Referees for European quarters
The European Rugby Cup has announced the referees for the quarterfinals in both the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup.
Alan Lewis will referee his seventh Heineken Cup quarterfinal, Alain Rolland his fourth. It will be Nigel Owens’s second, Wayne Barnes’s first.
Heineken Cup Quarterfinals
Saturday 5 April
London Irish vs Perpignan
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Gloucester vs Munster
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Sunday 6 April
Saracens vs Ospreys
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Toulouse vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
European Challenge Cup Quarterfinals
Two of the quarterfinalists, Sale Sharks and Brive, are previous European Cup winners.
Friday 4 April
Sale Sharks vs Brive
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Saturday 5 April
Bath vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Worcester Warriors vs Montpellier
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Newcastle Falcons vs Castres Olympique
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
