Referees to 2 October 2017
There are also schoolboy internationals in Australia.
We welcome. for the first time, the appointments of referees in the United Arab Emirates.
International
Rugby Championship
South Africa vs Australia at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Argentina vs New Zealand at Estadio Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Schools
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Australian Schools vs Barbarians at Riverview College Oval
Referee: James Quinn (Australia)
Assistant referees: Thomas Nicholl (Australia), John McCarthy (Australia)
28 September 2017
New Zealand Schools vs Fiji Schools at Knox Grammar No 1 Oval
Referee: Charles Hartson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Lincoln Stollery (Australia), Bradley Smith (Australia)
New Zealand Schools Barbarians vs Tonga in Palmerston North
Referee: Richard Gordon (New Zealand)
2 October 2017
New Zealand Schools vs Australian Barbarians at Knox Grammar No 1 Oval
Referee: Lincoln Stollery (Australia)
Assistant referees: Charles Hartson (Australia), John McCarthy (Australia)
Australian Schools vs Fiji Schools
Referee: James Quinn (Australia)
Assistant referees: Richard Manchee (Australia), Hamish Birt (Australia)
New Zealand Sxhools Barbarians vs Maori Under-18
Referee: Nick Hogan (News Zealand)
PRO 14, Round 5
Cheetahs vs Ospreys at Free State Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Citing commissioner: Marius van Rensburg (South Africa)
Leinster vs Edinburgh at RDS Arena
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales) Kieran Barry (Ireland)
Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Eugene Ryan (Ireland)
Glasgow Warriors vs Benetton Treviso at Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
Citing Commissioner: Beth Dickens (Scotland)
Scarlets vs Connacht at Parc Y Scarlets
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), John Hardy (Wales)
Television match official: Sean Brickell (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Paul Thomas (Wales)
Munster vs Cardiff Blues at Irish Independent Park
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Seán Gallagher (Ireland), Gary Conway (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Zebre vs Ulster at Stadio Lanfranchi
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Manuel Bottino (Italy)
Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: Francesco Grillo (Italy)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Kings at Rodney Parade
Referee: Andy Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Gareth John (Wales)
Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Chris Morgan (Wales)
Domestic
Australia
National Rugby Championship
Canberra Vikings vs Fiji Druas at Viking Park
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant referees: Matthew Hogan, Brodie Ingram
Television match official: Charles Hartson
Queensland Country vs Melbourne Rising at Bond University
Referee: Damon Murphy
Assistant referees: Brett Cronan, Cameron Foley
Perth Spirit vs Brisbane City at McGillivray Oval
Referee: Nicholas Berry
Assistant referees: Alexander Ninkov, Kyle Burnett
NSW Country Eagles vs Sydney Rays at Goulburn (Simon Poidevin Field)
Referee: Jordan Way
Assistant referees: William Houston, Mitchell Dwyer
Television match official: Ian Smith
England
Premiership
Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: John Meredith, Peter Allan
Television match official: Stuart Terheege
Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Citing commissioner: Andy Blyth
Worcester Warriors vs Saracens
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Jonathan Healy
Television match official: David Grashoff
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Jerry Wallis Thomas Foley
Assistant referees' coach: Robin Goodliffe
Citing commissioner: Paul Hull
Sale Sharks vs Gloucester
Referee: John-Paul Doyle
Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson, Wayne Falla
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: Anthony Turner
Assessor: Andrew Vertigan
Citing commissioner: Shaun Gallagher
Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Thomas Foley
Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Paul Dix
Television match official: David Sainsbury
Timekeeper: David Hudson
Television match official: Nigel Yates
Citing commissioner: Pete Larter
Northampton Saints vs Harlequins
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Philip Watters, Simon McConnell
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Citing commissioner: Chris Catling
Wasps vs Bath
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Anthony Woodthorpe
Television match official: David Rose
Timekeeper: Paul Stanley
Assessor: Martin Fox
Citing commissioner: Steve Savage
Championship
Nottingham vs Hartpury College
Referee: Hamish Smales
Assistant referees: Michael Patz Darryl Chapman
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
Assistant referees' coach: Gary Welsh
Citing commissioner: Buster White London Scottish vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Fergus Kirby
Assistant referees: Paul Burton, Gregory Garner
Assessor: Peter Farrell
Assistant referees' coach: Peter Huckle
Citing commissioner: John Byett
Rotherham Titans vs Richmond
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Simon Adams, Matthew Daubney
Assessor: Sam Collins
Citing commissioner: Ashley Rowden
Jersey Reds vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: Clare Daniels, William Burton
Assessor: Lloyd Jackson
Citing commissioner: James Hall
Yorkshire Carnegie vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Dan Parrott, Brian Ravenhill
Assessor: Darren Gamage
Citing commissioner: Dave Guyan
Bristol vs Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Dean Richards, Matthew O'Grady
Television match official: Sean Davey
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
Citing commissioner: Paul Burke
Women
Loughborough Lightning vs Harlequins Ladies
Referee: Thomas Davis
Assistant referees: Wayne Spencer, James Minards
Citing commissioner: Grant Seely
Worcester Valkyries vs Saracens Women
Referee: Benjamin Davis
Assistant referees: Adrian Holmes, Stephen Gammage
Citing commissioner: Tony Lanaway
Gloucester-Hartpury Women's RFC vs Richmond
Referee: Charles Gayther
Assistant referees: Peter Brunt, Mark Doran
Citing commissioner: Budge Pountney
Firwood Waterloo Ladies vs Bristol Ladies
Referee: Chris Bennett
Assistant referees: Colin Burrell, Steven Halliday
Citing commissioner: Liam McTiernan
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks vs Wasps FC Ladies
Referee: Jack Lewars
Assistant referees: Simon Lazenby, Gregg Dawson
Assistant referees' coach: Andrew Calvert
Citing commissioner: Danny Rumble
France
Top 14, Round 6
Toulon vs La Rochelle at Stade Mayol
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: S Boyer, Jonathan Rebollal
Television match official: Denis Grenouillet
Pau vs Stade Français at Stade du Hameau
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Patrick Pechambert
Television match official: Éric Briquet Campin
Toulouse vs Agen at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Bruno Gabaldon
Television match official: Éric Gauzins
Oyonnax vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Maxime Chalon
Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Akim Hadj Bachir
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Racing 92 vs Lyon at Stade Yves Du Manoir
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Éric Gonthier
Montpellier vs Brive at Altrad Stadium
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Tual Trainini, Laurent Perrin
Television match official: Patrick Dellac
Castres vs Clermont at Stade Pierre Antoine
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Frédéric Chazal
Television match official: Mourad Zitouni
Hong Kong
Kowloon RFC vs. Societe Generale Valley at KP-1
Referee: Matt Rodden
Assistant referees: Patrick Kwok, Mark Jackson
Assessor: Hugh Watkins
Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers vs. Herbert Smith Freehills HKCC at KP-1
Referee: Stephen Copeman
Assistant referees: Matt Rodden, Dewi Rowlands
Assessor: Peter White
Bloomberg HK Scottish vs. Natixis HKFC at SKM
Referee: Tim Baker
Assistant referees: Lawrence Wilkinson, James Byatt
Assessor: Stan Harman
Ireland
Ulster Bank League, Division 1
Buccaneers vs Young Munster at Dubarry Park
Referee: Joy Neville
Garryowen vs Clontarf at Dooradoyle
Referee: Mark Patton
Dublin University vs Lansdowne at College Park
Referee: Paul Haycock
Cork Constitution vs University College Dublin at Temple Hill
Referee: Stuart Gaffkin
St Mary's vs Terenure at Templeville Road
Referee: Jonny Erskine
University College Cork vs Old Belvedere at Mardyke Grounds
Referee: Chris Busby
UL Bohemians vs Ballymena at Limerick University
Referee: Kieran Barry
Banbridge vs Naas at Rifle Park
Referee: Leo Colgan
Dolphin vs Ballynahinch at Musgrave Park
Referee: Nigel Correll
Old Wesleys vs Shannon at Donnybrook
Referee: Robert O'Sullivan
New Zealand
Mitre 10 Cup, Round 7
Northland vs Otago at Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Referee: Nick Briant
Taranaki vs Tasman at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Angus Mabey
North Harbour vs Hawke's Bay at QBE Stadium, North Harbour
Referee: Richard Kelly
Southland vs Manawatu at Rugby Park, Invercargill
Referee: Shane McDermott
Auckland vs Bay of Plenty at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Cam Stone
Ranfurly Shield
Canterbury vs Waikato at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Glen Jackson
Wellington vs Otago at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
Counties Manukau vs Northland at ECO Light Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Mike Fraser
Heartland Championship. Week 6
East Coast vs Buller at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria
Referee: Boris Jurlina
North Otago vs Poverty Bay at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: Vincent Ringrose
Thames Valley vs Mid Canterbury at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
Referee: Tim Griffiths
Wanganui vs King Country at Cooks Garden, Wanganui
Referee: Tipene Cottrell
West Coast vs South Canterbury at Rugby Park, Greymouth
Referee: Nick Hogan
Wairarapa Bush vs Horowhenua Kapiti at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: James Munro
Farah Palmer Cup, Week 5
North Harbour vs Auckland at QBE Stadium, Albany
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney
Otago vs Wellington at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Blair Malcolm
Hawke's Bay vs Manawatu at Tremain Field, Napier
Referee: Hugh Reed
Waikato vs Bay of Plenty at Beetham Park, Hamilton
Referee: Lauren Jenner
Canterbury vs Tasman at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
Scotland
Premiership
Watsonians vs Heriot's
Referee: Graeme Wells
Assistant referees: Graeme Ormiston, Finlay Brown
Ayr vs Stirling County
Referee: tba (England)
Assistant referees: Lee Fish, Alistair Watt
Boroughmuir vs Marr
Referee: Cammy Rudkin
Craig Clark, Grant Denholm
Glasgow Hawks vs Hawick
Referee: tba (England)
Assistant referees: Ben Blain, Stephen Hart
Melrose vs Currie Chieftains
Referee: Keith Allen
Assistant referees: Ross Ma bon, Bob Evens
South Africa
Currie Cup
Griquas vs Free State Cheetahs at GW Park, Kimberley
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Mpho Matsaung, Griffin Colby
Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant referees: Jaco Pretorius, Egon Seconds
Television match official: Lesego Legoete
Sharks vs Golden Lions at Kings Park, Durban
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Archie Sehlako, Vusi Msibi
Division 1
Eastern Province vs Valke at WJ de Wet Stadium, Despatch
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Assistant referees: Local
Border Bulldogs vs Welwitschias at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Assistant referees: Patrick Bulwana, Sinethemba Nduzulwana
Boland Cavaliers vs South Western Districts Eagles at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Assistant referees: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Viv-Richard Adams
Leopards vs Griffons at Hoërskool Klerksdorp
Referee: Egon Seconds
Assistant referees: Alex Jonker, Godwill Morobe
Under-21
Blue Bulls vs Leopards at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Assistant referees: Local
Free State vs Sharks at Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Paul Mente
Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Local
Western Province vs Eastern Province at City Park, Cape Town
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Assistant referees: Divan Uys, Local
Under-20
South Western Districts vs Border at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron
Assistant referees: Local
Limpopo vs Valke at Loftus Versfeld B, Pretoria
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
Assistant referees: Local
Pumas vs Griquas at Sasol Recreation club, Secunda
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi
Assistant referees: Local
Blue Bulls vs Leopards at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Egon Seconds
Assistant referees: Local
Free State vs Sharks at Shimla park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Jaco Kotze
Assistant referees: Local
Western Province vs Eastern Province at City Park, Cape Town
Referee: Divan Uys
Assistant referees: Local
Gold Cup
Sasol vs Bloemfontein Police at Sasol Recreation club, Secunda
Referee: Johre Botha
Assistant referees: Local
Welkom vs Vereeniging at Northwest Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Eduan Nel
Assistant referees: Local
QBR vs Raiders Harlequin Club, Pretoria
Referee: Christopher Allison
Assistant referees: Local
Vaal Reefs vs Old Georgians at Hoërskool Klerksdorp
Referee: Des van Wyk
Assistant referees: Local
Progress George vs Old Selbornians at Rosemore Stadium, George
Referee: Sindile Ngcese
Assistant referees: Local
Tygerberg vs Swallows at Florida Park, Cape Town
Referee: Jabian Jeftha
Assistant referees: Local
ITM Sishen vs Rovers at Sivos Stadium, Kathu
Referee: Morné Ferreira
Assistant referees: Local
False Bay vs Western Suburbs at Phillip Herbstein Field, Constantia
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu
Assistant referees: Local
Spain
División de Honor, Round 3
FC Barcelona vs Hernani at Campo La Teixonera
Referee: Alfonso Mirat
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares vs Bizkaia Gernika
Referee: Santiago Merino
Sanitas Alcobendas vs Complutense Cisneros
Referee: Iñaki Muñoz
Getxo Artea vs Senor Independiente
Referee: Félix Villegas
Ordizia vs Salvador at Campo Altamira
Referee: David Castro
La Vila vs UE Santboiana
Referee: Pedro Montoya
División De Honor B, Round 3
Uribealdea vs Aparejadores Burgos
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate
Bera Bera vs Vigo
Referee: Iñaki Marquinez
Eibar vs Zarautz at Campo Unbe
Referee: Alberto Ruíz Garcia
Crat A Coruña vs Campus Ourense at Campo Acea Dama
Referee: Iñaki Vergara
Real Oviedo vs Salvador “B” at Campo El Naranco
Referee: Andoni Susperregi
Santander vs Durango at Campo Ruth Beitia
Referee: Andrés Rodriguez Noriega
Fenix vs CAU Valencia at Campo Pinares De Venecia
Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao
Barca Univer Club vs L’Hospitalet
Referee: José Bogas
Valencia vs Les Abelles at Campo Quatre Cerreres
Referee: Joshua Bellido
Sant Cugat vs Inter Cullera
Referee: Edoardo Cousillas
Tatami vs Poble Nou at Campo El Rio
Referee: Miguel Ferdinandez Rodriguez
El Toro vs UE Santboiana “B” at Campo Calvia
Referee: Luis García-Mon
CDU Granada vs Pozuelo at Campo Fuentenueva
Referee: Joaquín Santoro
Liceo Francés vs Ciencias Sevilla at Campo Ramón Urtubi
Referee: Jorge Molpeceres
Cisneros “B” vs Arquitectura at Campo Puerta Hierro
Referee: Pancho Benegas
Almeria vs Ing. Industriales at Estadio De La Juventud
Referee: José Luis Beltrán
Olímpico vs Cáceres at Campo Valle De Las Cañas
Referee: Alhambra Nievas
Alcobendas Rugby “B” vs Trocadero Marbella
Referee: Belarmino Álvarez
United Arab Emirates
West Asia Premiership
Dubai Exiles vs Dubai Hurricane
Referee: Maurice Butler
Assistant referees: Eugene Deegan, David Mason
Coach: Grant Bateman
Bahrain vs Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Referee: Norman Drake
Assistant referees: Eugene Deegan, Hermann Frankfurt
DSC Eagles vs Abu Dhabi Saracens
Referee: Shakeel Ahamed
Assistant referees: Tony Duminy, Jassim Al Suwaidi
Coach: Ray Meerloo
Wales
Premiership
Newport vs Bargoed
Referee: Gareth John
Assistant referees: John Darcy, Haydn Edwards
Ebbw Vale vs Merthyr
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Rob Mota
Pontypridd vs Cross Keys
Referee: Mike English
Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Jacob Ellis
Bedwas vs Cardiff
Referee: Aled Evans
Assistant referees: Jamie Morgan, David Swain
Llanelli vs Aberavon
Referee: Ben Breakspear
Assistant referees: Justin Evans, Jason Summers
Bridgend vs Neath
Referee: Robert Price
Assistant referees: Chris Oliver, Rhodri Morgan
Llandovery vs Swansea
Referee: Jason Morris
Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Adrian Slade
RGC vs Carmarthen
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Jon Hardy, Aaron Cross
