Referees to 7 June
The excitement is in South Africa and France this weekend as the Lions’ tour gathers momentum and the French Championship Final is played at Stade de France.
The referee with the biggest job is surely Jean-Pierre Matheu who will, for the first time in his career, referee the Final of the French Championship before some 80 00 spectators at Stade de France.
The Junior World Championship starts in Japan with several promising referees in action.
International
Rugby World Cup Qualifier
Lithuania vs Netherlands in Vilnius
Referee : Sébastien Garat (France)
Assistant referees: Christophe Degos (France), Thierry Devais (France)
6 June
Argentina vs England at Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Hugh Watkins (Wales) (Wales)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland), Brian Campsall (England)
USA vs Wales at Toyota Park, Chicago
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney, Dave Smortchevsky
Television match official: Bryan Arciero (Canada)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
Australia vs Barbarians at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: tba (Australia), tba (Australia)
Television match official: tba (Australia)
Assessor: tba (Australia)
Churchill Cup: England Saxons vs Argentina Jaguars at Infinity Park, Glendale, Denver, Colorado
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland), tba (USA)
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury (England), Paul Bridgman (England)
Churchill Cup: Canada vs Georgia at Infinity Park, Glendale, Denver, Colorado
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: tba (USA), tba (USA)
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury (England), Paul Bridgman (England)
Asian 5 Nations
China vs Pakistan at Kuala Lumpur
Referee: D Nirmal (Sri Lanka)
Assistant referees: Khairolizam Ramli (Malaysia), Zamrin Yasin (Malaysia)
Malaysia vs India at Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Mohd Azhar (Singapore)
Assistant referees: Abdul Hamid (Malaysia), Phil Gittus (Philippines)
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan at Tashkent
Referee: tba
Referees: Mohd Azhar (Singapore), Andrew Tranet (Hong Kong), D Nirmal (Sri Lanka), Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Junior World Championship
Argentina vs Ireland at Mizuho Rugby Ground
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch
Australia vs Canada at Best Amenity Stadium
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referee: Jérôme Garces (France), Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning
France vs Italy at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie
Samoa vs Scotland at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Francis
England vs Japan at Prince Chichibu Stadium in Tokyo
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy), James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Assessor: Bob Francis
Fiji vs South Africa at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Ian Smith (Australia), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie
New Zealand vs Uruguay at Mizuho Rugby Ground
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Assistant referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Taku Otsuki (Japan)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch
Tonga vs Wales at Best Amenity Stadium
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referee: Jérôme Garces (France), Garces, Tetsuhiko Kawano (Japan)
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Lions’ Tour
3 June
Lions vs Xerox Lions in Johannesburg
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referee: Wayne Barnes (England), Marius Jonker
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Timekeeper: Gabriel Pappas
6 June
Lions vs Cheetahs in Bloemfontein
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referee: Mark Lawrence, Craig Joubert
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Timekeeper: Albert Mocke
Friendly
Korea President’s XV vs England Counties at Seongnam Stadium, Seoul.
Referee: Harry Mason (Singapore)
Domestic
France
Top 14 Final
Perpignan vs Clermont Auvergne at Stade de France
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Assistant referees: Franck Maciello, Bruno Bessot
Assessor: Pierre Beneuf, Jean-Marie Combe, Francis Palmade
Analyst: Joël Dumé
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
South Africa
Compulsory Friendly
Mighty Elephants vs Western Province in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Phillip Bosch, Christie du Preez
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
