Referees to 22 August
The Tri-Nations is back in action this weekend and uniquely the match is in Soweto in a ground that holds nearly 100,000. This week, too, the Women’s World Cup starts in England.
International
Tri-Nations, Round Five
South Africa vs New Zealand in Johannesburg
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Women’s World Cup
Referees: Sarah Corrigan (Australia), Clare Daniels (England), Joyce Henry (Canada), Lee Wing Yi Gabriel (Hong Kong), Dana Teagarden (USA), Sherry Trumbull (Canada), Nicky Inwood (New Zealand), David Keane (Ireland), Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Sébastien Minery (France), Javier Mancuso (Argentina).
Assistant referees: Debbie Innes (England) and Kerstin Ljungdahl (Germany), Barbara Guastini (Italy).
Round 1
USA vs Kazakhstan
Referee: Nicky Inwood
Assistant referees: Kerstin Ljungdahl, Barbara Guastini
Canada vs Scotland
Referee: Clare Daniels
Assistant referees: David Keane, Debbie Innes
New Zealand vs South Africa
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
Assistant referees: Sébastien Minery, Gabriel Lee Andrea
Wales vs Australia
Referee: Javier Mancuso
Assistant referees: Joyce Henry, Dana Teagarden
England vs Ireland
Referee: Sarah Corrigan
Assistant referees: Kerstin Ljungdahl, Barbara Guastini
France vs Sweden
Referee: Sherry Trumbull
Assistant referees: David Keane, Debbie Innes
Friendlies
Exeter Chiefs vs Cardiff Blues at Sandy Park
Referee: tba (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Bickle, Nigel Higginson
Harlequins vs Ulster at The Stoop
Referee: tba (France)
Assistant referees: Richard Kelly, Gareth Copsey
Bath vs Edinburgh at The Rec
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Lewis S RPS
Esher vs Lille (French) at Esher
Referee: Rowan Kitt (England)
Assistant referees: Tom Davis, David Grashoff
Assessor: Page
Leinster vs London Wasps
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan, Richard Kerr
Assessor: Tom Aplin
Munster vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan, John Carvill
Assessor: John Sheehan
Connacht vs Saracens
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Michael Black, Eanna O’Dowd
Assessor: Dave McHugh
Under-18
Connacht vs Languedoc
Referee: Ollie Hodges (Ireland)
Domestic
Australia
New South Wales
TooheysNewCup Shute Shield
Randwick vs West Harbour at Coogee Oval
Referee: Steve Walsh
Assistant referees: William Houston, Tim Wills
Coach: Wayne Erickson
Manly vs Eastern Suburbs at Manly Oval
Referee: Andrew Lees
Assistant referees: Michael Blair, Greg Butler
Television match official: Matt Goddard
Coach: Michael Tanzer
Penrith vs Eastwood at Nepean Rugby Park
Referee: Angus Gardner,
Assistant referees: Richard Goswell, Jason Johnson,
Northern Suburbs vs Parramatta at North Sydney Oval
Referee: Steve Hardy
Assistant referees: Luke Colbron, Phil Baird
Coach: Ian Smith
Warringah vs Southern Districts at Pittwater Rugby Park
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Assistant referees: Matt Kellahan, Dale Harding
Canada
Canadian Rugby Championship
Atlantic vs British Columbia Bears in Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee: Dave Smortchevsky
Assistant referees: Pat Allard, Michael Jones
Ontario vs Prairies Wolf Pack in Calgary, Alberta
Referee: Andrew Hall
Assistant referees: Bryan Arciero, Greg Haley-Williams
England
Friendlies
Doncaster vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Darren Gamage
Assistant referees: Matthew Daubney, Steve Savage
Clifton vs Bristol
Referee: Richard Kelly
Assistant referees: Shane Cameron, Lloyd Jackson
Newcastle Falcons vs Rotherham Titans at Kingston Pa
Referee: Chris Sharp
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, Barry Dalby
France
Top 14, Round 2
Bourgoin vs Clermont
Referee: Pascal Gauzère
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal, Frédéric Gourgues
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Bayonne vs Agen
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Arnaud Blondel, Régis Gabard
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Brive vs Perpignan
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Eric Gauzins, René Bordeneuve
Television match official: Daniel Gilet
Montpellier vs Racing-Métro 92
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Christophe Graviou
Television match official: Bachir Akim Hadj
Paris vs La Rochelle
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Laurent Sclafer, Gérard Gacon
Television match official: Bruno Bessot
Biarritz vs Toulon
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Dominique Parrini
Television match official: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Castres vs Toulouse
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Laurent Valin, Bruno Fiche
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
New Zealand
ITM Cup, Week 4
North Harbour vs Otago in North Shore City
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Taranaki vs Bay of Plenty in New Plymouth
Referee: Vinny Munro
Tasman vs Canterbury in Nelson
Referee: Nick Briant
Counties-Manukau vs Manawatu in Pukekohe
Referee: tba (Australia)
Wellington vs Waikato in Wellington
Referee: Chris Pollock
Auckland vs Northland in Auckland
Referee: Glenn Newman
Hawke’s Bay vs Southland in Napier
Referee: Matthew Stanish
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Pumas vs Golden Lions at Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Joey Salmans
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry, Stefan Breytenbach
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Blue Bulls vs Griquas at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Tiaan Jonker, A Buitendach
Cheetahs vs Leopards at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Marc van Zyl
Sharks vs Western Province at Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Dilbert November, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: JC Fortuin
First Division
Border vs Valke at Buffalo City, East London
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: François Veldsman, Siphokazi Njani
South Western Districts vs Eastern Province at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Matt Kemp, Cobus Wessels
Griffons vs Boland at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Assistant referees: Mlungiseli Mdashe, Madel de Villiers
Under-21
Blue Bulls vs Boland at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Tiaan Jonker
Assistant referees: Rasta Rashivenga, A Buitendach
Free State vs Leopards at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Pieter de Villiers, Marc van Zyl
South Western Districts vs Griquas at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Matt Kemp
Assistant referees: Rodney Bonaparte, Cobus Wessels
Sharks vs Western Province at Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Dilbert November,
Assistant referees: Andries Retief, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Under-19
Free State vs Leopards at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Pieter de Villiers
Griffons vs Lions at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Martin Lekhanye
South Western Districts vs Griquas at Outeniqua Stadium, George
Referee: Rodney Bonaparte
Sharks vs Western Province at Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Andries Retief
Amateur
Free State Rural vs Free State at Shimlas Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Gerrie de Bruin
Boland vs Border at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Andrew Slater
Border Rural vs Griquas Rural at Buffalo City, East London
Referee: S Mrulwa
Limpopo vs Lions at Pietersburg Hoërskool, Pietersburg
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi
KwaZulu Natal Rural vs Griffons Rural in Ladysmith
Referee: Jan Venter
Blue Bulls vs Leopards at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Ricus van den Hove
Griquas vs Free State Rural at Douglas Hoërskool, Kathu
Referee: Stefan Geldenhuys
Valke Rural vs Griffons in Vanderbijlpark
Referee: André Botha
Eastern Province vs South Western Districts at EPRU, Port Elizabeth
Referee: tbc
Eastern Province Rural vs Western Province at EPRU, Port Elizabeth
Referee: J van Heerden
Pumas Rural vs Valke in Malelane
Referee: Gerrie de Bruin
Limpopo vs Blue Bulls
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
