Referees to 18 January 2009

Europe’s referees cross all sorts of borders for the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup and at the same time the aestivating giants of the south start flexing their muscles in warm-up matches.

International

Heineken Cup – Round 5

Pool 1
Munster vs Sale Sharks at Thomond Park
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Clermont Auvergne vs Montauban at Stade Marcel Michelin
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Touch judges: Claudio Passacantando (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Television match official: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)

Pool 2
Edinburgh vs Castres at Murrayfield
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: Jonathan Mason (Wales), Huw Griffiths (Wales)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)

London Wasps vs Leinster at Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Patrick Bellet (France)
Television match official: Daniel Gillet (France)
Assessor: Bob Ockenden (England)

Pool 3
Leicester Tigers vs Benetton Treviso at Welford Road
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Touch judges: Stéphane Pomarède (France), Gilbert Darrieutort (France)
Television match official: Brian Abrahams (England)

Perpignan vs Ospreys at Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: David Keane (Ireland), Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Television match official: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Assessor: Steve Lander (England)

Pool 4
Ulster vs Harlequins at Ravenhill
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: Eric Soulan (France), Bernard Dal Maso (France)

Scarlets vs Stade Français at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), Alan Hughes (England)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales), David Matthew (England)

Pool 5
Toulouse vs Glasgow Warriors at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Newport Gwent Dragons vs Bath at Rodney Parade
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Television match official: Olan Trevor (Ireland)

Pool 6
Calvisano vs Biarritz at Centro Sportivo San Michele
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Touch judges: David Rose (England), Don Helme (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

Gloucester vs Cardiff Blues at Kingsholm
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland), Seamus Flannery (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
 
European Challenge Cup – Round 5

Pool 1
Dax vs Rovigo    
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Touch judges: Rob Debney (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)

London Irish vs Connacht    
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Touch judges: Ted Coutts (Scotland), David Anderson (Scotland)
Television match official: Roy Marfleet (England)

Pool 2
Montpellier vs Northampton Saints   
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland) 
Touch judges: Rob Dickson (Scotland), John Ferns (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Heard (Scotland)

Toulon vs Bristol     
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Touch judges: Andy Ireland (Scotland), Peter Carruthers (Scotland)

Pool 3
Petrarca vs Bourgoin   
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Touch judges: John Carvill (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)

Worcester Warriors vs Bucuresti Oaks  
Referee: Patrick Pechambert (France)
Television match official: Matt Peters (England)

Pool 4
Newcastle Falcons vs Brive    
Referee: Colin Stanley (Ireland)
Touch judges: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Peter Roche (Ireland)
Television match official: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Overmach Parma vs El Salvador   
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Touch judges: Martin Fox (England), Andy Watson (England)

Pool 5
Bayonne vs Mont-de-Marsan   
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)

Pool 5 Saracens vs Viadana    
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Television match official: John Burtenshaw (England)

Domestic

England

EDF National Trophy – Round 4

Broadstreet vs Bridgwater & Albion
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Touch judges: Darryl Chapman, Nigel Carrick

Cinderford vs Hull Ionians
Referee: Ross Campbell
Touch judges: Brian Ravenhill, Debby Innes
Assessor: K Page, John Haggart

Dings Crusaders vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Paul Knowles
Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Peter Huckle
Assessor: Nick Cousins

Doncaster vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Dean Richards
Touch judges: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts, Gareth Copsey,

Exeter Chiefs vs Preston Grasshoppers
Referee: Richard Phillips
Touch judges: Glenn Ohara, S Adams
Assessor: Ian Woodgate

Launceston vs Birmingham & Solihull
Referee: Nick Williams
Touch judges: Shane Cameron, Fred Spong

London Welsh vs Newbury Blues
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
Touch judges: Mark Vernon, Nick Clarke

Manchester vs London Scottish
Referee: Ed Turnill
Touch judges: Dave Edmunds, Tudor Griffiths
Assessor: Bob Wilkinson

Moseley vs Henley
Referee: Luke Pearce
Touch judges: Rhys Davies, Mark Summerhayes
Assessor: Steve Savage

Mounts Bay vs Esher
Referee: Steve Harland
Touch judges: Nigel Higginson, Lloyd Jackson

Nottingham vs Blaydon
Referee: Andy Taylorson
Touch judges: Guy Steele-Bodger, Paul Burton

Otley vs Cambridge
Referee: Michael Tutty
Touch judges: Rob Sheard, Barry Dalby

Rotherham Titans vs Coventry
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Mick Reid, Steve Makinson
Assessor: Geoff Blackburn, Ken Bracewell

Sedgley Park vs Kendal
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Steven Halliday, David Crooks

Tynedale vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, Derek Blake

Under-18

England vs Midlands
Referee: Terry Hall
Touch judges: M Caton, Paul Dickens
Assessor: Steve Womersley

France

Pro D2

Auch vs Agen at Stade Jacques-Fouroux
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Benoit, Thierry Chanut
Assessor: Max Benoit, André Peytavin
Goal judges: Nicolas Lezin, Philippe Sigu
 
Albi vs Aurillac
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Christophe Malterre, Thierry Laur
Assessor: Joël Bernard, Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Laurent Cardona, Laurent Perrin
 
Colomiers vs Grenoble
Referee: Eric Darriere
Touch judges: Jean-Yves Quintin, Lionel Fillol
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre, Claude Debat
Goal judges: Christian Coussan, Thierry Mallet
 
Auch vs Agen
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Gines Cerezuela, Jean-François Lavocat
Assessor: Jean Izquierdo, Roger Duhau
Goal judges: Thomas Dejean, Arnaud Blondel
 
Pau vs Beziers
Referee: Christophe Labaune
Touch judges: José Bexiga, Patrick Noailhac
Assessor: Jean-Paul Soules, Michel Lamoulie
Goal judges: Thierry Devais, Damien Borderies
 
Tarbes vs Narbonne
Referee: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Touch judges: Pierre Chastrusse, Philippe Gorbenko
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel, Robert Antonin
Goal judges: Sébastien Cloute, Sébastien Grellety
 
Oyonnax vs La Rochelle
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Jacques De Lemos, Sébastien Hebert
Assessor: Jean-Paul Goyard, Pierre Bertherat
Goal judges: Frédéric De Castro, Thierry Guilloton
 
Bordeaux vs Bourg En Bresse
Referee: Sébastien Garat
Touch judges: Frédéric Gourgues, Didier Morin
Assessor: Roland Cournet, Marc Desclaux
Goal judges: Jérôme Lamarque, Patrick BeuriotIreland

All Ireland League – Level 1

Ballymena vs Old Belvedere
Referee: Darragh McCormack

Buccaneers vs Galwegians
Referee: Richard Kerr

Clontarf vs UCD
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Cork Constitution vs Shannon
Referee: Alan Rogan

Dolphin vs Blackrock
Referee: Michael Black

St Mary’s vs Garryowen
Referee: Simon McDowell

UL Bohemians vs Dungannon
Referee: Trevor Collins

Young Munster vs Terenure
Referee: Jonathan Peake

Italy

Serie A – XIII giornata

Girone 1

BluGeo Colorno vs Novaco Alghero
Referee: Simone Colantonio (Roma)

Amatori Milano vs Consiag I Cavalieri Prato
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)

Mantovani Lazio vs Orved San Donà
Referee: Filippo Navarra (Udine)

Hafro Design Udine vs Marchiol San Marco
Referee: Filippo Bertelli (Brescia)

Giunti Firenze 1931 vs Livorno
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)

L’Aquila vs Termoraggi Piacenza
Referee: Claudio Castagnoli (Livorno)

Girone 2

Banca Farnese Lyons Piacenza vs Colleferro
Referee: Johann van der Merwe (Scotland)

Zhermack Badia vs Benetton Treviso A
Referee: Ferdinando Cusano (Vicenza)

Rugby Mirano vs Cammi Calvisano A
Referee: Sergio Di Gregorio (Padova)

Med Italia Pro Recco vs Vibu Noceto
Referee: Giampero Salvi (L’Aquila)

Antares Benevento vs Rugby Banco di Brescia
Referee: Marco Carrera (Roma)

New Zealand

Warm-up

Chiefs vs Blues at Pukekohe
Referee: Garratt Williamson

Scotland

Premiership

Selkirk vs Heriots
Referee: Graham Knox
Touch judges: Iain Heard, Graham Allen
 
Currie vs Melrose
Referee: Rob McHenry
 Touch judges: John Steele, Iain Bruce
 
West of Scotland vs Ayr
Referee: David Crudge
Touch judges: David Jack, Graeme Marshall
 
Stirling County vs Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
Touch judges: Robert McKinnon, Ronnie Dumma
 
Edinburgh Accies vs Hawick
Referee: Gary Gordon
Touch judges: James Bell, Bob Nevins
 
Boroughmuir vs Watsonians
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Italy)
Touch judges: Andrew Hepburn, John Ferns

South Africa

Stormers vs University of Cape Town
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Wales

Premiership

Ebbw Vale vs Bridgend
Referee: Greg Morgan
Touch judges: Mike Cox, Julian Smith
 
Llanelli vs Pontypool
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Touch judges: Steve Edwards, Steve Vaughan
 
Cardiff vs Newport
Referee: Phil Fear
Touch judges: Richard Williams, Stephen Davies
 
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Bedwas
Referee: David Jones
Touch judges: David Swain, Lee Parry
 
Neath vs Pontypridd
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Touch judges: Phil Harrhy, Jason Griffiths
 
Swansea vs Cross Keys
Referee: Tim Hayes
Touch judges: Alan Sheppard, Martyn Williams
 
Llandovery vs Aberavon
Referee: Matthew Aplin
Touch judges: Peter Evans, Stuart Vaudin