Referees to 13 December
There is another burst of European activity, the next Sevens Series and Hong Kong are on tour as they preparer for the Asian World Cup qualifiers, and play Netherlands and Czech Republic as well as Germany.
International
Tour
Hong Kong vs Germany at Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
Referee: Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania)
Assistant referees: Kerstin Ljungdahl (Germany, Frank Himmer (Germany)
Assessor: Klaus Blank (Germany)
IRB Sevens Series
The second in the series is in George in the Southern Cape.
Referees: Laurent Cardona (France), JP Doyle (England), Alan Falzone (Italy), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Rohan Hoffman (Portugal), Jason Jaftha (South Africa), Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry, François Groenewald, Quinton Immelman, Archie Sehlako, Dilbert November, Matt Kemp, Reuben Rossouw, Cobus Wessels, Madel Herselman, Roslyn Fortuin, Drew Robberts (Zimbabwe), Andrew Karani (Kenya)
Assessors: Dennis Immelman, Banks Yantolo, Arrie Schoonwinkel
Referee Manager: Kosie Horn
Administrator: Dana Eitzen
Schools
North vs Australia at Lymm RFC
Referees: Rob Debney (England)
Assistant referees: Robin Goodliffe (England), Paul Emerson (England)
Assessor: Brian Campsall (England)
England U18 vs Australia Schools at Hayward Road
Referees: David Bodilly (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alan Hughes (England), Martin Buck (England)
Assessor: Nigel Yates (England)
Heineken Cup, Round 3
Glasgow Warriors vs Gloucester at Firhill Arena
Referees: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistant referees: Eric Gauzins (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Munster vs Perpignan at Thomond Park
Referees: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Ashley Rowden (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Ulster vs Stade Français at Ravenhill
Referees: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: David Rose (England), Alan Biggs (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
MPS Viadana vs Ospreys at Stadio Il Giglio
Referees: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Eric Soulan (France), Bernard Dal Maso (France)
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat (France)
Northampton Saints vs Benetton Treviso at Franklin’s Gardens
Referees: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: David Rosich (France) , Christophe Labaune (France)
Television match official: David Herbert (Wales)
Biarritz vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referees: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland), Ronnie Dumma (Scotland)
Assessor: Brian Campsall (England), John Sheehan (Ireland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Cardiff Blues vs Toulouse at Cardiff City Stadium
Referees: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Colin Stanley (Ireland), Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)
Scarlets vs Leinster at Parc y Scarlets
Referees: Chris White (England)
Assistant referees: Sean Davey (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: David Mathews (England)
Brive vs London Irish at Stadium Municipal
Referees: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Harlequins vs Sale Sharks at The Stoop
Referees: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: David Bodily (Wal), Colin Kirkhouse (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Assessor: Steve Lander (England)
Bath vs Edinburgh at The Rec
Referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Clermont Auvergne vs Leicester Tigers at Stade Marvel Michelin
Referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland)
Amlin Challenge Cup
Newcastle Falcons vs Montauban at Kingston Park
Referees: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Television match official: David McHugh (Ireland)
Castres vs Saracens at Stade Pierre-Antonie
Referees: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jonathan Mason (Wal), Barrie Gregory (Wales)
Toulon vs Femi-CZ Rovigo at Stade Felix-Mayol
Referees: Andrew McPherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Rob Dickson (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)
Montpellier vs Olympus Rugby XV Madrid at Stade Yves du Manoir
Referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Giovanni Traversi (Italy), Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Bucuresti Oaks vs Leeds Carnegie at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf
Referees: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)
Parma vs Bourgoin at Stadio XXV Aprile
Referees: Dudley Philips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), David Connolly (Ireland)
London Wasps vs Bayonne at Adams Park
Referees: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
Petrarca Padova vs Albi at Stadio Plebiscito
Referees: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andy Healy (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Worcester Warriors vs Connacht at Sixways
Referees: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jerome Lamirand (France)
Racing Métro 92 vs Roma
Referees: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Alan Forrest (Scotland), Kevin Stewart (England)
Television match official: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Domestic
England
The Championship
Bedford Blues vs Plymouth Albion
Referees: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Rowan Kitt, Steve Leyshon
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Birmingham & Solihull vs London Welsh
Referees: Chris Sharp
Assistant referees: D Edmunds, Steve Savage
Assessor: Paul Emberson
Exeter Chiefs vs Coventry
Referees: Terry Hall
Assistant referees: Simon McConnell, Gareth Copsey
Assessor: Mike Coleman
Rotherham Titans vs Bristol
Referees: Martin Fox
Assistant referees: Paul Knowles, David Kurk
Cornish Pirates vs Doncaster
Referees: Roy Maybank
Assistant referees: Philip Davies, Paul Burton
Nottingham vs Moseley
Referees: tba
Assistant referees: Trevor Fisher, Steve Makinson
Varsity Match
Senior
Oxford vs Cambridge
Referees: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Don Helme, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: Bob Ockenden, Andrew Small
Under-21
Oxford vs Cambridge
Referees: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Eric Woodmason, Seeley
Assessor: Steve Savage
Television match official: Steve Leyshon
France
Pro D2, Round 14
Lannemezan vs Aurillac at Stade François Sarrat
Referee: Laurent Sclafer
Assistant referees: Philippe Gorbenko, Christian Destruhaut
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Marc Desclaux
Goal judges: Benoît Escoubet, Pierre Courbin
Grenoble vs Oyonnax at Stade Lesdiguières
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Assistant referees: Philippe Graciet, Emmanuel Rosich
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Patrick Thomas
Goal judges: Frédéric De Castro, Adrien Descottes
Bordeaux vs Dax at Stade André Moga
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Assistant referees: Lionel Fillol, Denis Grenouillet
Assessor: Jean-Paul Soules, Michel Lamoulie
Goal judges: Jérôme Lamarque, Alexandre Vallon
Auch vs Aix-en-Provence at Stade Jacques-Fouroux
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Stéphane Duberger, Jean-Claude Pairault
Assessor: André Corbin, Jean-Christophe Gastou
Goal judges: Mourad Zitouni, Laurent Violle
Lyon vs Agen at Stade Vuillermet
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Assistant referees: Thierry Cazalet, Jean-Christophe Clot
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak
Goal judges: Eric Molier, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Narbonne vs La Rochelle at Parc des Sports et de l’Amitié
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant referees: Jean-Michel Schutz, Jacques De Lemos
Assessor: Yves Leveque
Goal judges: Alain Monteux, Frédéric Dedieu
Mont-de-Marsan vs Pau at Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Franck Rataj, Jean-Paul Benoit
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel
Goal judges: Sébastien Grellety, Fabien Cartault
Tarbes vs Colomiers at Stade Maurice-Trélut
Referee: Laurent Valin
Assistant referees: Jean-Yves Quintin, Jean-François Fourquet
Assessor: Francis Coup, Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Sébastien Cloute, Thierry Devais
Ireland
AIL Division 1
Blackrock vs Dolphin
Referees: Mark Hermin
Clontarf vs Shannon
Referees: Michael Black
Cork Constitution vs St Mary’s
Referees: Leo Colgan
UL Bohemians vs Garryowen
Referees: Peter Roche
Ballynahinch vs Old Belvedere
Referees: Trevor Collins
Dungannon vs Ballymena
Referees: Durragh McCormack
Galwegians vs Young Munster
Referees: Jonathan Peak
University College Cork vs Buccaneers
Referees: Barry O’Keeffe
Italy
There are no matches in the Super 10.
Scotland
Premiership
Currie vs Watsonians at Malleny Park
Referees: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: Malcolm Gray, Archie McInally
Heriot’s vs Boroughmuir at Goldenacre
Referees: Gary Gordon
Assistant referees: Graham Allen, tba
Ayr vs Edinburgh Accies at Millbrae
Referees: Robert McHenry
Assistant referees: Stewart McLean, Brian Darling
Stewarts Melville vs Melrose at Inverleith
Referees: Terry Hall (England)
Assistant referees: Paul Wood, David Wright
West of Scotland vs Glasgow Hawks at Burnbrae
Referees: David Jack
Assistant referees: Frazer Balharry, Iain Bruce
Selkirk vs Dundee HSFP at Philiphaugh
Referees: Ted Coutts
Assistant referees: Norman Jackson, Bill Mitchell
Spain
There are no matches in the División de Honor till January.
Wales
Premiership
Newport vs Aberavon
Referees: Hugh Watkins
Assistant referees: David Jones, Neil McDonagh
Pontypridd vs Cardiff
Referees: Simon Harris
Assistant referees: Huw F Lewis, Chris Tapper
Neath vs Llanelli
Referees: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: Martyn Lewis, Alwyn Harries
Cross Keys vs Llandovery
Referees: Huw Griffiths
Assistant referees: Paul Richards, Mike Kear
Swansea vs Pontypool
Referees: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Neil Howells, Mark Baker
