Referees for Europe, Rounds 5 & 6
The European Cup (ERC) has announced the referees for the final two rounds of pool matches in the 2009-10 Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup.
The nominated referees are drawn from the ERC 2009-10 match officials’ panel, with the nominations proposed by Donal Courtney, the ERC match officials performance manager, to the ERC match officials sub-committee.
The committee is made up of referee managers from the six Unions of the participating teams, who review and confirm the final appointments.
The performance of match officials will be reviewed by the ERC match officials performance manager, together with a panel of performance reviewers (PR). Head coaches/directors of rugby are invited to submit their comments and feedback to the ERC match officials performance manager on the performances of match officials in their games.
Heineken Cup:
Round Five:
Friday, January 15
Pool 2
Glasgow Warriors vs Newport Gwent Dragons
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Pool 4
Ulster vs Edinburgh
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Saturday, January 16
Pool 1
Benetton Treviso vs Munster
Referee: Chris White (England)
Pool 2
Gloucester vs Biarritz
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Pool 3
Leicester Tigers vs Viadana
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Pool 3
Clermont Auvergne vs Ospreys
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Pool 4
Stade Français Paris vs Bath
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ir)
Pool 5
Cardiff Blues vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Pool 6
Leinster vs Brive
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Sunday, January 17
Pool 1
Northampton Saints vs Perpignan
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Pool 5
Toulouse vs Harlequins
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pool 6
Scarlets vs London Irish
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Round Six:
Friday, January 22
Pool 1
Munster vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Pool 1
Perpignan vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Saturday, January 23
Pool 3
Viadana vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Pool 3
Ospreys vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Pool 4
Bath vs Ulster
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Pool 4
Edinburgh vs Stade Français Paris
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Pool 6
Brive vs Scarlets
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Pool 6
London Irish vs Leinster
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Sunday, January 24
Pool 2
Biarritz vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Pool 2
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Gloucester
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Pool 5
Harlequins vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Pool 5
Sale Sharks vs Toulouse
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Quarterfinals
9-11 April, 2010
Semifinals
1-2 May, 2010
15th Heineken Cup Final
Saturday, 22 May, 2010 – Stade de France
Amlin Challenge Cup:
Round Five:
Thursday, January 14
Pool 1
Bourgoin vs Bucuresti Oaks
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Pool 3
Saracens vs Toulon
Referee: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Pool 4
London Wasps vs Roma
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Friday, January 15
Pool 2
Connacht vs Montpellier
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Pool 3
Castres vs Rovigo
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Pool 5
Albi vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Saturday, January 16
Pool 4
Bayonne vs Racing-Metro 92
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Pool 1
Parma vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Pool 2
Worcester Warriors vs Olympus
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Pool 5
Petrarca vs Montauban
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Round Six:
Thursday, January 21
Pool 4
Racing-Metro 92 vs London Wasps
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Friday, January 22
Pool 2
Montpellier vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Pool 5
Newcastle Falcons vs Petrarca
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Pool 5
Montauban vs Albi
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Saturday, January 23
Pool 3
Toulon vs Castres
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Pool 1
Parma vs Bucuresti Oaks
Referee: Cédric Marchat (France)
Pool 2
Olympus vs Connacht
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Italy)
Pool 3
Rovigo vs Saracens
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Pool 4
Roma vs Bayonne
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Sunday, January 24
Pool 1
Leeds Carnegie vs Bourgoin
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Quarterfinals
8-11 April, 2010
Semifinals
30 April 1-2 May, 2010
Amlin Challenge Cup Final
21-23 May, 2010
