Referees to 31 May
There are two matches likely to demand greater attention – the Super 14 Final, refereed by Jonathan Kaplan, and the opening match of the Lions’ tour refereed by Marius Jonker. The two matches are not far from each other.
There are other matches of great importance as well, including Test matches. In France there are semifinals a promotion decider while in Italy there are two Finals. Europe generally shuts down now, except, of course, for the French who still have a Final to play after this.
International
European Nations Cup
Division 2A
Poland vs Belgium in Varsovie
Referee: Dumitru Frasineanu (Romania)
Friendlies
Canada vs Wales York Stadium, York University, Toronto
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney, Chris Draper (USA)
Television match official: tba (USA)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
USA vs Ireland at Santa Clara University, California
Referee: Chris White (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)
Television match official: Bryan Arciero (Canada)
Assessor: Mel Jones (Canada)
Tunisia vs Romania at Stade de Rugby d’el Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso (France)
Namibia XV vs South African XV in Windhoek
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Referee: Phillip Bosch (South Africa), local
England vs Barbarians
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Ed Morrison (England)
Television match official: Brian Abrahams (England), Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Tour
Lions vs Royal Invitation XV in Rustenburg
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referee: Jaco Peyper, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Timekeeper: Gabriel Pappas
Sevens
It’s the last in the series and will be played at Murrayfield.
Referees: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), David Keane (Ireland), Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Leighton Hodges (Wales), Greg Garner (England), James Bolabiu (Fiji), Eric Gauzins (France), Jason Jaftha (South Africa)
Super 14 Final
Bulls vs Chiefs in Pretoria
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
Domestic
Australia
New South Wales
TooheysNewCup Shute Shield
Northern Suburbs vs Parramatta at North Sydney Oval.
Referee: Damien Mitchelmore
Assistant referees: Vin Cox, John Salisbury
Randwick vs Penrith at Coogee Oval
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Assistant referees: Warren Dobes, Edward Martin,
Southern Districts vs West Harbour at Forshaw Rugby Park
Referee: James Leckie
Assistant referees: Sarah Corrigan (ACT), Bernie Pasfield
Sydney University vs Manly at University Oval No 1
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner, Michael Blair
Gordon vs Eastwood at Chatswood Oval
Referee: James Scholtens
Assistant referees: Jamie McGregor, Kevin Twomey
England
County Finals
Cup at Twickenham
Gloucestershire vs Lancashire
Referee: Andy Taylorson
Assistant referees: Rob Sawyer, Dave Grashoff
Coach: Clive Leeke
Plate at Darlington RFC
Durham vs Kent
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Assistant referees: T Griffiths, tba
Shield at Twickenham
Hertfordshire vs Cheshire
Referee: Richard Kelly
Assistant referees: Steve Makinson, Kevin Obern
Coach: Clive Leeke
Friendly at Twickenham
Penguins vs Tba
Referee: Roy Maybank
Assistant referees: Dean Richards, David Kurk
France
Top 14 semifinals
Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne at Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Claude Tajan, Didier Dussaut
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre Francis Coup, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
Perpignan vs Stade Français at Stade Gerland, Lyon
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Gilbert Darrieutort, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Pierre Guichard, Jean-Louis Lamy, Patrick Thomas
Television match official: Jean-Claude Lévrier
Promotion Final
Albi vs Oyonnax at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier
Referee: Franck Maciello
Assistant referees: Hervé Gilard, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Claude Rouve, Serge Marzullo
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Italy
Super 10 Final
Montepaschi Viadana vs Benetton Treviso at Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati)
Assistant referees: Claudio Passacantando (L’Aquila), Francesco Commone (Napoli)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Serie A Final
Consiag I Cavalieri Prato e L’Aquila Rugby at Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Paolo Ventura (Roma)
Assistant referees: Gianluca Bonacci (Roma), Francesco Pier’antoni (Roma)
