Referees to 9 March
Six Nations is heading for a massive amount of interest at Croke Park with Wayne Barnes of England to see fair play between the unbeaten Welsh and the still hopeful Irish.
There has been a change of referee in Dunedin where Bryce Lawrence takes the place of Paul Honiss who is still with his wife who is making good headway. Chris Pollock then takes Lawrence’s place in Brisbane.
International
Six Nations
8 March
Ireland vs Wales at Croke Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Christophe Berdos (France), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official: David Changleng (Scotland)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Scotland vs England at Murrayfield
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
9 March
France vs Italy at Stade de France
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Television match official: Dave Pearson (England)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
European Nations Cup
Division 1
Romania vs Portugal
Referee: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Touch judges: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Mark Hermin (Ireland)
Russia vs Spain in Krasnodar
Referee: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat (France)
Touch judges: Gines Cerezuela (France), Jean-Claude Bes (France)
Friendly
Italy A vs Uruguay in Biella
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
Touch judges: Stefano Pennè (Italy), Emiliano Roscini (Italy)
Assessor: Alberto Recaldini (Italy)
Universities
Scotland Universities vs England Students at Lasswade
Referee: tba (France)
Touch judges: James Matthew (Scotland), David Anderson (Scotland)
Deaf
England vs Scotland at Broadstreet RFC
Referee: Richard Phillips (England)
Touch judges: Dave Miller (England), Richard Massey (England)
Under-20
Ireland vs Wales
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Touch judges: Alessandro Cason (Italy), Giovanni Morandin (Italy)
Television match official: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
France vs Italy in Corsica
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Touch judges: Tony Spreadbury (England), David Kurk (England)
Scotland vs England at Falkirk
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: Jon Mason (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Under-18
Scotland vs Italy
Referee: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Touch judges: Rupert Henderson (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Assessor: Peter Robertson (Scotland)
Women
Ireland vs Wales
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Touch judges: Ken Henley-Willis (Ireland), B O’Keefe (Ireland)
Scotland vs England at Meggetland
Referee: David Bodilly (Wales)
Touch judges: Luis Arola (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Assessor: Ian Thom (Scotland)
France vs Italy
Referee: tba (Wales)
Super 14
Week 4
Friday, 7 March
Highlanders vs Hurricanes at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Brumbies in Sydney
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Touch judges: Ian Smith (Australia), Daniel Cheever (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Bulls vs Lions at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: JC Fortuin (South Africa)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Banks Yantolo (South Africa)
Saturday, 8 March
Chiefs vs Cheetahs at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Touch judges: Geoff Acton (Australia), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Reds vs Stormers in Brisbane
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Simon Moore (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Assessor: Gus Erickson (Australia)
Sharks vs Blues at Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Brett Bowden (Australia)
Touch judges: Julian Pritchard (Australia), Joey Salmans (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
Sunday, 9 March
Western Force vs Crusaders in Perth
Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), James Scholtens (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Brendan McCormick (Australia)
England
Premiership
Bath vs Newcastle Falcons at the Recreation Ground
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: Bob Mullis, Roger Baileff
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Television match official: Matt Peters
Gloucester vs London Irish at Kingsholm
Referee: David Rose
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Kevin Stewart
Television match official: Bob Ockenden, Graham Hughes
Worcester vs Leicester Tigers at Sixways
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Ashley Reay
Television match official: Brian Abrahams
Leeds Carnegie vs Bristol at HeadinglEy Carnegie
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Bruce Robertson, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Colin High, David Hudson
Television match official: Don Helme
London Wasps vs Harlequins at Adams Park
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: Andrew Pearce, Paul Dickens
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: John Burtenshaw
Saracens vs Sale Sharks at Vicarage Road
Referee: Dean Richards
Touch judges: Paul Emerson, Andrew Watson
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
National League 1
Bedford Blues vs London Welsh
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
Touch judges: Michael Tutty, David Grashoff
Assessor: Geoff Blackburn
Coventry vs Esher
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts, Peter Facey
Assessor: Paul Emberson, Jim Marr
Doncaster vs Moseley
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, Rob Sawyer
Exeter Chiefs vs Launceston
Referee: Greg Garner
Touch judges: Nick Williams, Lloyd Jackson
Newbury vs Nottingham
Referee: Roy Maybank
Touch judges: Richard Kelly, Paul Burton
Pertemps Bees vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Touch judges: Darren Gamage, James Minards
Assessor: Paul Weaver
Rotherham Titans vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Touch judges: Richard Draper, Barry Dalby
Cornish Pirates vs Sedgley Park
Referee: tba
Touch judges: L Pearce, Mark Summerhayes
Fiji
Colonial Cup – Round 3
Sharks vs Crusaders
Referee: Mikea Rokodrakia
Bligh Roosters vs Highlanders
Referee: Napolioni Locoloco
Knights vs Stallions
Referee: Sione Tanoa
France
Top 14 – 13ème journée
Bayonne vs Toulouse
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Jean-Louis Fillon, Bernard Vals
Assessor: Michel Roger, Roger Duhau
Television match official: Hervé Dubes
Brive vs Bourgoin
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Fernand Pereira
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak, Henri Lalanne
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Montpellier vs Auch
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Bruno Fiche
Assessor: Clément Grau, Serge Marzullo
Television match official: Stéphan Pomarède
Albi vs Montauban
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Didier Martinaud, René Bordeneuve
Assessor: Hubert Dubes, Jean Lavergne
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Stade Francais vs Perpignan
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Régis Gabard
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Alain Fernandez
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
Dax vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Touch judges: Jacques Laplace, Guy Pince
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Jérôme Lamirand
Castres vs Biarritz
Referee: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Touch judges: Eric Briquet Campin, Pierre Marie Masson
Assessor: Claude Rouve, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Pro D2 – postponed matches
Oyonnax vs Béziers
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Jean-Luc Gonzalez, Denis Grenouillet
Assessor: Roger Chiocchia, Daniel Pruvot
Goal judges: Jean-Pierre Vaquette, Christian Poulalier
La Rochelle vs Pau
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Gérard Gacon, Didier Bonnet
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy, Michel Debet
Goal judges: Jean-Marie Piraveau, Richard Denninger
Ireland
AIB Cup
Galwegians vs Shannon
Referee: Colin Stanley
Touch judges: Peter Ferguson, Richard Kerr
Blackrock vs Clontarf
Referee: George Clancy
Touch judges: Mark Gargan, Ken Beggs
Level 1
Dungannon vs UL Bohemians
Referee: Eanna O’Dowd
Scotland
Premiership
Currie vs Ayr
Referee: Robert MacKinnon
Touch judges: Malcolm Gray, Bob Nevins
Assessor: John Bacigalupo
Boroughmuir vs GHA
Referee: Colm Brett
Touch judges: Ian Clark, Jim Oswald
Assessor: John Bacigalupo
Stirling County vs Heriot’s
Referee: Ted Coutts
Touch judges: David Jack, Peter Carruthers
South Africa
Vodacom Cup
Border vs Lions at Absa Stadium, East London
Referee: Jerome America
Touch judges: Mtheleni Msileni, Mandla Dakuse
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Wildebeest vs Griquas at Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Pro Legoete
Touch judges: Marius Bonthuys, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Eastern Province Mighty Elephants vs Blue Bulls in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha, Fakusamile Yamile
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Boland vs Pumas at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Touch judges: Matt Kemp, Linston Manuels
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Free State vs Leopards
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Touch judges: Stuart Berry, local
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Western Province vs Valke at Brookside, Cape Town
Referee: François Veldsman
Touch judges: Theuns Jonker, Eugenia Daniels
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa, Louis Mzomba
South Western Districts vs Griffons in Beaufort West
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Eska Swart
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Varsity Cup
Tuks vs UJ
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assessor: Lusanda Menze
Maties vs Shimlas
Referee: Chris Healey
Assessor: Eugene Daniels, Tappe Henning
NWU-Pukke vs Maties
Referee: François Veldsman
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: André Watson
TUT vs Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Referee: Willie Roos
Assessor: Lusanda Menze, Theuns Naudé
UJ vs UCT
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assessor: Richard Nash
Wales
Premiership
Newport vs Neath
Referee: Dale Newitt (England)
Touch judges: Barrie Gregory, Jeff Lake
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Pontypridd vs Bedwas
Referee: Nigel Owens
Touch judges: David Swain, Tony Evans
