Referees to 22 February
There is an hiatus on the Test match scene but there are many other hectic clashes in North and South – enough to keep referees sharp.
Just an interesting point on appointments: the merit panels, IRB and SANZAR, were supposed to being giving the teams the best referees available. But we see Alain Rolland, Nigel Owens, Bryce Lawrence, Marius Jonker and Mark Lawrence down as assistant referees while others, who clearly ranked below them, are the referees on the field.
International
Under-18
England vs France in Newbury
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Biggs (England), Andrew Pearce (England)
Super 14, Round 2
Highlanders vs Blues in Dunedin
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Television match official: Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Reds vs Crusaders in Brisbane
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Damian Mitchelmore (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Sharks vs Cheetahs in Durban
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Pro Legoete (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Lions vs Chiefs in Johannesburg
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry (South Africa), Sindile Mayende (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Hurricanes vs Western Force in Wellington
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Bulls vs Brumbies in Pretoria
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Stormers vs Waratahs at Newlands
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Magners League
Ulster vs Dragons
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Ken Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Glasgow vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andy Ireland, Graham Allen
Munster vs Edinburgh
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Eanna O’Dowd (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Leinster vs Scarlets
Referee: Andrew MacPherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Colin Stanley (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)
Ospreys vs Connacht
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Huw Griffiths (Wales)
Television match offical: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Friendly
Junior Waratahs vs CASI at Forshaw Rugby Park
Referee: Ian Smith
Assistant referees: James Leckie, Anthony Moyes
Assessor: Mick Tanzer
Queensland 2nd XV vs CASI
Referee: Paul Marks
Assistant referees: Damien Mitchelmore, John Christopherson
Assessor: Andrew Cole
Domestic
Australia
Friendly
Brumbies Academy vs Randwick
Referee: Sam Christopherson
Assistant referees: Andrew Crozier, William Boyle
England
Premiership
Sale Sharks vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Dave Pearson
Assistant referees: Martin Buck, Don Helme
Television match official: David Hudson
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Bath vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: Bruce Robertson, Bob Mullis
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Harlequins vs Northampton Saints
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Kevin Stewart, Roger Baileff
Television match official: Bob Ockenden
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Leicester Tigers vs Gloucester
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Peter Huckle
Television match official: Brian Abrahams
Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish
Referee: Andrew Small
Assistant referees: Ashley Rowden, Robin Goodliffe
Television match official: Trevor Parlett, Graham Hughes
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
London Wasps vs Saracens
Referee: Sean Davey
Assistant referees: Andrew Watson, Stuart Terheege
Television match official: Roy Marfleet
Assessor: Brian Campsall
The Championship
Rotherham vs Nottingham
Referee: Chris Sharp
Assistant referees: Steve Leyshon , Paul Dickens
Assessor: Mike Hamlin
Birmingham & Solihull vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Michael Tutty
Assistant referees: Steve Leyshon, James Minards
Assessor: Sam Collins, Mike Winnell
Bedford Blues vs Doncaster
Referee: Tba
Assistant referees: Michael Tutty, Darryl Chapman
Birmingham & Solihull vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Terry Hall
Assistant referees: Tba, Nick Clarke
Assessor: Sam Collins, Steve /Womersley
Exeter Chiefs vs Moseley
Referee: Darren Gamage
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell, Mark Summerhayes
London Welsh vs Bristol
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Assistant referees: Philip Davies, David Grashoff
Assessor: John Haggart
Rotherham Titans vs Coventry
Referee: Paul Knowles
Assistant referees: Tba, James Minards
Assessor: Andy McMillan
Cornish Pirates vs Nottingham
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Richard Kelly, Lloyd Jackson
Friendly
Cambridge University Colleges vs Royal Air Force
Referee: Rowan Kitt
France
Top 14, Round 20
Clermont Auvergne vs Albi
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Régis Gabard, Pascal Ubeda
Assessor: Joël Bernard, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Philippe Gillet
Racing Metro 92 vs Castres
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Gilbert Darrieutort, Gines Cerezuela
Assessor: Pierre Guichard, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Eric Gonthier
Bourgoin vs Stade Français Paris
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Sébastien Hebert, Christophe Graviou
Assessor: Jean Izquierdo, Daniel Dartigeas
Television match official: Laurent Valin
Montpellier vs Bayonne
Referee: Jean Matheu
Assistant referees: Jacques Laplace, René Bordeneuve
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Toulouse vs Toulon
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
Assistant referees: Didier Dussaut, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure, Michel Lamoulie
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Montauban vs Perpignan
Referee: Franck Maciello
Assistant referees: Christophe Clavere, Jean-Claude Bes
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Biarritz vs Brive
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Jean-Louis Suau, Jean-Paul Vermande
Assessor: Christian Zidel, Eric Darrière
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Pro D2, Round 20
Lannemezan vs La Rochelle
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Assistant referees: Jean-Yves Quintin, Franck Bernos
Goal judges: Sébastien Garat, David Elissalde
Assessor: Michel Roger, Jean-Marie Bigot
Oyonnax vs Lyon
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Gonzalez, Alain Moretto
Goal judges: Grégoire Silvan, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Assessor: Jean-Paul Goyard
Auch vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Jérôme Lamirand
Assistant referees: Jean-Claude Pairault, Didier Bonnet
Goal judges: Mourad Zitouni, Damien Borderies
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety
Grenoble vs Agen
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Didier Bart, Philippe Graciet
Goal judges: Patrick Beuriot, Frédéric De Castro
Assessor: Yves Leveque
Narbonne vs Aix-En-Provence
Referee: Christophe Labaune
Assistant referees: Thierry Cazamet, Michel Couzier
Goal judges: Emmanuel Chenavier, Axel Ponsard Chareyre
Assessor: Jean-Paul Soules
Colomiers vs Aurillac
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Thierry Chanut, Emmanuel Rosich
Goal judges: Eric Lavit, Laurent Perrin
Assessor: Roland Cournet
Dax vs Pau
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant referees: Pierre Chastrusse, Jean-Paul Benoit
Goal judges: Dan Greuet, Pierre Courbin
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel
Bordeaux vs Tarbes
Referee: Philippe Bonhoure
Assistant referees: Thierry Laur, Lionel Fillol
Goal judges: Eric Molier, Jean-Charles Paupe
Assessor: Max Benoit
Ireland
AIL Division 1
Clontarf vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Dolphin vs Garryowen
Referee: Alan Lewis
Shannon vs Blackrock
Referee: Simon McDowell
St Mary’s vs UL Bohemians
Referee: Alain Rolland
Ballymena vs Young Munster
Referee: Alan Rogan
Old Belvedere vs Galwegians
Referee: John Lacey
University College Cork vs Ballynahinch
Referee: David Keane
Buccaneers vs Terenure
Referee: Leo Colgan
Italy
Coppa Italia, Round 3
Girone 1
Femi-CZ Rovigo vs Magnetofield Gran Parma
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Napoli)*
Banca Monte Parma vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Girone 2
MPS Viadana vs Futura Park Rugby Roma
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Casinò di Venezia vs Petrarca Padova
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Milano)*
Scotland
Premiership
Ayr vs West of Scotland
Referee: Andrew Healy
Assistant referees: Andy Ireland, Graeme Marshall
Boroughmuir vs Melrose
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
Assistant referees: Dave Walker, Kevin McGhee
Edinburgh Accies vs Dundee HSFP
Referee: Cammy Rudkin
Assistant referees: Malcolm Gray, Digby Thomas
Glasgow Hawks vs Currie
Referee: Rob Dickson
Assistant referees: Johann Van Der Merwe, Archie McInally
Heriots vs Selkirk
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: David Changleng, Alan Forrest
Watsonians vs Stewarts Melville
Referee: Graham Knox
Assistant referees: Gus Tweedale, Ronnie Dumma
South Africa
Round 4
Maties vs Shimlas at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referee: François Veldsman (Boland)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
UCT vs TUT at Groote Schuur, Cape Town
Referee: Luke Burger (Blue Bulls)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Pukke vs UJ at Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
Referee: Matt Kemp (Western Province)
Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren
Tukkies vs NMMU Madibaz at LC de Villiers, Pretoria
Referee: Dilbert November (South Western Districts)
Television match official: JC Fortuin (Western Province)
Assessor: Hulet Billett
Spain
División de Honor, Round 13
CRC Madrid vs Cetransa El Salvador
Referee: Joan Montoya (País Vasco)
Bizkaia Gernika vs Ampo Ordizia
Referee: José Ignacio Fernandez Soria (Madrid)
La Vila vs UE Santboiana
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Andalucía)
Pegamo Bera Bera vs Les Abelles
Referee: Paloma Loza (Madrid)
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares vs Cajasol Ciencias
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (País Vasco)
División de Honor B , Round 11
Grupo 1
Hernani vs Oviedo Feve
Referee: Juan Manuel Garate (Cantabria)
Barcelona Universitari Club vs Eibar Hierros Anetxe
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)
Getxo Artea vs Durango
Referee: José Bogas (Cataluña)
Universidad Ednon Vigo vs Barcelona
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (País Vasco)
Grupo 2
Atletico. Portuense vs CAU Valencia
Referee: José Luis Molpeceres (Castilla y León)
Liceo Francés vs UMA Málaga
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Castilla y León)
Helvetia vs Jaén
Referee: Alberto Ruiz Garcia (País Vasco)
Complutense Cisneros vs Mercedes Benz Alcobendas
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)
Wales
Premiership
Pontypridd vs Pontypool
Referee: David Jones
Ebbw Vale vs Neath
Referee: David Williams
SWALEC Cup
Aberavon vs Cross Keys
Referee: David Bodilly
Blackwood vs Carmarthen Quins
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Pontypridd vs Swansea
Referee: Nigel Owens
Tonmawr vs Llandovery
Referee: Huw David
Newport vs Cardiff
Referee: James Jones
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Rumney
Referee: Phil Connett
Llanelli vs Bargoed
Referee: Simon Harris
Narberth vs Bedwas
Referee: Jonathan Mason
