Referees to 31 August
The second last Tri-Nations Test takes place in Johannesburg and this time it’s Bryce Lawrence’s turn – his second turn in fact as he was the referee when the Springboks and the Wallabies met in Perth.
International
Tri-Nations
South Africa vs Australia at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Rob Debney (England)
Television match official: Romain Poite (France)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
Friendly
Ukraine vs France Amateur in Kiev
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Oceania
Foru Final
New Caledonia vs Vanuatu in Nouméa
Match officials: Sione Tanoa (Fiji), Maekae Rokodrakia (Fiji), Feao Nonu (Tonga)
Under-19
European Championship
Group A in Poland
Referees: Tomasz Jarowicz (Poland), Cyril Lafon (France), Stefano Mancini (Italy), Radu Petrescu (Romania), Joao Mourinha (Portugal)
Group B in Czech Republic
Referees: Tomas Tuma (Czech Republic), Arturas Jaselskis (Lithuania), Igor Bucenin (Latvia), Jeremy Brown (Switzerland), Mathieu Raynal (France), Matej Razga (Czech Republic)
Group B Finals Day
1st/2nd: Lithuania vs Ukraine
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
3rd/4th: Czech vs Switzerland
Referee: Igor Bucenin (Latvia)
5th/6th: Austria vs Latvia
Referee: Arturas Jaselskis (Lithuania)
7th/8th: Hungary vs Bulgaria
Referee: Matej Razga (Czech Republic)
Women
Nations Cup
USA vs Canada at Esher
Referee: Natalie Amor
Touch judges: Sara Cox, Daisy Martinelli
Assessor: Mike Richardson
Friendly
England vs Canada at Esher
Referee: Gareth Hodges
Touch judges: Andrea Ttofa, Claire Daniels
Friendly
Leicester Tigers vs Western Force at Welford Road
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: Campbell R. / Makinson S.
Connacht vs Reds
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Sale Sharks vs Lyon at Headingley
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Dale Newitt
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Bath vs Edinburgh at the Rec
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: Andrew Pearce, Paul Dix
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
London Wasps vs Llanelli Scarlets at Adams Park
Referee: Dean Richards
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Alan Hughes
Gloucester vs Glasgow Warriors at Kingsholm
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
/Luke Pearce, Rhys Davies
Harlequins vs Overmach Parma at The Stoop
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Ed Turnill, Paul Dickens
Northampton Saints vs Treviso at Franklin Gardens
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: Paul Dickens, David Grashoff
Coach: Clive Leeke
Ulster vs Worcester at Rvaenhill
Referee: David Keane
Touch judges: Alan Rogan, Ken Beggs
Assessor: Brian Stirling
Munster vs London Irish
Referee: Alan Lewis
Touch judges: David Keane, Brian MacNeice
Assessor: Bertis Smith
Leinster vs Queensland Reds
Referee: Simon Mcdowell
Touch judges: Mark Hermin, Michael Black
Assessor: Donal Courtney
Under-21
Northampton vs Western Force A
Referee: Greg Garner
Touch judges: Roger Baileff, JP Doyle
Domestic
Australia
New South Wales
TooheysNewCup Shute Shield
West Harbour vs Eastwood at Concord Oval
Referee: George Ayoub
Touch judges: Anthony Moyes, Mike Hobson,
Randwick vs Eastern Suburbs at Coogee Oval
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Touch judges: Michael Rolleston, David Tyndall
Television match official: Daniel Cheever
Southern Districts vs Sydney University at Forshaw Rugby Park
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Touch judges: Jamie McGregor, Leo Quoyle
Manly vs Warringah at Manly Oval
Referee: James Leckie
Touch judges: Angus Gardner, Matt Kellahan,
Northern Suburbs vs Gordon at North Sydney Oval
Referee: Ian Smith
Touch judges: James Scholtens, Phil Baird
Parramatta vs Penrith at Two Blues Park
Referee: Grant MacNeill
Touch judges: Warren Dobes, Steve Devine
England
National League 1
Bedford Blues vs Manchester
Referee: Richard Draper
Touch judges: Paul Knowles, Nick Clarke
Assessor: David Thomas
Doncaster vs Otley
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, Rob Sawyer
Assessor: Ian Roberts
Esher vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Terry Hall
Touch judges: Phillips Richard, Gareth Copse
Assessor: John Haggart, David Warren
Moseley vs London Welsh
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Richard Kelly, Mark Summerhayes
Assessor: Mike Richardson, Peter Farrell
Plymouth Albion vs Coventry
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Peter Huckle
Assessor: Steve Leyshon
Sedgley Park vs Rotherham
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Phillips Revis, James Minards
Assessor: Paul Emberson
Cornish Pirates vs Newbury
Referee: Nick Williams
Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Lloyd Jackson
Leeds Carnegie vs Nottingham
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Touch judges: Brendan Fitzmaurice, Barry Dalby
Assessor: Bob Wilkinson
Fiji
Digicel Cup – Round 11
Nadroga vs Lautoka at Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
Referee: Samuela Tuidraki
Touch Judges: Biu Waqaniburotu, Saiasi Rasolea
Coach: Pat Gock
Nadi vs Namosi at Prince Charles Park, Nadi
Referee: Takelo Savou
Touch Judges: Mosese Natuwawa, Jovesa Belo
Coach: Sikeli Soqonalawa
Navosa vs Naitasiri at Vatureba Park, Navosa
Referee: Napolioni Locoloco
Touch Judges: Isimeli Bari, Wame Naika
Coach: Peceli Tavuto
Northland vs Tavua at Gatward Park, Korovou
Referee: Peni Vesikula
Touch Judges: Nemia Bainivalu, Lote Sadranu
Coach: Nacanieli Naceba
Ovalau vs Tailevu at Nasau Park, Ovalau
Referee: Misaele Petero
Touch Judges: Joe Vakatavitavi, Isireli Matavesi
Coach: Marika Inia
Suva vs Rewa at National Stadium, Suva
Referee: Joeli Tubu
Touch Judges: Alipate Ravulo, Savenaca Koroi
Coach: Takape Volavola
France
Top 14 – Round 1
Biarritz vs Bourgoin
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Fernand Pereira
Assessor: Christian Zidel, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Castres vs Bayonne
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Touch judges: Jean-Christophe Clot, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Francis Coup, Michel Debet
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Montpellier vs Toulouse
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Eric Briquet Campin, René Bordeneuve
Assessor: Michel Sicard, Michel Messan
Television match official: Serge Marzullo
Toulon vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Claude Tajan
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi, Daniel Pruvot
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
Perpignan vs Brive
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Touch judges: Denis Grenouillet, Patrick Dellac
Assessor: Michel Forget, Yves Bressy
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Dax vs Stade Français
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hervé Gilard, Didier Morin
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Montauban vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Touch judges: Frédéric Ducarez, Jean-Claude Bes
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Top 14 – Round 2
Clermont Auvergne vs Montpellier
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
Touch judges: Gilbert Darrieutort, Jean-Christophe Clot
Assessor: Francis Bourgade, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Bayonne vs Montauban
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Touch judges: Olivier Migne, Patrick Bellet
Assessor: Pascal Bouchet, Roger Duhau
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Biarritz vs Castres
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Touch judges: Jacques Laplace, Frédéric Ducatez
Assessor: Daniel Pascal, Joël Dume
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
Bourgoin vs Perpignan
Referee: Eric Darriere
Touch judges: Didier Dussaut, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda, Serge Marzullo
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Toulon vs Brive
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes, Alain Moretto
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre, Patrick Thomas
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Stade Français vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Régis Gabard, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Patrick Costa, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Toulouse vs Dax
Referee: Philippe Bonhoure
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Fernand Pereira
Assessor: Michel Izquierdo, Alain Fernandez
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup – Week 5
Southland vs Counties Manukau at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Todd Pullar
Taranaki vs Northland at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Brent Murray
Otago vs Hawke’s Bay at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Wellington vs Bay of Plenty at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Garratt Williamson
Manawatu vs North Harbour at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: Steve Walsh
Waikato vs Auckland at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Canterbury vs Tasman at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Vinny Munro
AA Rewards Heartland Championship – Week Two
Pool A
West Coast vs North Otago at Rugby Park, Greymouth
Referee: Todd Pullar
South Canterbury vs Wairarapa Bush at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Referee: Kane McBride
Buller vs Horowhenua-Kapiti Kapiti at Victoria Square, Westport
Referee: Mike Fraser
Pool B
Thames Valley vs Wanganui at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
Referee: Shane McDermott
King Country vs East Coast at Owen Delany Park, Taupo
Referee: Jonathon White
Poverty Bay vs Mid Canterbury at More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne
Referee: Glenn Newman
Scotland
Premier 1
Ayr vs Melrose
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
Touch judges: John Steele, David Anderson
Boroughmuir vs Edinburgh Academicals
Referee: Andy Macpherson
Touch judges: Cammy Rudkin, Graeme Marshall
Heriots vs Hawick
Referee: Neil Paterson
Touch judges: Rob McKinnon, John Ferns
Selkirk vs Currie
Referee: Gary Gordon
Touch judges: David Changleng, Peter Carruthers
Stirling County vs Watsonians
Referee: Iain Heard
Touch judges: Andy Hepburn, Alan Forrest
West Of Scotland vs Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Ted Coutts
Touch judges: Luis Arola, Ronnie Dumma
Premier 2
Stew/Mel vs Peebles
Referee: Rupert Henderson
Touch judges: Archie McInally, Sandy Williamson
Dundee vs Jed-Forest
Referee: Andy Healy
Touch judges: David Wright, Stewart Napier
Musselburgh vs Haddington
Referee: James Bell
Touch judges: Jim Oswald, Digby Thomas
GHA vs Hamilton
Referee: Colin Brett
Touch judges: Brian Darling, Iain Bruce
Biggar vs Gala
Referee: David Walker
Touch judges: Bob Nevins, Graeme Eastland
Kelso vs Aberdeen
Referee: David Crudge
Touch judges: James Fowler Jim McGuigan
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Pretoria
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Willie Roos, Cobus Wessels
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Boland vs Sharks at Boland St Wellington
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Joey Salmans, Linston Manuels
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Division 1
Griffons vs Border at North West St Welkom
Referee: JC Fortuin
Touch judges: Slimani Pityoi, Peet Badenhorst
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Compulsory Friendly
Pumas vs Griquas at Ermelo Hoërskool
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Touch judges: Matt Kemp, Lappies Labuschagne
Under-21 A
Boland vs Natal at Boland St
Referee: Joey Salmans
Touch judges: Jerome America. Linston Manuels
Leopards vs Golden Lions at Olën Park
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Touch judges: Chris Healey. Muller van der Nest
Under-21 B
Pumas vs Griquas at Ermelo Hoërskool
Referee: Matt Kemp
Touch judges: Theuns Jonker, Lappies Labuschagne
Griffons vs Border at North West Stadium
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha, Peet Badenhorst
South Western Districts vs Valke in Oudtshoorn
Referee: François Veldsman
Touch judges: Jerome America, Jonathan Mouers
Under-19 A
Boland vs Natal at Wellington
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni
Leopards vs Lions at Olën Park
Referee: Chris Healey
Under-19 B
Pumas vs Griquas at Ermelo Hoërskool
Referee: Theuns Jonker
Griffons vs Border at North West Stadium
Referee: Slimani Pityoi
South Western Districts vs Valke in Oudtshoorn
Referee: Jerome America
Amateur
Griffons Rural vs Free State Rural at Showgrounds, Bethlehem
Referee: Petri Bosch
Valke Rural vs KwaZulu Natal Rural
Referee: Rodney Bonaparte
Valke vs Limpopo
Referee: François de Bruin
Free State vs Griquas
Referee: Richard Ingram
Griquas Rural vs Boland in Calvinia
Referee: Martin Lekanye
Eastern Province Rural vs South Western Districts
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Women
Eastern Province vs Border
Referee: Roslyn Fortuin
Golden Lions vs Leopards
Referee: Eska Swart
Blue Bulls vs Natal
Referee: Madel Herselman
Leopards vs Golden Lions
Referee: Siphokasi Njani
Boland vs South Western Districts
Referee: Eugenia Daniels
