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Referees to 5 April

April is upon us already, described by a poet as “the cruelest, cruelest month”. We hope that it will be a happy month for all referees, especially in Europe where so many competitions are coming to a head – and a sad bottom in some cases. It will be a cruel month for some clubs.

International

European Nations Cup

Division 3A

Switzerland vs Serbia in Nyon
Referee: Richard Donovan (Denmark)

Under-19

France vs Scotland
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

Under-18

European Championship

The 9th European Championship, based this year in Toulon, takes place on 3-12 April 2009 with 32 countries taking part.

The referees: John Meredith (England), Richard Kerr (Ireland), Jonathan Baker (Israel), Christophe Labaune (France), Stefano Roscini (Italy), Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania), Alfonso Nogueira (Portugal), Matej Razga (Czech Republic), Franck Himmer (Germany, Igotz Gallastegi (Spain), Thierry Guilloton (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)

Scotland vs Leicester A at Welford Road
Referee: J Fisher (England)
Touch judges: Chris Seeley (England), James Minards (England)
Assessor: M Carr

IRB Sevens Series

This week it is in Adelaide, South Australia.

Referees: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), David Keane (Ireland), Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), James Bolabiu (Fiji), Napolioni Locoloco (Fiji), Francisco Pastrana (Argentina), Chris Draper (USA), Andrew Lees (Australia)
 
Magners League

Connacht vs Dragons
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland), Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Assessor: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

Edinburgh vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: David Changleng, Graham Allen
Assessor: Dougie Kerr

Ulster vs Ospreys
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

Scarlets vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: Tim Hayes (Wales), Mike Bethell (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)

Munster vs Leinster
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Colin Stanley (Ireland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Super 14, Round 8

Crusaders vs Bulls in Christchurch
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) 
Touch judges: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Jaco Peyper (South Africa) 
Television match official: James McPhail (New Zealand)

Western Force vs Reds in Perth
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) 
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), Julian Pritchard (Australia) 
Television match official: Geoff Acton (Australia)

Chiefs vs Lions in Hamilton
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia) 
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Glenn Newman (New Zealand) 
Television match official: Jonathon White (New Zealand)

Waratahs vs Stormers in Sydney
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) 
Touch judges: Ian Smith (Australia), Garrett Williamson (New Zealand) 
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Cheetahs vs Brumbies in Bloemfontein
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) 
Touch judges: Phillip Bosch (South Africa), Stephen Hill (Australia) 
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Sharks vs Hurricanes in Durban
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) 
Touch judges: Joey Salmans (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa) 
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
     
Domestic

Australia

New South Wales

Division: Premiership – TooheysNewCup Shute Shield

Warringah vs Randwick at  Pittwater Rugby Park  
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Touch judges: William Houston, Ben Hunt
Television match official: Jamie McGregor
Coach: Peter Marshall

Eastern Suburbs vs Eastwood at Woollahra Oval  
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Touch judges: Luke Colbron, Mike Evans,   

Manly vs Penrith at Manly Oval  
Referee: Michael Blair  
Touch judges: Neil Favager, Peter Redwin,   
Coach: Taylor, Brendan 

Northern Suburbs vs Southern Districts at North Sydney Oval No 2  
Referee: Anthony Moyes
Touch judges: Callan O’Neill, Mark Newbury   

Parramatta vs Sydney University at Two Blues Park  
Referee: Damien Mitchelmore
Touch judges: Warren Dobes, Guy Grinham
Coach: John McCarthy

Gordon vs West Harbour at Chatswood Oval 
Referee: James Scholtens
Touch judges: Richard Goswell, Tim Wills 

England
 
Bath Rugby vs Harlequins at The Rec 
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Roy Maybank, Alan Biggs
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Coach: Ashley Reay
Television match official: Matt Peters
  
Leicester Tigers vs Sale Sharks at Welford Road 
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: David, Hudson, David Matthews
 
London Irish vs Bristol at Madejski Stadium 
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) 
Touch judges: Bob Mullis, Andrew Pearce
Coach: Clive Leeke
Television match official: Bob Ockenden
 
Northampton Saints vs Gloucester at Franklin’s Gardens   
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: Andy Watson, Paul Emerson
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: Andrew Turner

Worcester Warriors vs Saracens at Sixways
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Martin Buck, Don Helme
Coach: Ashley Reay
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
 
London Wasps vs Newcastle at Adams Park 
Referee: Dean Richards
Touch judges: Roger Baileff, Greg Garner
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: Roy Marfleet
 
National League 1

Bedford Blues vs Doncaster  
Referee: JP Doyle
Touch judges: Darren Gamage, David Kurk

Coventry vs Exeter Chiefs 
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Touch judges: Keith Lewis, Gareth Copsey

Esher vs Plymouth Albion  
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Ed Turnill, Peter Huckle

Moseley vs Leeds Carnegie 
Referee: Andy Taylorson
Touch judges: Chris Sharp, Paul Dickens
Assessor: John Haggart

Newbury vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: Terry Hall
Touch judges: Michael Tutty, Lloyd Jackson
Assessor: Bob Bullock

Otley vs Manchester  
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
Touch judges: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts, Rhys Davies
Assessor: Ian Roberts

Sedgley Park vs Cornish  
Referee: Luke Pearce
Touch judges: Andrew Vertigan, Peter Facey
Assessor: Andy McMillan , Gary Welsh

Nottingham vs London Welsh  
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Touch judges: Mark Wilson, Rob Sawyer

Under-20

County Championship quarterfinals

Gloucestershire vs Middlesex  
Referee: Marcus Caton
Touch judges: Bryan Arciero (Canada), Mark Summerhayes

Kent vs Berkshire 
Referee: Michael Tutty
Touch judges: Mark Liddell, Michael Priestley

Leicestershire vs Lancashire  
Referee: Simon McConnell
Touch judges: Steve Makinson, tba

Yorkshire RFU vs Oxford University  
Referee: Darren Gamage
Touch judges: Andrew Gardner, Andrew Jackson

France

Top 14, Round 22

Bayonne vs Biarritz
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Jean-Luc Gonzalez
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Roger Duhau
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
 
Brive vs Toulouse
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, René Bordeneuve
Assessor: Patrick Costa, Yves Bressy
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
 
Montpellier vs Castres
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Alain Rongier, Régis Gabard
Assessor: Michel Roger, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
 
Toulon vs Montauban
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Touch judges: Gilbert Darrieutort, Thierry Laur
Assessor: Max Benoit, Alain Fernandez
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou
 
Paris vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Denis Grenouillet
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak, Francis Coup, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
 
Perpignan vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Gérard Destruels, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
 
Bourgoin vs Dax
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hervé Gilard, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Jean-Paul Goyard, Serge Marzullo
Television match official: Gérard Borreani

Pro D2, Round 25

Oyonnax vs Racing Metro 92
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
Touch judges: Christian Destruhaut, Jean-Louis Suau
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Pierre Bertherat
Goal judges: Cédric Chazal, Philippe Pacaud
 
Béziers vs Bourg-en-Bresse
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Touch judges: Stéphane Duberger, José Bexiga
Assessor: Roland Cournet, Henri Lalanne
Goal judges: Sébastien Cloute, Laurent Amic
 
Grenoble vs Narbonne
Referee: Laurent Sclafer
Touch judges: Didier Bart, Thierry Chanut
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda, Daniel Pruvot
Goal judges: Frédéric De Castro Laurent Delorme
 
Lyon vs Pau
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Touch judges: Jean-François Lavocat, Christophe Graviou
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre, Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Jérôme Favre, Philippe Argoud
 
Aurillac vs Colomiers
Referee: Laurent Millotte
Touch judges: Claude Roux, Pascal Ubeda
Assessor: Yves Leveque, Jean Matheu
Goal judges: Luigi Gaborit, Pierre Courbin
 
La Rochelle vs Agen
Referee: Salem Attalah
Touch judges: Christophe Malterre, Michel Couzier
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi, Claude Debat
Goal judges: Sébastien Antunes, Nicolas Lezin
 
Tarbes vs Albi
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Franck Rataj, Didier Morin
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Michel Messan
Goal judges: Benoît Escoubet, Stéphane Kuppe
 
Bordeaux vs Auch
Referee: Sébastien Garat
Touch judges: Frédéric Gourgues, Lionel Fillol
Assessor: Claude Rouve, Michel Debet
Goal judges: Thierry Devais, Michel Lasserre

Ireland

AIB Level 1

Young Munster vs St Mary’s
Referee: Michael Black

AIB Cup Final

Ballynahinch vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Alain Rolland
Touch judges: John Lacey, John Carvill

AIB Junior Cup Final

Navan vs Tullamore
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Touch judges: Brian MacNeice, Frank Butler

Italy

Super 10, Round 12

Benetton Treviso vs MPS Viadana
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Touch judges: Gianluca Bonacci (Roma), Roberto Orlandini (Roma)

Femi CZ Rovigo vs Plusvalore Gran Parma
Referee: Domenico Sironi (Colleferro)
Touch judges: Mauro Dordolo (Udine), Stefano Lento (Udine)

Futura Park Rugby Roma vs Carrera Petrarca Padova
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Napoli)
Touch judges: Stefano Mancini (Frascati), Francesco Pier’antoni (Colleferro)

Cammi Calvisano vs AlmavivA UR Capitolina
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Milano)
Touch judges: Massimiliano Meanti (Crema), Luigi Sorrentino (Milano)

Overmach Cariparma vs Casinò di Venezia
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Touch judges: Andrea Pasquin (Rovigo), Pio Di Santo (Milano)

South Africa

Vodacom Cup

South Western Districts vs Western Province at Outeniqua Park, George 
Referee: Stuart Berry 
Touch judges: Lusanda Jam, Eska Swart 
Television match official: JC Fortuin 
Assessor: Neville Heilbron (Coach) 

Leopards vs Blue Bulls at Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Sindile Mayende 
Touch judges: Theuns Jonker, Madel Herselman 
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee 
Assessor: Richard Nash

Lions vs Griffons at Alberton Rugby Club 
 Referee: Archie Sehlako 
 Touch judges: Ben Crouse, Kim Smit   
 Assessor: Tappe Henning

Pumas vs Griquas at Johann vs Riebeeck, Witbank      
Referee: Willie Roos 
Touch judges: Luke Burger, Stefan Breytenbach   
Coach: Theuns Naudé

Boland vs Border at Boland Stadium, Wellington   
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones 
Touch judges: Dilbert November, Marc van Zyl   
Assessor: Keith Hendricks 

Sharks XV vs Elephants at Absa Stadium, Durban   
Referee: Joey Salmans 
Touch judges: Jan Venter, Reuben Rossouw   
Assessor: Andrew O’Connell

Spain

División de Honor, Round 17

The match between El Salvador and Madrid doubles as a Super Copa match.

La Vila vs Les Abelles
Referee: Felix Villegas (Castilla y Leon)

AMPO Ordizia vs UE Santboiana
Referee: Paloma Loza (Madrid)

Getxo Artea vs VRAC Quesos Entrepinares
Referee: José Bogas (Cataluña)

Cetransa El Salvador vs Madrid
Referee: Joan Montoya (País Vasco)

Cajasol Ciencias vs Pégamo Bera Bera
Referee: José Ignacio Fernandez  Soria (Madrid)

Play-off for promotion to División de Honor A

Hernani vs Atlético Portuense
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Castilla y León)

Mercedes Benz Esp. Alcobendas vs Gernika
Referee: Manuel Chicharro (Andalucía)

Play-off for relagation from  División de Honor B

Belenos vs CAU Valencia Helvetia
Referee: Sergi Figueruelo (Cataluña)

UMA Málaga vs Krafft Atlético San Sebastián
Referee: Miguel Roure (Madrid)

Play-off for promotion to División de Honor B

Cáceres vs Eibar
Referee: Juan Silva (Andalucía)

Hercesa vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Iñaki Vergara (País Vasco)

USA

Super League

Boston vs Charlotte 
Referee: Tom Lyons 
Touch judges: Steve Verna, local 
Assessor: Mike Cobb 
Coach: Matt Eason

Potomac Athletic vs Old Blue New York 
Referee: Phil Griffiths 
Touch judges: Terry Haas, local 
Assessor: Peter Simpson 
Coach: Chris Davis

New York Athletic vs Dallas Harlequins 
Referee: Judah Boulet 
Touch judges: Charlie Haupt, local 
Assessor: Mark Koiwai 
Coach: Chris Davis

Boston Irish Wolfhounds vs Life College 
Referee: Jem McDowall 
Touch judges: Ed Ward, local 
Assessor: Don Morrison 
Coach: Seegar Swanson

Santa Monica vs Belmont 
Referee: Aruna Ranaweera 
Touch judges: LuAnn Campbell, local 
Assessor: Bryan Porter 
Coach: Dave Williamson

San Francisco Golden Gate vs OMBAC 
Referee: Dave Ardrey 
Touch judges: Bob Woerner, local 
Assessor: Dixon Smith
Coach: Gary Devoe

Chicago Griffins vs Old Puget Sound Beach 
Referee: Nick Ricono 
Touch judges: Dave Pelton, local 
Assessor: Peter Buckley 
Coach: Dave Williamson

Chicago Lions vs Denver Barbarians 
Referee: Mitch Damm 
Touch judges: Larry Johnson, local 
Assessor: Jim Russell 
Coach: Mike Geach

Wales

Premiership

Newport vs Glamorgan Wanderers
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
Touch judges: Kevin Brooks, Darren Gains
 
Aberavon vs Pontypridd
Referee: Phil Fear
Touch judges: Alan Shepperd, Mike Davies
 
Cardiff vs Swansea
Referee: David Jones
Touch judges: Mike Kear, Nigel Jones
 
Pontypool vs Cross Keys
Referee: James Jones
Touch judges: Jason Langdon, Jeff Lake
 
Neath vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Touch judges: Lynn Davies, Steve Richmond
 
Llandovery vs Bedwas
Referee: David Bodilly
Touch judges: Richard Hughes, Mark Davis 
 
Llanelli vs Bridgend
Referee: Jon Mason
Touch judges: Chris Williams, Andrew Davies

 

 

 

 

 

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