Referees to 1 January 2018
There is always the hope that the New Year will be better, and we hope that it is better for all referees and in fact for the whole of the world.
This week there are even fewer matches than there were over Christmastide. The two South African sides have byes again this weekend, leaving them free to enjoy flesh, grape, hops and sun.
International
Under-19
Ulster vs Canada at CIYMS RFC
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)
PRO14, Round 12
Glasgow vs Edinburgh
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Keith Allen (Scotland)
Television match official: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: John Montgomery (Scotland)
Zebre vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Jonny Erskine (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Assessor: Gabriele Villari (ItalY
Citing commissioner: Alberto Recaldini (Italy)
Blues vs Scarlets
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ian Davies (Wales), Adam Jones (Wales)
Television match official: Sean Brickell (Wales)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Ray Wilton (Wales)
Dragons vs Ospreys
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Craig Evans (Wales), Mike English (Wales)
Television match official: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assessor: Robert Davies (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Jeff Mark (Wales)
Leinster vs Connacht
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland), Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assessor: Tim O'Brien (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Tom Lowry (Ireland)
Ulster vs Munster
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Nigel Correll (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Eddie Wigglesworth (Ireland)
Domestic
England
Premiership
Bath vs Wasps
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales, Adam Leal
Television match official: David Rose
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Gary Welsh / Peter Huckle
Citing commissioner: Paul Hull
Saracens vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Simon McConnell, Phil Watters
Television match official: Keith Lewis
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Citing commissioner: Shaun Gallagher
Gloucester vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales, Jonathan Healy
Television match official: Sean Davey
Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Citing commissioner: Grant Seely
London Irish vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant referees: Dean Richards Wayne Falla
Television match official: David Sainsbury
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Citing commissioner: Buster White
Harlequins vs Northampton Saints
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Nigel Carrick
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Timekeeper: Bob Ockenden
Assessor: Chris White
Citing commissioner: John Byett
Exeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Luke Pearce
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Timekeeper: Andrew Pearce
Assessor: Jerry Wallis
Citing commissioner: Nick Wood
Championship
Nottingham vs London Scottish
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman, Greg Garner
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Doncaster Knights vs Yorkshire Carnegie
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Steve Lee, Tim Wigglesworth
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Assessor: Martin Fox
Hartpury College vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: John Meredith
Assistant referees: Brian Ravenhill, Nick Marshall
Assessor: Sam Collins
Bedford Blues vs Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Simon Harding
Assistant referees: Lionel Spooner, Ian Bibey
Assessor: Darren Gamage / Gary Welsh
Richmond vs Bristol
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant referees: Robert Warburton, Bill Burton
Assessor: Andrew Vertigan
Cornish Pirates vs Jersey Reds
Referee: Jack Makepeace
Assistant referees: Paul Burton, Ian Pengelly
Assessor: Lloyd Jackson
France
Top 14, Round 14
La Rochelle vs Agen at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Jacques De Lemos
Television match official: Laurent Sclafer
Stade Français vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat, Jean-Luc Rebollal
Television match official: Maxime Chalon
Brive vs Montpellier at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Laurent Perrin
Television match official: Patrick Dellac
Oyonnax vs Racing 92 at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Hervé Lasausa Lespy Labaylette, Philippe Milani
Television match official: Mourad Zitouni
Toulouse vs Toulon at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Akim Hadj Bachir
Television match official: Thomas Charabas
Lyon vs Pau at Matmut Stadium Gerland
Referee: Tual Trainini
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Frédéric Chazal
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Clermont vs Castres at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Éric Briquet Campin
Wales
Premiership
Ebbw Vale vs Llanelli
Referee: Ben Brakespeare
Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Gareth Newman
Carmarthen vs Swansea
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Daniel Harries, Tony Pratt
Pontypridd vs Bedwas
Referee: Craig Evans
Assistant referees: Stephen Allsop, Andrew Miles
Llandovery vs Aberavon
Referee: Aled Evans
Assistant referees: Justin Williams, Mike Bulpitt
Newport vs Cardiff
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: John Darcy, Mark Jones
Neath vs Bargoed
Referee: Simon Rees
Assistant referees: Chris Williams, Richard Hughes
Merthyr vs Cross Keys
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Dai Cambourne, Stuart Vaudin
RGC vs Bridgend
Referee: Elgan Williams
Assistant referees: Dewi Phillips, Mike Jolley
