Referees to 23 August
There is Tri-Nations action again this weekend with Jonathan Kaplan in action in Sydney. The Women’s Nations Cup comes to an end in Ontario. The two great North Island teams meet in a Ranfurly Shield match.
France’s Top 14 has its second round and there are several cross-border friendlies as competitions loom.
International
Tri-Nations
Australia vs New Zealand at ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Women
Nations Cup
Wednesday 19 August
England vs South Africa
Referee: Karen Lozada (Canada)
Assistant Referees: Joyce Henry (Canada), Dana Teargarden (USA)
Canada vs USA
Referee: Clare Daniels (England)
Assistant Referees: Dana Teargarden (USA), Joyce Henry (Canada)
Saturday 22 August
USA vs France
Referee: Joyce Henry (Canada)
Assistant Referees: Clare Daniels (England), Karen Lozada (Canada)
Canada vs England
Referee: Dana Teargarden (USA)
Assistant Referees: Clare Daniels (England), Karen Lozada (Canada)
Under-18
South Africa Under-18 vs France at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Tiaan Jonker (South Africa)
Boland Under-18 vs Namibia Under-18 at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Mtheleli Msileni (South Africa)
Friendly
Edinburgh vs Harlequins
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant Referees: David Changleng, John Ferns
Coventry vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: Chris Sharp (England)
Assistant Referees: Mark Liddell, Chris Seeley
Doncaster vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Adrian Hartwell (England)
Assistant Referees: Brendan Fitzmaurice, Steve Makinson
Assessor: Allan Macgregor
Gloucester vs Connacht
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
Assistant Referees: Chris White, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Ed Morrison
London Wasps vs Treviso
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant Referees: JP Doyle, Ken Stewart
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Worcester Warriors vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts (England)
Assistant Referees: Ross Campbell, James Minards
Assessor: Mike Winnell
Birmingham & Solihull vs Carmarthen Quins
Referee: Darren Gamage (England)
Assistant Referees: Ged Stone, Dave Smith
Bridgwater & Albion vs Llanharan
Referee: T Davis (England)
Assistant Referees: Brian Ravenhill, Mark Doran
Assessor: Mikel Mellick
Cinderford vs Pontypridd
Referee: Marcus Caton (England)
Assistant Referees: D Maddern, Mark Summerhayes
Plymouth Albion vs Newport
Referee: Rowan Kitt (England)
Assistant Referees: Nick Williams, Nigel Carrick
Cardiff Blues vs Leicester Tigers at Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Worcester Warriors at Rodney Parade Newport
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Ospreys vs Leeds Carnegie at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Referee: tbc (Wales)
Scarlets vs Bath at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Agen vs Saracens
Referee: tbc (France)
Domestic
England
Friendlies
Rotherham vs Hull
Referee: Mark Wilson
Assistant Referees: Barry Dalby, Darren Beeden
Worcester Warriors vs Birmingham & Solihull
Referee: David Rose
Northampton Saints vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant Referees: Sean Davey, Peter Huckle
Coach: Clive Leeke
Northampton A vs Rotherham
Referee: Roy Maybank
Assistant Referees: Tim Wigglesworth, Martin Buck
Newbury vs Bristol
Referee: Paul Knowles
Assistant Referees: Darryl Chapman, Dave Grashoff
Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Keith Lewis
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Paul Burton
Assessor: Mike Coleman
Saracens vs London Welsh
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes, Roger Baileff
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Henley Hawks vs Esher
Referee: Michael Tutty
Assistant Referees: Gareth Copsey, Michael Priestley
France
Top 14, Round 2
Clermont Auvergne vs Montauban
Referee: David Rosich
Assistant Referees: René Bordeneuve, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda
Biarritz vs Albi
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Assistant Referees: Bruno Fiche, Jean-Louis Suau
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Assessor: Michel Roger
Castres vs Bourgoin
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Assistant Referees: Gérard Gacon, Sébastien Hebert
Montpellier vs Perpignan
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Assistant Referees: Hervé Gilard, Didier Dussaut
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Assessor: Pierre Guichard, Patrick Thomas
Toulon vs Racing Métro 92
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant Referees: Gilbert Darrieutort, Patrick Dellac
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre
Toulouse vs Brive
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant Referees: Frédéric Ducatez, Régis Gabard
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Jean-Christophe Gastou
Bayonne vs Stade Français
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant Referees: Jean-François Lavocat, Philippe Gorbenko
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Assessor: Joël Bernard, Pascal Bouchet, Marc Desclaux
Friendlies
Colomiers vs Béziers
Oyonnax vs Grenoble
Aurillac vs Colomiers
Lannemezan vs Auch
Tarbes vs Lourdes
Bordeaux vs La Rochelle
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup
Ranfurly Shield: Wellington vs Auckland) at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assistant Referees: Vinny Munro, Mike Fraser
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Manawatu vs Otago in Palmerston North
Referee: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Alan Riley
North Harbour vs Northland in North Shore City
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Southland vs Hawke’s Bay in Invercargill
Referee: Josh Noonan
Assessor: Tony Kelly
Bay of Plenty vs Waikato in Mt Maunganui
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assessor: Errol Brain
Canterbury vs Tasman in Christchurch
Referee: Jonathon White
Assessor: Paul Duggan
Counties Manukau vs Taranaki in
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Errol Brain
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Blue Bulls vs Leopards in Pretoria
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant Referees: Jason Jaftha, Christie du Preez
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Cheetahs vs Boland in Bloemfontein
Referee: Pro Legoete
Assistant Referees: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Peet Badenhorst
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Sharks vs Griquas in Durban
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Assistant Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Western Province vs Golden Lions in Cape Town
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant Referees: Ben Crouse, Eugenia Daniels
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Division 1
Pumas vs Griffons in Witbank
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Assistant Referees: Stu Berry, Stefan Breytenbach
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Valke vs Border in Kempton Park
Referee: Joey Salmans
Assistant Referees: Dilbert November, Madel Herselman
Assessor: André Watson
Mighty Elephants vs South Western Districts in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Referees: Mlungiseli Mdashe, Fakumile Yamile
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Under-21
Blue Bulls vs Leopards in Pretoria
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assistant Referees: Tiaan Jonker, Christie du Preez
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Free State vs Boland in Bloemfontein
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Assistant Referees: Phillip Bosch, Peet Badenhorst
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Western Province vs Golden Lions in Cape Town
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant Referees: Mtheleni Msileni, Eugenia Daniels
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Valke vs Griquas in Kempton Park
Referee: Dilbert November
Assistant Referees: Sewes Terblanche, Madel Herselman
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Under-19
Blue Bulls vs Leopards in Pretoria
Referee: Tiaan Jonker
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Western Province vs Golden Lions in Cape Town
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Valke vs Griquas in Kempton Park
Referee: Sewes Terblanche
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Amateur Provincial
Griquas vs Natal Rural in Kimberley
Referee: Amos Swartz
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Pumas Rural vs Leopards
Referee: André Botha
Assessor: Dries Breytenbach
Valke vs Golden Lions in Kempton Park
Referee: Jimmy Aphane
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Valke Rural vs Griffons Rural in Vanderbijlpark
Referee: Jan Venter
Assessor: François van Biljon
Mighty Elephants vs Boland in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Bongani Maloney
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Blue Bulls vs Leopards Rural in Pretoria
Referee: Andries Retief
Assessor: Allan O’ Connell
Limpopo vs Pumas in Polokwane
Referee: Hentie Nel
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Griquas Rural vs South Western Districts in Upington
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assessor: Lusanda Menze
Border Rural vs Elephants Rural in Queenstown
Referee: François Pretorius
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
