Referees to 24 January

It is the crunch round of the European compositions this weekend and the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup reach the end of the pool stages and decide who is qualified for the knock-out stages.

Those knock-out stages are in April, after the Six Nations.

International

Friendly

Namibia vs Russia in Windhoek
Referee: Tba

Blue Bulls vs Russia in Pretoria    
Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)

Heineken Cup, Round 6

Munster vs Northampton Saints    
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Eric Soulan (France), Bernard Dal Maso (France)
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou
 
Perpignan vs Benetton Treviso    
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland), Ronnie Dumma (Scotland)
 
Viadana vs Clermont Auvergne   
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Alan Biggs (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Ospreys vs Leicester Tigers    
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Television match official: David McHugh (Ireland)
 
Bath vs Ulster     
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jerome Lamirand (France)
Television match official: Daniel Gillet (France)
 
Edinburgh vs Stade Français Paris   
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: JP Doyle (England), Peter Huckle (England)
Television match official: David Mathews (England)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)

Brive vs Scarlets      
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Barry O’Keeffe (Ireland)
Television match official: Tom Redmond (Ireland)
 
London Irish vs Leinster     
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
 
Biarritz vs Glasgow Warriors  
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Sean Davey (England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Newport Gwent Dragons vs Gloucester   
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistant referees: Eric Gauzins (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

Harlequins vs Cardiff Blues    
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Jude Quinn (Ireland)

Sale Sharks vs Toulouse     
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Mark Hermin (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Amlin Challenge Cup

Round 6
 
Racing-Metro 92 vs London Wasps  
Referee: James Jones (Wales) 
Assistant referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Barrie Gregory (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Montpellier vs Worcester Warriors  
Referee: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)

Newcastle Falcons vs Petrarca Padova   
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)

Montauban vs Albi     
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alan Falzone (Italy), Claudio Passacantando (Italy)
 
Toulon vs Castres    
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Martin Fox (England), Bruce Robertson (England)
Television match official: Brian Campsall (England)

Parma vs Bucuresti Oaks   
Referee: Cédric Marchat (France)
Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)
 Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
 
Olympus vs Connacht  
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Mauro Dordolo (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)
 
Rovigo vs Saracens   
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Johan Carvill (Ireland), Ger English (Ireland)
 
Roma vs Bayonne     
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Assistant referees: Colin Kirkhouse (Wales) Mike Bethal (Wales)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)
 
Leeds Carnegie vs Bourgoin   
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Brain MacNeice (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

Domestic

Australia

Friendly

Waratahs vs Queensland Reds at Oakes Oval, Lismore
Referee: Ian Smith
Assistant referees: Stephen Hill, Graham Cook

England

The Championship

Coventry vs Bristol
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
Assistant referees: Chris Sharp, Chris Seeley
Assessor: M Carr, Ian Roberts
Coach: Clive Leeke

Doncaster Knights vs London Welsh
Referee: Tba
Assistant referees: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts, Rob Sawyer

Exeter Chiefs vs Bedford Blues 
Referee: Tba
Assistant referees: Rowan Kitt, Gareth Copsey

Moseley vs Birmingham & Solihull 
Referee: Paul Knowles
Assistant referees: Steve Leyshon, David Kurk
Assessor: Paul Emberson

Cornish Pirates vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: Tba
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce, Nigel Higginson

Nottingham vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Terry Hall
Assistant referees: Mark Wilson, Eric Woodmason
Assessor: Steve Savage, Steve Womersley

France

Pro D2, Round 18

Lannemezan vs Auch at Stade François-Sarrat
Referee: Philippe Bonhoure
Assistant referees: Thierry Laur, Pierre Chastrusse
Assessor: Jean Izquierdo
Goal judges: Robert Crabos, Pascal Vitrac
 
Bordeaux vs Narbonne at Stade André-Moga 
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Assistant referees: Gérard Gacon, Michel Couzier
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda, Michel Lamoulie
Goal judges: Sébastien Cloute, Bernard Lagardere

Lyon vs Pau at Stade Vuillermet
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Assistant referees: Franck Rataj, Thierry Chanut
Assessor: Patrick Ducouret
Goal judges: Emmanuel Chenavier, Jean Claude Labarbe
  
Colomiers vs Grenoble at Stade Michel-Bendichou
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant referees: Franck Bernos, Jean-Yves Quintin
Assessor: Pascal Bouchet
Goal judges: Patrick Beuriot, Sylvain Jaymes
 
Oyonnax vs Dax at Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Didier Bart, Thierry Cazalet
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe
Goal judges: Thierry Guilloton, Jérôme Favre
 
Aurillac vs Agen at Stade Jean-Alric
Referee: Salem Attalah
Assistant referees: Alain Moretto, Jacques De Lemos
Assessor: Patrick Costa
Goal judges: Pierre Courbin, Alexandre Ruiz
 
Mont-de-Marsan vs Tarbes at Guy-Boniface
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Assistant referees: Frédéric Ducatez, Jean-Claude Pairault
Assessor: Richard Senssac
Goal judges: Sébastien Grellety, Fabien Cartault
 
La Rochelle  vs Aix-en-Provence at Stade Marcel-Deflandre 
Referee: Laurent Sclafer
Assistant referees: Emmanuel Rosich, Stéphane Duberger
Assessor: Joël Bernard
Goal judges: Benoît Escoubet, Nicolas Lebars

Ireland

AIL Division 1

Blackrock vs Clontarf
Referee: David Keane

Dolphin vs St Mary’s
Referee: Michael Black

Garryowen vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Colin Stanley

UL Bohemians vs Shannon
Referee: Peter Haycock

Ballymena vs Old Belvedere
Referee: Peter Roche

Galwegians vs Buccaneers
Referee: Richard Kerr

Young Munster vs Ballynahinch
Referee: Eanna O’Dowd

New Zealand

Friendlies

Chiefs vs Highlanders at Carisbrook, Dunedin  
Referee: Keith Brown

Hurricanes vs Blues at Mangatainoka RFC, Mangatainoka
Referee: Garratt Williamson

Scotland

Premiership

Currie vs Edinburgh Academicals 
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: Alan Hoyle, Graham Allen
 
Ayr vs Stewarts Melville
Referee: Cammy Rudkin
Assistant referees: Alan Campbell,  Graeme Marshall
 
Boroughmuir vs Glasgow Hawks
Referee: David Crudge
Assistant referees: Stephen Hart,  Digby Thomas
 
Heriots vs Melrose
Referee: Graham Knox
Assistant referees: David Jack, Brian Darling
 
Watsonians vs Dundee HSFP
Referee: David Walker
Assistant referees: Mhairi Hay, John Montgomery
 
West of Scotland vs Selkirk
Referee: Robert McHenry
Assistant referees: Kevin White, Iain Bruce

South Africa

Friendlies
      
South Western Districts vs Tukkies in George 
Referee: Jason Jaftha    

Shimlas vs University of Johannesburg in Kroonstad 
Referee: Jaco Peyper    
      
South Western Districts vs Tukkies in George 
Referee: Dilbert November    
      
Griffons vs Pukke in Welkom
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe    

Stormers vs Force at Newlands
Referee: Mark Lawrence 
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans, Marc van Zyl 
Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Cheetahs vs Eastern Province Invitation XV at WC Stadium, Port Elizabeth 
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan 
Assistant referees: Phillip Bosch, Christie du Preez 
Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Wales

Premiership

Pontypool vs Llanelli
Referee: Phil Fear
Assistant referees: Steve Kavanagh, Nigel Jones
    
Ebbw Vale vs Neath
Referee: David Williams
Assistant referees: Ian Davies, Andrew Winstone
    
Cross Keys vs Pontypridd
Referee: Jon Mason
Assistant referees: Gerald Davies, Neil McDonagh
    
Bedwas vs Newport
Referee: Sean Brickell
Assistant referees: Rob Mota, Jeff Lake
    
Llandovery vs Cardiff
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Assistant referees: Jason Griffiths, Steve Lewis
    
Aberavon vs Swansea
Referee: David Jones
Assistant referees: Martyn Lewis, Peter Evans
    
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Carmarthen
Referee: Ken Bowen
Assistant referees: Gareth Rees, Stephen Davies