Referees to 21 March
It’s the last day of Six Nations and it ends with the big one, Le Crunch, at Stade de France. There are also vital matches in ancient Trabazon on the Black Sea – an interesting venue – and Lisbon, the loser of the latter may well be out of hope of qualifying for the World Cup. There is a lot to keep referees on their toes.
International
Six Nations
Wales vs Italy at Millennium Stadium
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Marinus Jonker (South Africa), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Ireland vs Scotland at Croke Park
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Jérôme Garces (France)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
France vs England at Stade de France
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
European Nations Cup, Round 10
Germany vs Spain in Heidelberg
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Claudio Castagnoli (Italy), Ettore Reale (Italy)
Georgia vs Russia in Trabazon, Turkey
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jérôme Lamirand (France)
Portugal vs Romania in Lisbon
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Huw David (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
Under-20 Six Nations
Ireland vs Scotland at Dubarry Park
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Cyril Lafon (France), Paul-Henri Courbier (France)
Television match official: Daniel Gillet (France)
Wales vs Italy at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: David Matthews (England)
France vs England at Saint Nazaire
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Eanna O’Dowd (Ireland)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Assessor Joël Dume (France)
Students
France Universitaire vs England Students at Riom
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Clubs
Ireland vs Scotland at Donnybrook
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Johan Carvill (Ireland)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)
France Amateur vs England Counties
Referee: Colin Stanley (Ireland)
Under-18
Scotland vs Wales
Referee: Laurent Cordona (France)
Assistant referees: Jean-Marie Burel (Scotland), Archie McInally (Scotland)
Assessor: John Bacigalupo (Scotland)
France vs Japan in Orleans
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Italy)
Women
France vs England at Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Alan Rogan (Ireland)
Ireland vs Scotland at Ashbourne
Referee: Hervé Dubes (France)
Assistant referees: Ken Beggs (Ireland), Peter Dennehy (Ireland)
Assessor: Bernard Boland (Ireland)
Wales vs Italy at Brewer Field, Bridgend
Referee: Andres Ttofa (England)
Assistant referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Neil Howells (Wales)
France A vs England A
Referee: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Under-20
France vs England
Referee: Mhairi Hay (Scotland)
Sevens
The IRB’s Sevens Series moves to Adelaide this weekend
Referees: Akihisa Aso (Japan), James Bolabiu (Fiji), Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Greg Garner (England), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Andrew Lees (Australia), Francisco Pastrana (Argentina), David Smortchevsky (Canada).
Super 14, Week 6
Blues Brumbies in Auckland
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Matthew Stanish (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Bulls vs Hurricanes in Pretoria
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Start Berry (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Crusaders Lions in Christchurch
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Matthew Stanish (New Zealand), James McPhail (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Highlanders vs Sharks in Dunedin
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Western Force Waratahs in Perth
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Lourens van der Merwe
Television match official: Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Stormers Cheetahs at Newlands
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Reuben Rossouw (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Magners League
Munster vs Scarlets
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees; Dudley Phillips (Ireland), D Connolly (Ireland)
Television match official: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Ulster vs Ospreys
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Ken Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
Connacht vs Dragons
Referee; Andrew Macpherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees; Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Ollie Hodges (Ireland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Leinster vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Michael Black (Ireland), Mark Hermin (Ireland)
Assessor: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
LV=Cup Final
Gloucester vs Northampton Saints at Sixways, Worcester
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Huckle (England), Roger Baileff (England)
Television match official: Ed Morrison (England)
Vodacom Cup
There is a team from Argentina and team from Namibia this year. The match officials are all South Africans.
Blue Bulls vs Leopards at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Stu Berry
Assistant referees: Lusanda Jam, Andries Botha
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Griffons vs Golden Lions at Griffons Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Local
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Free State vs Eastern Province at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Pieter de Villiers
Assistant referees: François du Bruin, Marlize Jordaan
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Griquas vs Pumas at AR Abass Stadium, Kimberley
Referee: Matt Kemp
Assistant referees: Martin Lekhanye, Local
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Boland vs Pampas XV at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assistant referees: François Groenewald Roslyn Fortuin
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Western Province vs Border at Newlands
Referee: Pro Legoete
Assistant referees: Archie Sehlako, Petri Bosch
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
South Western Districts vs Sharks XV
Referee: Bongani Maloni
Assistant referees: François Veldsman, Cobus Wessels
Assessor: Hulet Billett
Namibia Welwitschias vs Valke at Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Tiaan Jonker
Assistant referees: Rasta Rashivenga, Local
Domestic
Italy
Coppa Italia Final
Benetton Treviso vs Petrarca Padova at Stadio Battaglini in Rovigo
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Udine)
Assistant referees: Stefano Traversi (Rovigo), Francesco Lento (Udine)
Scotland
Premiership
Boroughmuir vs Watsonians
Referee: Andrew Healy
Assistant referees: David Crudge, Graham Allen
Glasgow Hawks vs Edinburgh Accies
Referee: Johann van der Merwe
Assistant referees: David Changleng, Graeme Marshall
Selkirk vs Stewart Melville
Referee: Dave Walker
Assistant referees: Tbc, Digby Thomas
Scottish Cup
Dundee vs Heriots
Referee: James Matthew
Assistant referees: Colin Brett, Alan Forrest
South Africa
Varsity Cup semifinals
UCT vs Shimlas at Groote Schuur
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: François Veldsman, Linston Manuels
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Maties vs Pukke at Danie Craven Stadium
Referee: Dilbert November
Assistant referees: Matt Kemp, Marc van Zyl
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: André Watson
USA
Super League, Week 2
Boston Irish Wolfhounds vs Charlotte
Referee: Tim Luscombe
Assistant referees: Ed Ward, Local
Assessor: Mike Cobb
New York Athletic Club vs Boston Rugby
Referee: Dana Teagarden
Assistant referees: Ken Muir, Nick Priscott
Assessor: Peter Watson
Potomac Athletic Club vs Life University
Referee: Chris Henshall
Assistant referees: Gareth Morgan, Seagar Swanson
Assessor: Mark Koiwai
Denver Barbarians vs Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
Referee: Aruna Ranaweera
Assistant referees: LuAnn Campbell, Local
Assessor: Dave Metcalfe
Chicago Griffins vs Chicago Lions
Referee: Dave Ardrey
Assistant referees: Brooks, Local
Assessor: Jim Russell
Old Puget Sound Beach vs Dallas Harlequins
Referee: Tom Lyons
Assistant referees: Charlie Haupt, Puklitz
Assessor: Peter Simpson
Wales
Premiership
Llandovery vs Pontypridd
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Llanelli vs Carmarthen
Referee: Simon Harris
Aberavon vs Llandovery
Referee: David Williams (Caldicot)
Pontypool vs Newport
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Bedwas vs Cardiff
Referee: Phil Connett
Neath vs Swansea
Referee: Tim Hayes
Pontypridd vs Glamorgan Wanderers
Referee: Hugh Watkins
Cross Keys vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Sean Brickell