs Northumbria University
Referee: Steve Walters
Touch judges: Richard Kelly, Nick Robinson
National League 1
Bedford Blues vs Pertemps Bees
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Touch judges: Paul Knowles, Nick Clarke
Cornish Pirates vs London Welsh
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Touch judges: Nigel Higginson, Mark Summerhayes
Assessor: Ian Hamilton
Coventry vs Nottingham
Referee: Terry Hall
Touch judges: Revis Phillips, Fred Farndon
Assessor: Peter Farrell
Doncaster vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Mark Wilson, Barry Dalby
Moseley vs Esher
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: Andrew Gardner, David Crooks
Northampton Saints vs Launceston
Referee: Nick Williams
Touch judges: Brendan Fitzmaurice, Dave Grashoff
Plymouth Albion vs Newbury
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Eric Woodmason , Lloyd Jackson
Assessor: Bob Bullock
Sedgley Park vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, Rob Sawyer
France
Top 14
19ème journée
Bayonne vs Bourgoin
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Fernand Pereira
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Roger Duhau
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Brive vs Perpignan
Referee: Eric Darrière
Touch judges: Frédéric Gourgues, Didier Dussaut
Assessor: Patrick Costa, Henri Lalanne
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Auch vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Touch judges: Jean-Luc Gonzalez, Denis Grenouillet
Assessor: Francis Bourgade, Michel Messan
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Dax vs Albi
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Jean-Christophe Clot, Jean-Louis Fillon
Assessor: Michel Roger, Jean Lavergne
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Montauban vs Biarritz
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Daniel Jeanguiot, Guy Pince
Assessor: Patrick Ducouret, Daniel Pruvot
Television match official: Serge Marzullo
Montpellier vs Stade Français
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Martinaud
Assessor: Michel Forget, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Yves Bressy
Pro D2 – 25ème journée
La Rochelle vs Toulon
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Touch judges: Christophe Malterre, Didier Bonnet
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda, Marc Daroque
Goal judges: Christophe Labaune, Christophe Abadie
Racing Metro 92 vs Narbonne
Referee: Laurent Guillermard
Touch judges: Alain Rongier, Jean-Paul Benoit
Assessor: Pierre Guichard, Robert Antonin
Goal judges: Grégoire Silvan, Yvan Centelles
Agen vs Pau
Referee: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Touch judges: Frédéric Ducatez, Jean-François Fourquet
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre
Goal judges: Eric Lavit, David Elissalde
Aurillac vs Blagnac
Referee: Christian Poulalier
Touch judges: Didier Bart, Michel Couzier
Assessor: Michel Sicard, Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Frédéric Chazal, Arnaud Blondel
Tarbes vs Lyon
Referee: Jérôme Lamirand
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Abejean, Stéphane Duberger
Assessor: Christian Cortey, Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Damien Borderies, Jean-Michel Dessere
Limoges vs Grenoble
Referee: Eric Molier
Touch judges: Régis Gabard, Claude Roux
Assessor: Pierre Beneuf, Jean-Pierre Juanchich
Goal judges: Mathieu Delpy, Nicolas Allemand
Oyonnax vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Bruno Gaudefrin
Touch judges: Franck Rataj, Bernard Vals
Assessor: Gérard Destruels, Pierre Bertherat
Goal judges: Alain Monteux, Adrien Descottes
Bordeaux-Bègles vs Béziers
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Touch judges: Lionel Fillol, Jean-Yves Quintin
Assessor: Bernard Bach, Marc Desclaux
Goal judges: Sébastien Grellety, Philippe Milani
Italy
Super 10 – XV giornata
Amatori Catania vs Carrera Petrarca Padova
Referee: Paolo Ventura (Roma)
Touch judges: Andrea Pasquin (Rovigo), Stefano Rebuschi (Rovigo)
Femi Cz Rovigo vs Casino’ Di Venezia
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Milano)
Touch judges: Claudio Castagnoli (Livorno), Roberto Carra (Modena)
Mps Viadana vs Almaviva Ur Capitolina
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Touch judges: Stefano Traversi (Rovigo), Mario Lazzarini (Treviso)
Benetton Treviso vs Rolly Gran Parma
Referee: Gianluca Bonacci (Roma)
Touch judges: Sergio Di Gregorio (Padova), Beniamino Zanette (Venezia)
Overmach Cariparma vs Cammi Calvisano
Referee: Alan Falzone (Padova)
Touch judges: Alessandro Cason (Rovigo), Giovanni Morandin (Padova)
Seria A – XXII giornata
Girone 1
Consiag I Cavalieri Prato vs Antares Benevento
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati)
Novaco Alghero vs Admo Leonessa Brescia
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Futura Park Rugby Roma vs Hafro Design Udine
Referee: Maurizio Vancini (Milano)
Zhermack Badia vs Orved San Donà
Referee: Ferdinando Cusano (Vicenza)
Marchiol San Marco vs Easy Living L’Aquila
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Udine)
Mag Data Colorno vs Termoraggi Cariparma Piacenza
Referee: Filippo Bertelli (Brescia)
Girone 2
Banca Farnese Lyons Piacenza vs Exagerate Rugby Reggio
Referee: Diego Berlese (Treviso)
SG Rugby Segni vs Vibu Noceto
Referee: Vittorio Favero (Treviso)
Bozzi Livorno vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Giovanni Cenci (Colleferro)
Cus Padova vs Giunti Firenze 1931
Referee: Stefano Roscini (Milano)
Rugby Banco di Brescia vs Mantovani Pol. Lazio
Referee: Giacomo Serchiani (Padova)
Donelli Modena vs Med Italia Pro Recco
Referee: Simone Boaretto (Rovigo)
South Africa
Vodacom Cup
Free State vs Boland in Bloemfontein
Referee: Pro Legoete
Touch judges: Marius Bonthuys, Lourens van der Merwe
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Blue Bulls vs Lions in Pretoria
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Touch judges: Sindile Mayende, Cobus Wessels
Assessor: Theuns Naude
Western Province vs Wildebeest at Newlands
Referee: Francois Veldsman
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha, Eugenia Daniels
Television match official: Jenny Bentel
Assessor: Abndre Watson, Thuso Mngqibisa
Griquas vs Leopards in Kimberley
Referee: Joey Salmans
Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe, Petri Bosch
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Amateur Provincial
Pumas Rural vs Pumas in Nelspruit
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Valke vs Leopards in Kempton Park
Referee: Heyns Deacon
Assessor: Richard Nash
Spain
Copa de SM La Reina
Semifinal. Encuentros de Vuelta
UE Santboiana vs INEF Barcelona
Referee: Juan Silva (Andalucía)
Gaztedi vs Getxo Artea
Referee: José Ignacio Fernandez Soria (Madrid)
División de Honor B
Final
Les Abelles vs La Vila
Referee: Joan Montoya (País Vasco)
USA
Super League
Belmont Shore vs Santa Monica in Santa Monica
Referee: Jem McDowall
Touch judges: Bruce Carter, Local
Assessor: Dave Williamson
Denver vs OMBAC in San Diego
Referee: Ed Gardner
Touch judges: Campbell, Local
Assessor: Bryan Porter
OPSB vs Golden Gate in San Francisco
Referee: David Peters
Touch judges: Matt Eason, Local
Assessor: Peter Smith
Chicago Lions vs Washington in Washington
Referee: Judah Boulet
Touch judges: Steve Verna, Local
Coach: Chris Davis
Assessor: Paul Rosenzweig
Philly vs NYAC in New York
Referee: Gavin Curtis
Assessor: Dave Metcalfe
Boston IW vs Dallas in Dallas
Referee: Dana Teagarden
Touch judges: Charlie Haupt, Local
Assessor: Peter Watson
Old Blue NY vs PAC in Washington
Referee: Chris Henshall
Touch judges: Terry Haas, Local
Assessor: Mark Koiwai
St Louis vs Boston in Boston
Referee: Tim Luscombe
Coach: Mike Geach
Assessor: Don Morrison
Charlotte vs Chicago Griffins in Chicago
Referee: Tom Coburn
Touch judges: Ed Ward, Local
Assessor: Mike Cobb
Wales
Konica-Minolta Cup semifinals
Aberavon vs Pontypridd at Cardiff
Referee: Phil Fear
Touch judges: Matthew Aplin, Leighton Hodges
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Neath at Aberavon
Referee: James Jones
Touch judges: David Jones, Mike Bethell
Premiership
Glamorgan Wdrs vs Bridgend
Referee: Greg Morgan
Touch judges: Gareth Simmonds, Gareth Widlake
Maesteg vs Aberavon
Referee: Phil Fear
Touch judges: Alan Shepperd, Julian Smith
Neath vs Swansea
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Richard Hughes, Jeff Wood
Llanelli vs Llandovery
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Touch judges: Mark Jones, Alwyn Harries
Ebbw Vale vs Cross Keys
Referee: Simon Harris
Touch judges: Lynn Davies, Phil Evans
Newport vs Bedwas
Referee: David Bodilly
Touch judges: Chris Williams, James Tucker
Cardiff vs Pontypridd
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Neil Howells, Robert Hale
Llandovery vs Glamorgan Wanderers
Referee: Tim Hayes
Touch judges: Huw Williams, Andrew Meyrick
