Referees to 3 January 2016
Apart from Hogmanay and Auld Lang Syne and a tipple or two and late nights and hugs and raucous frolicking, there is also serious rugby.
International
Pro 12, Round 11
Cardiff Blues vs Scarlets at Sport Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ian Davies (Wales), Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Ospreys vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Craig Evans (Wales), Rhys Thomas (Wales)
Television match official: Jonathan Mason (Wales)
Benetton Treviso vs Zebre at Stadio Monigo
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Leinster vs Connacht at RDS Arena
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Mark Patton (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Ulster vs Munster at Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Television match official: Alan Rogan (Ireland)
Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh at Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Lloyd Linton (Scotland), Graeme Wells (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Timekeeper: John McLaughlin (Scotland)
Domestic
England
Premiership
Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys, Gareth Copsey
Television match official: Stuart Terheege
Timekeeper: Clive Leeke
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Gloucester vs London Irish
Referee: Thomas Foley
Assistant referees: Kelvin Stewart, Jonathan Healy
Television match official: David Sainsbury
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters
Assessor: Christopher White
Newcastle Falcons vs Bath
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, John Meredith
Television match official: Sean Davey
Timekeeper: David Hudson
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Saracens vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Gregory Garner
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Peter Huckle
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion
Assessor: Martin Fox
Sale Sharks vs London Wasps
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Peter Allan, Greg Macdonald
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: Anthony Turner
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Worcester Warriors vs Harlequins
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Paul Burton, Nigel Carrick
Television match official: Geoffrey Warren
Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin
Assessor: Rowly Williams
Championship
Bedford Blues vs London Scottish
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Lionel Spooner, Philip Watters
Television match official: Rowan Kitt
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
London Welsh vs Moseley
Referee: Darren Gamage
Assistant referees: Simon Adams, Clare Daniel
Rotherham Titans vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Assistant referees: Fergus Kirby, Brian Ravenhill
Assessor: Lloyd Jackson
Nottingham Bristol
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: Gregory Garner, Andy Watson
Assessor: Peter Farrell
Jersey vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Michael Patz, Matthew Daubney
Ealing Trailfinders vs Yorkshire Carnegie
Referee: Matthew O'Grady
Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman, Andrew Pearce
Assessor: Jerry Wallis
France
Top 14, Round 12
Toulon vs Pau at Stade Mayol
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Christine Hanizet, Laurent Breil
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Stade Français vs Toulouse at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Thierry Guilloton
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Agen vs Clermont at Stade Armandie
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Arnaud Blondel, Jacques De Lemos
La Rochelle vs Castres at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Bruno Gabaldon
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Grenoble vs Oyonnax at Stade Des Alpes
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Jean-Luc Rebollal
Television match official: Mourad Zitouni
Racing-Métro vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Yves Du Manoir
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Vincent Blasco Baque, Laurent Sclafer
Television match official: Denis Grenouillet
Brive vs Montpellier at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Pascal Gauzère
Assistant referees: Christophe Mallet, Christophe Malterre
Television match official: Patrick Péchambert
Ireland
Ulster Bank League, Division 1
Galwegians vs Young Munster at Crowley Park
Referee: Nigel Correll
Garryowen vs Clontarf at Dooradoyle
Referee: Eddie Hogan O'Connell
Lansdowne vs Ballynahinch at Aviva Stadium
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Old Belvedere vs UCD at Anglesea Road
Referee: Leo Colgan
Terenure College vs Cork Constitution at Lakelands Park
Referee: Mark Connolly
Ballymena vs Old Wesley at Eaton Park
Referee: Frank Murphy
Blackrock College vs Dolphin at Stradbrook
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
Buccaneers vs UL Bohemian at Dubarry Park
Referee: Oisin Quinn
Shannon vs Dublin University at Thomond Park
Referee: Kieran Barry
St Mary's College vs Belfast Harlequins at Templeville Road
Referee: Mark Patton
Portugal
Campeonato Nacional Honra, 12ª Jornada
Direito vs CDUL at Monsanto
Referee: Afonso Nogueira
CRAV vs Belenenses at Estádio Municipal Arcos Valdevez
Referee: João Costa
AA Coimbra vs CDUP at Estádio Sérgio Conceição
Referee: Tiago Gonçalves
Wales
Premiership
Pontypridd vs Newport
Referee: Dan Jones
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Gareth Butler
Neath vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Peter Evans, Steff Davies
Aberavon vs Carmarthen
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Peter Evans, Mike Bulpitt
Cross Keys vs Bedwas
Referee: Simon Rees
Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Richard Hughes
Cardiff vs Llanelli
Referee: Adam Jones
Assistant referees: Stuart Kibble, John Darcy
Llandovery vs Bridgend
Referee: Craig Evans
Assistant referees: Jon Hardy, Alan Emmanuel
