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
