Referees to 21 June 2009
There are competitions and tour matches and much of interest to referees as the top men swan around the world. The big match will be in Durban with Bryce Lawrence to referee it. Then in Wellington France have a chance to win a series in New Zealand, as they did in 1994. Marius Joubert will be the man in the middle for that one.
International
Friendlies
South Africa vs Lions at Absa Park, Durban
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Stuart Dickinson, Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Australia vs Italy at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), tba (New Zealand)
Television match official: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
New Zealand vs France at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
IRB Nations Cup
Scotland A vs Uruguay at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Stuart Terheege (England), tba (Romania)
Assessor: David McHugh (Ireland), Patrick Robin (France)
Italy A vs Russia at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)
Assistant referees: Chris Draper (USA), tba (Romania)
Assessor: David McHugh (Ireland), Patrick Robin (France)
France A vs Romania at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Giulio De Santis (Italy), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: David McHugh (Ireland), Patrick Robin (France)
Russia vs Uruguay at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland), tba (Romania)
Television match official: tba (Romania)
Assessor: David McHugh (Ireland), Patrick Robin (France)
Italy A vs Romania at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Chris Draper (USA)
Assistant referees: Dave Smortchevsky (Canada), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: David McHugh (Ireland), Patrick Robin (France)
France A vs Scotland A at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Giulio De Santis (Italy), tba (Romania)
Assessor: David McHugh (Ireland), Patrick Robin (France)
IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Junior All Blacks vs Fiji at National Stadium, Suva
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: tba (Papua New Guinea), tba (Papua New Guinea)
Assessor: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand), Ian Scotney (Australia)
Japan vs Samoa at Lawaqa Park, Sigitoka, Fiji
Referee: Nathan Pearce Australia
Assistant referees: tba (Papua New Guinea), tba (Papua New Guinea)
Assessor: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand), Ian Scotney (Australia)
Tour
Southern Kings vs Lions at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), tba (South Africa)
Television match official: tba (South Africa)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Argentina vs French Barbarians at Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires
Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina), Alberto Passamonti (Argentina)
Churchill Cup
USA vs Georgia at Dick’s Sporting Good Park, Commence City, Colorado
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: tbc, tbc
Television match official: tbc Tony Spreadbury (England). Paul Bridgman (England)
Argentina Jaguars vs Canada at Dick’s Sporting Good Park, Commence City, Colorado
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland), tbc
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury (England), Paul Bridgman (England)
England Saxons vs Ireland A at Dick’s Sporting Good Park, Commence City, Colorado
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assistant referees: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland), tbc
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury (England), Paul Bridgman (England)
Junior World Championship
Day 4
Uruguay vs Canada in Nagoya
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
Japan vs Italy in Nagoya
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
Argentina vs Tonga in Osaka
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Tako Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Scotland vs Fiji in Osaka
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Assistant referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Tako Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Ireland vs Wales in Fukuoka
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Samoa vs France in Fukuoka
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Assistant referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
New Zealand vs Australia in Tokyo
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referee: Pascal Gauzere (France), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
South Africa vs England in Tokyo
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Pascal Gauzere (France), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Domestic
Australia
New South Wales
TooheysNewCup Shute Shield, Round 12
Eastern Suburbs vs Southern Districts at Woollahra Oval
Referee: Steve Hardy
Assistant referees: Warren Dobes, Kevin Twomey
Coach: Frank Meiklejon
Gordon vs Parramatta at Chatswood Oval
Referee: Stephen Hill (Queensland)
Assistant referees: Buddy Kyle, Greg Butler
Coach: John McCarthy
Manly vs Eastwood at Manly Oval
Referee: Andrew Lees
Assistant referees: Richard Goswell, Matt Kellahan
Coach: Peter Marshall
Northern Suburbs vs Warringah at North Sydney Oval
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant referees: Michael Blair, Edward Martin
Coach: Brendan Taylor
Randwick vs West Harbour at Coogee Oval
Referee: Damien Mitchelmore
Assistant referees: Anthony Moyes, Guy Grinham
Coach: Wayne Erickson
Sydney University vs Penrith at University Oval No 1
Referee: Simon Moore (Queensland)
Assistant referees: Matt Kemp, Peter Marshall
Coach: Michael Tanzer
South Africa
Friendlies
Griffons vs Leopards in Welkom
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Boland vs South Western Districts
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones
