Referees to 13 September

Nigel Owens of Wales has the big one this weekend at sold-out Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

The Super 10 starts in Italy this week. Also starting this week is the Americas Rugby Championship  with six teams – four from Canada and one each from the USA and Argentina.

International

Tri-Nations

New Zealand vs South Africa at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

European Nations Cup

Division 2A

Ukraine vs Poland in Kiev
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Magners League

Edinburgh vs Connacht at Murrayfield
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Neil Paterson (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)

Ospreys vs Ulster at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)

Leinster vs Dragons at RDS
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Television match official: Tom Redmond (Ireland)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)

Glasgow vs Scarlets at Firhill
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andy Ireland (Scotland), Ronnie Dumma (Scotland)
 Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
 Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
 
Munster vs Cardiff at Thomond Park
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Mark Gargan (Ireland)
Television match official: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Americas Rugby Championship

Prairie vs Atlantic at Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary
Referee: Bryan Arciero (Canada)
Assistant referees: Sherry Trumbull (Canada), Greg Haley (Canada)
Assessor: Don Whidden, Jarad Morrison (Canada)

British Columbia vs Ontario at Brockton Oval, Vancouver
Referee: Bryan Arciero (Canada)
Assistant referees: Sherry Trumbull (Canada), Gerry Clayton (Canada)
Assessor: Mel Jones (Canada)

Domestic

Australia

New South Wales

TooheysNewCup Shute Shield semifinals

Gordon vs Warringah 
Referee: Steve Walsh
Assistant referees: James Leckie, Nathan Pearce
Coach: John McCarthy

Manly vs Eastwood 
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Assistant referees: James Leckie, Steve Walsh
Coach: John McCarthy

England

Premiership, Round 2

Worcester Warriors vs Leeds Carnegie at Sixways
Referee: Greg Garner
Assistant referees: Bob Mullis, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury

Bath vs London Wasps at Recreation Ground
Referee: Chris Whie
Assistant referees: Andrew Pearce, Paul Dix
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Laurie Bryant

Harlequins vs Leicester Tigers at Welford Road
Referee: Dave Pearson. 
Assistant referees: Andy Watson, Stuart Terheege 
Television match official: Roy Marfleet

London Irish vs Gloucester  
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Roger Baileff, Ken Stewart
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Television match official: John Burtenshaw

Saracens vs Northampton Saints at Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Andrew Small 
Assistant referees: Robin Goodliffe, Peter Huckle
Coach: Clive Leeke
Television match official: Bob Ockenden, David Matthews

London Irish vs Gloucester at Adams Park
Referee: Dean Richard 
Assistant referees: Andy Watson, Stuart Terheege 
Television match official: Roy Marfleet

Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Shanks at Kingston Park
Referee: Martin Fox
Assistant referees: Paul Emerso, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Gary Welsh

RFU Championship

Bedford Blues vs Coventry
Referee: Michael Tutty
Assistant referees: Mark Vernon, Nick Carrick
Assessor: Tony Trigg, Nick Cousins

Birmingham & Solihull vs Bristol
Referee: Chris Sharp
Assistant referees: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts, Steve Makinson
Assessor: Bob Bullock

Exeter Chiefs vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Rob Debney
Assistant referees: Darren Gamage, Eric Woodmason
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury

Cornish Pirates vs Moseley
Referee: David Rose
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce, Nigel Higginson

Nottingham vs London Welsh
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: S Lee, James Minards
Assessor: Steve Lander

Rotherham vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Terry Hall
Assistant referees: Steve Leyshon, Paul Dickens
Assessor: S Womersley

France

Top 14

Clermont Auvergne vs Racing Metro 92 at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
Assistant referees: Frédéric Gourgues, Christophe Graviou
Assessor: Pascal Bouchet
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
 
Biarritz vs Bayonne at Stade d’Anoeta, Saint Sébastien, Spain
Referee: Franck Maciello
Assistant referees: Hervé Gilard, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Francis Coup
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
 
Montpellier vs Toulon at Stade Yves Du Manoir, Montpellier
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Gilbert Darrieutort, Patrick Dellac
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi
Television match official: Eric Soulan
 
Stade Français Paris vs Castres at Stade Jean Bouin 
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Philippe Gorbenko, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
 
Toulouse vs Albi at Stade Ernest Wallon 
Referee: Philippe Bonhoure
Assistant referees: Thierry Laur, Christophe Clavere
Assessor: Claude Rouve, Joël Dumé
Television match official: Hervé Dubes
 
Montauban vs Brive at Stade Sapiac 
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Assistant referees: Gérard Gacon, Jean-Louis Suau
Assessor: Bernard Bach
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
 
Bourgoin vs Perpignan at Stade des Alpes, Grenoble 
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Pascal Ubeda, Patrick Bellet
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Patrick Thomas
Television match official: Eric Gauzins

Pro D2

Aix En Provence vs La Rochelle
Referee: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Assistant referees: Dominique Parrini, Alain Moretto
Assessor: Christian Prax
Goal judges: Frédéric Chazal, Arnaud Blondel
 
Agen vs Aurillac at Stade Armandie  
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Assistant referees: Jean-François Fourquet, Jean-Yves Quintin
Assessor: Jean-Paul Soules, Jean-Christophe Gastou
Goal judges: David Passicos, Robert Crabos
 
Dax vs Oyonnax  at Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Assistant referees: Jean-Paul Benoit, Lionel Fillol
Assessor: Roland Cournet
Goal judges: Laurent Breil, Pierre Courbin
 
Auch vs Lannemezan at Stade Jacques-Fouroux 
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Jean-Christophe Clot, Didier Bonnet
Assessor: Max Benoit
Goal judges: Thierry Devais, Laurent Perrin

Grenoble vs Colomiers at Stade Lesdiguières 
Referee: Laurent Valin
Assistant referees: Thierry Chanut, Thierry Cazalet
Assessor: Jean-Paul Goyard
Goal judges: Patrick Beuriot, Thierry Guilloton
 
Narbonne vs Bordeaux at Parc des Sports et de l’Amitié 
Referee: Jérôme Lamirand
Assistant referees: Christian Destruhaut, Emmanuel Rosich
Assessor: Esteve Fernandez
Goal judges: Grégoire Silvan, Thierry Mallet
 
Pau vs Lyon at Stade du Hameau 
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Assistant referees: Denis Grenouillet, Jean-Claude Pairault
Assessor: Henri Claudio
Goal judges: Benoit Escoubet, Christian Coussan
 
Tarbes vs Mont-de-Marsan at Stade Maurice-Trélut
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Didier Bart, Eric Sentucq
Assessor: Jean-Pierre Crouzery
Goal judges: Philippe Milani, Luigi Gaborit 

Ireland

Under-20

Leinster vs Ulster
Referee: Dave O’Flynn

Connacht vs Munster
Referee: Barry O’Keefe

Under-19

Leinster vs Ulster
Referee: Ger English

Under-18

Connacht vs Munster
Referee: S Douglas

Ulster vs Leinster
Referee: David Connolly

Italy

Super 10, Round 1

L’Aquila vs MPS Viadana
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Rovigo)
Assistant referees: Domenico Sironi (Colleferro), Stefano Rebuschi (Rovigo)

Petrarca Padova vs Plusvalore Gran Parma
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati)
Assistant referees: Emiliano Roscini (Milano), Francesco Pier’Antoni (Roma)

Parma vs Futura Park Rugby Roma
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Udine)
Assistant referees: Filippo Navarra (Udine), Francesco Lento (Udine)

Consiag I Cavalieri Prato vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Andrea Pasquin (Rovigo)
Assistant referees: Alessandro Cason (Rovigo), Giovanni Maratini (Padova)

Casinò di Venezia vs Femi-CZ Rovigo
Referee: Claudio Passacantando (L’Aquila)
Assistant referees: Giacomo Serchiani (Padova), Sergio Di Gregorio (Padova)

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup

Ranfurly Shield: Canterbury vs Otago at AMI Stadium, Christchurch 
Referee: Chris Pollock 
Assistant referees: Josh Noonan, Kane McBride 
Assessor: Paul Duggan

Northland vs Counties Manukau at Okara Park, Whangarei 
Referee: Garratt Williamson   
Assessor: Errol Brain

Taranaki vs Wellington at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 
Referee: Keith Brown   
Assessor: Stuart Beissel

Tasman vs Waikato at Lansdowne Park, Blenheim 
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)   
Assessor: Lyndon Bray

Southland vs Bay of Plenty at Rugby Park, Invercargill 
Referee: Vinny Munro   
Assessor: Keith Brown

North Harbour vs Hawkes Bay at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City 
Referee: Mike Fraser   
Assessor: Garratt Williamson

Auckland vs Manawatu at Eden Park, Auckland 
Referee: Shane McDermott   
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Heartlands

West Coast vs Buller at Rugby Park, Greymouth
Referee: Mike Fraser

East Coast vs Wairarapa Bush at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria
Referee: Grant Stuart
Assessor: Kim Eichmann

Wanganui vs Horowhenua-Kapiti at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
Referee: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Assessor: Alan Riley

Thames Valley vs South Canterbury at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
Referee: Nick Briant
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

North Otago vs King Country at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: James McPhail

Mid Canterbury vs Poverty Bay at Ashburton Showgrounds,
Referee: Shaun Elliott
Assessor: Tony Kelly

Scotland

Premier 1

Ayr vs Boroughmuir at Millbrae
Referee: Andrew Healy
Assistant referees: Gus Tweedale, Graeme Marshall

Currie vs Melrose at Malleny Park
Referee: Ted Coutts
Assistant referees: Malcolm Gray, Digby Thomas

Heriots vs Watsonians at Goldenacre
Referee: Keith Lewis (England)
Assistant referees: David Jack, Graham Allen,
Television match official: Jim Fleming

Selkirk vs Glasgow Hawks at Philiphaugh
Referee: Cammy Rudkin
Assistant referees: Jean-Marie Burel, Archie McInally
Assessor: Colin High

Stewarts Melville vs Dundee HSFP at Inverleith
Referee: David Changleng
Assistant referees: Johann van der Merwe, Bob Nevins

West of Scotland vs Edinburgh Accies at Burnbrae
Referee: James Matthew
Assistant referees: Colin Brett, Brian Darling

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division
 
Boland vs Griquas in Wellington
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Mlungiseli Mdashe, Marc van Zyl
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Cheetahs vs Western Province at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: François Veldsman, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Assessor: Eugene Daniels

Golden Lions vs Leopards at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Archie Sehlako, Peet Badenhorst
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Blue Bulls vs Sharks at Loftus, Pretoria
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Christie du Preez
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Gerrit Coetzer

Division 1

Griffons vs South Western Districts at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Madel Herselman
Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Pumas vs Mighty Elephants at Pumas Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Assistant referees: Bongani Maloni, Stefan Breytenbach
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Under-21

Boland vs Lions at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Marc van Zyl
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Free State vs Western Province at Vodacom Park Bloemfontein
Referee: François Veldsman
Assistant referees: François de Bruin, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Assessor: Eugene Daniels

Blue Bulls vs Sharks at Loftus Pretoria
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Assistant referees: Dilbert November, Christie du Preez
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Gerrit Coetzer
 
Golden Lions vs Leopards at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Assistant referees: Mtheleni Msileni, Peet Badenhorst
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Griquas vs Border at AR Abass Stadium, Kimberley
Referee: Luke Burger
Assistant referees: Sakkie Meyer, Magda Jordaan
Assessor: Kat Swanepoel

Pumas vs Eastern Province at Pumas Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Bongani Maloni
Assistant referees: Sewes Terblanche, Stefan Breytenbach
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Griffons vs South Western Districts at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Martin Lekhanye, Madel Herselman
Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Golden Lions vs Leopards at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni
Assessor: Eugene de Villiers

Griquas vs Border at AR Abass Stadium, Kimberley
Referee: Sakkie Meyer
Assessor: Kat Swanepoel
 
Blue Bulls vs Sharks at Loftus, Pretoria South Western Districts
Referee: Dilbert November
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Theuns Naudé

Boland vs South Western Districts at Wellington,
Referee: Francois Pretorius
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Pumas vs Eastern Province at Pumas Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Sewes Terblanche
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Western Province vs Free State at UCT RFC, Grootte Schuur Cape Town
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assessor: Hendrik Greyvenstein

Blue Bulls vs Valke at Loftus B, Pretoria
Referee: Andries Retief
Assessor: Lusanda Menze
 
Griffons Rural vs Griquas in Bethlehem
Referee: André Botha
Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren
 
Pumas vs Leopards at Pumas Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Jan Venter
Assessor: François van Biljon
 
Pumas Rural vs Lions at Lydenburg RFC, Lydenburg
Referee: Jocelyn Tucker
Assessor: Schalk van der Merwe

Border vs Griquas Rural at Victoria Grounds, King William’s Town
Referee: I Smit
Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Border Rural vs South Western Districts at Victoria Grounds, King William’s Town
Referee: Rodney Bonaparte
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
 
Natal Rural vs Free State Rural at Volksrust RFC, Volksrust
Referee: Lusanda Jam
Assessor: Burton Hufkie

Elephants Rural vs Boland in Adelaide
Referee: A Swartz
Assessor: Hullett Billet

Leopards Rural vs Limpopo at Oppenheimer Stadium, Orkney
Referee: Theuns Naicker
Television match official: Eugene de Villiers

Spain

División de Honor, Round 1

CR La Vila vs Bizkaia Gernika RT
Referee: José Ignacio Fernandez (Madrid)

Pegamo Bera Bera vs Cetransa El Salvador
Referee: José Bogas (Cataluña)

VRAC Quesos Entrepinares vs AMPO Ordizia RE
Referee: Manuel Chicharro (Andalucía)

Cajasol Rugby Ciencias vs UE Santboiana
Referee: Felix Villegas (Castilla y León)

CRC Madrid vs CR Les Abelles
Referee: Joan Montoya (País Vasco)

Wales

Premiership
 
Llanelli vs Llandovery
Referee: David Jones
Assistant referees: Adrian Slade, Richard Thomas
 
Neath vs Carmarthen
Referee: Huw David
Assistant referees: Richard Elliott, Steve Lewis
 
Pontypool vs Pontypridd
Referee: Tim Hayes
Assistant referees: Nigel Jones, Gavin Roberts
 
Newport vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
Assistant referees: Darren Evans, Dominic Lonergan
 
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Cardiff
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: Greg Morgan, Stuart Vaudin
 
Cross Keys vs Aberavon
Referee: Jon Mason
Assistant referees: Lynn Davies, Ian Buckland
 
Bedwas vs Swansea
Referee: Sean Brickell
Assistant referees: Mike Cox, Wayne Carter