Referees to 12 June 2011
Super Rugby really is white hot at present while the Junior World Championship starts in Italy with players on the brink of becoming household names. The Nations Cup starts in Bucharest.
The big matches are probably those in Timaru and at Newlands.
International
European Nations Cup
Division 2D
Finland vs Greece in Helsinki
Referee: John Kulakovskis (Lithuania)
Asia 5 Nations
Pakistan vs Guam
NACRA
Guyana vs Barbados in Georgetown
Nations Cup
Romania vs Namibia at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Andrew McMaster (Canada), Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
Georgia vs South African Kings at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf , Bucharest
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania), Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
Argentina Jaguars vs Portugal at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania), Andrew McMaster (Canada)
Churchill Cup
Tonga vs USA (Churchill Cup) at Esher RFC, Hersham, Surrey
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Russia vs Canada (Churchill Cup) at Esher RFC, Hersham, Surrey
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Italy A vs Russia at Kingsholm, Gloucester
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
England Saxons vs Tonga at Kingsholm, Gloucester
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Tour
Castilla y León XV vs England Counties in Salamanca
Spain XV vs England Counties at Pepe Rojo in Valladolid
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Félix Villegas (Spain), Fernando Raposo (Spain)
Friendlies
Wednesday, 8 June
Kenya vs Mpumalanga Pumas in Nairobi
Referee: Andrew Karani
Assistant referees: Johnbosco Muamba, Constant Cap
Television match official: Godwin Karuga
Assessor: Paul Kilonzo
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Kenya vs Mpumalanga Pumas
Referee: Godwin Karuga
Assistant referees: Andrew Karani, Colin Stanley
Television match official: Nicholas Gachoya
Assessor: Sammy Kariuki
Under-20
Junior World Rugby Cup, Day 1
England vs Ireland at Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina), João Mourinha (Portugal)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Italy vs New Zealand at Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina), João Mourinha (Portugal)
Television match official: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Argentina vs Wales at Stadio Plebiscito in Padua
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
South Africa vs Scotland at Stadio Plebiscito in Padua
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Australia vs Tonga at Stadio Mario Battaglini in Rovigo
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
France vs Fiji at Stadio Mario Battaglini in Rovigo
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
Super 15, Week 17
Chiefs vs Hurricanes in Hamilton
Referee: Vinny Munro
Assistant referees: Bryce Lawrence, Nick Briant
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Brumbies vs Rebels in Canberra
Referee: Glen Jackson
Assistant referees: Ian Smith, Steve Hardy
Television match official: Matt Goddard
Crusaders vs Blues in Timaru
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Keith Broan, Kane McBride
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Waratahs vs Highlanders in Sydney
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assistant referees: James Leckie, Andrew Lees
Television match official: Matt Goddard
Force vs Reds in Perth
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce, Julian Pritchard
Television match official: George Ayoub
Lions vs Sharks in Johannesburg
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Jason Jafta, Johan Greeff
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Stormers vs Bulls at Newlands
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Mark Lawrence, Phillip Bosch
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Domestic
Australia
Sydney Premiership
Sydney Rugby Union vs NSW Country at Coogee Oval
Referee: James Leckie
Assistant referees: Callan O’Neill, Guy Grinham
Television match official: Peter Redwin
