Referees to 16 October 2016
Tests dwindle quite a bit this month before the November excitement. In the meantime other rugby is exciting in both hemispheres.
Europe's club competitions start with a bang this week.
There are semifinals of the Currie Cup, Under-21s and Under-19s in South Africa and the semifinals of the National Rugby Championship in Australia.
International
World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
This is taking place at the Estádio Charrúa, Montevideo. It ends on Sunday, 16 October 2016.
Round 2
Samoa A vs Fiji Warriors
Referee: Pali De Luca (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay), Gonzalo Ventoso (Uruguay)
Television match official: Alejandro Longres (Uruguay)
USA Select vs Canada A
Referee: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Claudio Cattivelli (Uruguay), Rodrigo Goyret (Uruguay)
Television match official: Alejandro Longres (Uruguay)
Argentina XV vs Uruguay A
Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)
Assistant referees: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay), Claudio Cattivelli (Uruguay)
Television match official: Francisco Pesce (Uruguay)
Round 3
Samoa A vs Canada A
Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)
Assistant referees: Pali De Luca (Argentina), Rodrigo Goyret (Uruguay)
Television match official: Alejandro Longres (Uruguay)
USA Selects vs Uruguay A
Referee: Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Claudio Cattivelli (Uruguay), Martín Bangueses (Uruguay)
Television match official: Francisco Pesce (Uruguay)
Argentina XV vs Fiji Warriors
Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Tim Baker (Hong Kong), Pali De Luca (Argentina)
Television match official: Alejandro Longres (Uruguay)
Rugby Europe Women's Championship
Round 3
Belgium vs Czech Republic
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
Switzerland vs Russia
Referee: Sarah Toll (England)
Final Round
The winner of the Final will play Scotland for a place in the Women's World Cup.
5/6th Place: Switzerland vs Czech Republic
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
3rd/4th Place: Belgium vs Russia
Referee: Sarah Toll (England)
1st/2nd: Spain vs Netherlands
Referee: Marie Lematte (France)
European Professional Club Rugby
Champions Cup, Round 1
Glasgow Warriors vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Wasps vs Zebre Rugby
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Leinster vs Castres
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Toulon vs Saracens
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Connacht vs Toulouse
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Northampton Saints vs Montpellier
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Scarlets vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Bordeaux-Bègles vs Ulster
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Racing 92 vs Munster
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Exeter Chiefs vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Challenge Cup, Round 1
Harlequins vs Stade Français
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Ospreys vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Grenoble vs Lyon
Referee: Dudley Philips (Ireland)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Brive
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Bristol vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Timisoara Saracens vs Edinburgh
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: Christopher Ridley (England), Paul Burton (England)
Benetton Treviso vs La Rochelle
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Enisei-STM vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Bayonne vs Gloucester
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Pau vs Bath
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
British & Irish Cup, Round 1
Ulster Ravens vs Jersey Reds at Shaw's Bridge, Belfast
Referee: Dewi Phillips (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jonny Erskine (Ireland), Rob Watson (Ireland)
Assessor: George Reid (Ireland)
Cardiff Blues Select vs London Scottish at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Aled Evans (Wales), Gareth John (Wales)
Assessor: John Roberts (Wales)
Bedford Blues vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Goldington Rd, Bedford
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Munster A vs London Welsh at Midleton RFC
Referee: Fergus Kirby (England)
Assistant referees: Robert O'Sullivan (Ireland), Richard Horgan (Ireland)
Assessor: Tim O'Brien (Ireland)
Connacht Eagles vs Cornish Pirates at The Sportsground, Galway
Referee: Ben Blain (England)
Assistant referees: Jason Cairns (Ireland), Daithi Flood (Ireland)
Assessor: Louis Cunningham (Ireland)
Nottingham vs Scarlets Select at Lady Bay Sports Ground
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon Dodd (England), Neil Chivers (England)
Assessor: Matthew Daubney (England)
Rotherham Titans vs Doncaster Knights at Clifton Lane
Referee: Jack Makepeace (England)
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla (England), Bill Burton (England)
Assessor: Andrew Vertigan (England)
Ospreys Select vs London Irish at The Gnoll, Neath
Referee: Matt Turvey (England)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales) / Tony Spreadbury (England)
Ealing Trailfinders vs Yorkshire Carnegie at Trailfinders Sports Club
Referee: Veryan Boscawen (England)
Assistant referees: Gregory. D. Garner (England), Dan Parrott (England)
Assessor: Ashley Reay (England)
Richmond vs Leinster at Richmond Athletic Ground
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Dean Lythgoe (England), David Conway (England)
Assessor: Brian Ravenhill (England)
Challenge Cup Qualification
Krasny Yar vs Mogliano at Monino Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Graeme Wells (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Kevin White, Bob Nevins
Petrarca vs Rovigo at Centro Sportivo Plebiscito, Padua
El Salvador vs Dendermondse at Estádio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Calvisano vs Heidelberger at Peroni Stadium, Brescia
Domestic
Australia
National Rugby Championship Semifinals
NSW Country Eagles vs Melbourne Rising at Newcastle, Sports Ground No. 2
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant referees: Edward Martin, Andrew Cox
Television match official: Ian Smith
Sydney Rays vs Perth Spirit at Pittwater Rugby Park
Referee: William Houston
Referee: Edward Martin, Graham Cooper
Television match official: George Ayoub
France
Pro D2, Round 7
Aurillac vs Colomiers at Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Pascal Ubeda
Goal judges: Laurent Foucaud, Salazar Mariano
Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente vs Dax at Stade De Chanzy
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Alexandre Vallon
Goal judges: Alexandre Boissay, Roberto Sanchez
Biarritz vs Carcassonne at Parc Des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Christine Hanizet
Assistant referees: Vincent Chiodi Schroeder, Sylvain Jaymes
Goal judges: Eric Armengaud, Philippe Lecomte
Bourgoin vs Agen at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
Assistant referees: Flavien Hourquet, Philippe Milani
Goal judges: Frédéric Diaz, Maxime Puig
Vannes vs Narbonne
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
Assistant referees: Romain Bruyere, Christian Coussan
Goal judges: Stéphane Guillot, Thierry Mercadet
Mont-de-Marsan vs Albi at Stade Montois
Referee: Luc Ramos
Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Fabrice Hand
Goal judges: Stéphane Ducasse, Philippe Gorbenko
Oyonnax vs Montauban at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Vivien Praderie
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Francis Giacomini
Goal judges: Xavier Cazalas, Damien Pscheidt
Béziers vs Perpignan at Stade De La Méditérranée
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Laurent Perrin
Goal judges: Frédéric Dallon, Christophe Gaillardon
Japan
Top League
NEC Green Rockets vs Suntory Sungoliath
Referee: Akihisa Aso
Assistant referees: Rui Shimizu, tba
Yamaha Jubilo vs Honda HEAT
Referee: Yuki Tonai
Assistant referees: Noriaki Hashimoto, tba
Kubota Spears vs Munakata Sanix Blues
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi
Assistant referees: Kimitoshi Shiozaki, tba
Kintetsu Liners vs Ricoh Black Rams
Referee: Kyosuke Toda
Assistant referees: Masaya Kato, tba
Toyota Industry Shuttles vs Toshiba Brave Lupus
Referee: Tatsuya Matsuoka
Assistant referees: Teruhisa Kajiwara, tba
NTT Communications Shiningarcs vs Toyota Verblitz
Referee: Taku Otsuki
Assistant referees: Kimitoshi Shiozaki, Ryutaro Kawajiri
Panasonic Wild Knights vs Coca Cola Red Sparks
Referee: Noriaki Hashimoto
Assistant referees: Tadataka Yoshiura, tba
Canon Eagles vs Kobelco Steelers
Referee: Shuhei Kubo
Assistant referees: Teruhisa Kajiwara, tba
New Zealand
Mitre 10 Cup, Round 9
North Harbour vs Tasman at QBE Stadium, North Harbour
Referee: Kane McBride
Taranaki vs Auckland at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Shane McDermott
Manawatu vs Otago at Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
Referee: Glen Jackson
Counties Manukau vs Canterbury at ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Mike Fraser
Hawke's Bay vs Bay of Plenty at McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Paul Williams
Wellington vs Waikato at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Tasman vs Southland at Trafalgar Park , Nelson
Referee: Angus Mabey
Northland vs North Harbour at Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Referee: Nick Briant
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship, Round 8
King Country vs Buller at Owen Delany Park, Taupo
Referee: James Doleman
South Canterbury vs Mid Canterbury at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Referee: Adam Morrison
Thames Valley vs Poverty Bay at Boyd Park, Te Aroha
Referee: Hugh Reed
Wairarapa Bush vs East Coast at Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton
Referee: Tim Griffiths
Wanganui vs Horowhenua Kapiti at Cooks Garden, Wanganui
Referee: Michael Winter
West Coast vs North Otago at Rugby Park, Greymouth
Referee: Richard Gordon
Scotland
Premiership
Ayr vs Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Keith Allen
Assistant referees: Michael Todd, Digby Thomas
Assessor: Fergus Neil
Currie vs Boroughmuir
Referee: Lloyd Linton
Assistant referees: Ian Kenny, Colin George
Assessor: Jim Fleming
Gala vs Hawick
Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant referees: Ross Mabon, Brian McGuff
Stirling County vs Watsonians
Referee: David Sutherland
Assistant referees: Neil Muir, David Jack
Assessor: Gordon McMurray
Coach: Dave Pearson
South Africa
Currie Cup Premier Semifinals
Free State vs Golden Lions at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman, Rodney Boneparte
Television match official: Marius Jonker
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, AJ Jacobs
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Mark Lawrence
Under-21 Semifinals
WP vs Free State at City Park, Cape Town
Referee: Egon Seconds
Assistant referees: Francois Pretorius, Stephan Geldenhuys
Assessor: Kim Smit
Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Jaco Pretorius, Pieter Maritz
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Under-19 Semifinals
BB vs Golden Lions at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs, JD de Meyer
Assessor: Willie Roos
WP vs Free State at City Park, Cape Town
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Assistant referees: Francois Pretorius, Aimee Barrett
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Gold Cup Quarterfinals
Brakpan PE Police at Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: Pieter Maritz
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Rustenburg Impala vs College Rovers at Impala RFC, Rustenburg
Referee: Jaco Kotze
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Durbanville-Bellville vs Evergreens at Dumbbell RFC, Cape Town
Referee: Paul Mente
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Pretoria Police vs False Bay at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Assistant referees: Local
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Deon van Blommestein
Spain
División De Honor, Round 4
Getxo vs Independiente
Referee: Marc Riera (Barcelona)
FC Barcelona vs Alcobendas Rugby
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)
Valladolid RAC vs Ordizia
Referee: David Castro (Asturias)
Ciencias Sevilla vs Salvador
Referee: Iñaki Muñoz (Madrid)
Hernani vs UE Santboiana
Referee: Luis García-Mon (Madrid)
Cisneros vs Gernika
Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Barcelona)
Wales
Challenge Cup, Round 1
Cardiff vs Aberavon
Referee: Adam Jones
Assistant referees: Justin Evans, Alex Yau
Bargoed vs Merthyr
Referee: Dewi Phillips
Assistant referees: Gavin Roberts, Lee Gibbs
Bedwas vs Newport
Referee: Elgan Williams
Assistant referees: Paul Jones, Peter Hoole
Neath vs Bridgend
Referee: Simon Mills
Assistant referees: Richard Jones, Simon Harris
Llanelli vs Carmarthen Quins
Referee: Gareth Newman
Assistant referees: Daniel Harries, Mike Bulpitt
Ebbw Vale vs Pontypridd
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Michael Sheehan
Swansea vs Llandovery
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Chris Williams, Keith Thomas
