Referees to 8 June 2014
The Test window is flung open and the IRB's Junior World Championship starts in New Zealand this week. That's exciting.
Club Rugby in the North and SANZAR's Super Rugby take a break.
International
South Africa vs World XV
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)
Timekeeper: Albert Mocke (South Africa)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
New Zealand vs England at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Jérôme Garcès (France)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Fiji vs Italy at National Stadium, Suva
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Johan Hoffmann (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Australia vs France at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Argentina vs Ireland at Estadio Centenario, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Jaco van Heerden (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
USA vs Scotland in Houston
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Francesco Pastrana (Argentina), Chris Assmus (Canada)
Television match official: Alan Hosie (Scotland)
Assessor: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
European Nations Cup
Bosnia & Herzogovina vs Austria in Sarejevo
Referee: Afonso Nogueira (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Pedro Fonseca (Portugal), Tiago Gonçalves (Portugal)i
NACRA Championship
Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago
Referee: Brian Zapp (USA)
Assistant referees: Rommel Parris (Barbados), Local
Bermuda vs Cayman Islands
Referee: Karen Lozada (Canada)
Assistant referees: David Crisp (Canada), Local
British Virgin Islands vs St Lucia
Referee: Ryan Hinckson (Guyana)
Assistant referees: Cisco Lopez (USA), Local
Jamaica vs Mexico
Referee: David Sherwin (Cayman Islands)
Assistant referees: Ben Cullen (Cayman Islands), Local
St Vincent & the Grenadines vs Curacao
Referee: Alwin Etwah (Guyana)
Assistant referees: Karen Holmes (Barbados), Local
Pacific Nations Cup
Samoa vs Tonga at Apia Park, Apia
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Andrew Lees (Australia)
Canada vs Japan at Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Nick Ricono (USA)
Women
Australia vs Canada in Tauranga
Referee: Leah Beard (USA)
Assistant referees: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kate Todd (USA)
New Zealand vs Samoa in Auckland
Referee: Leah Berard (USA)
Assistant referees: tba (New Zealand)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Under-20
Junior World Championship
Round 1, 2 June 2014
Argentina vs Australia at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz (France) (France), Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole
England vs Italy at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz (France), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Wales vs Fiji at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Aki Aso (Japan) B
Assistant referees: Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand), Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole
France vs Ireland at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Matt O'Brien (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Grant Stuart (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas
South Africa vs Scotland at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas
New Zealand vs Samoa at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
Round 2, 6 June 2014
Scotland vs Samoa at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Brett Johnson (New Zealand), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas
New Zealand vs South Africa at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assistant referees: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay), Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
France vs Fiji at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Wales vs Ireland at Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa, Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Argentina vs Italy at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Matt O'Brien (Australia)
Assistant referees: Aki Aso (Japan), Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt (New Zealand)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
England vs Australia at QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay), Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole
Friendly
Eastern Province Kings vs Wales at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Christie du Preez (South Africa), Rodney Bonaparte (South Africa)
Television match official: Jason Jaftha (South Africa)
Assessor: Banks Yantolo (South Africa)
Kenya vs Western Province XV at EARFU Grounds, Nairobi
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi (South Africa
Domestic
Currie Cup First Division Qualifying
Griquas vs Border at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referee: Christie du Preez
Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Local
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Leopards vs South Western Districts at Olin Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Local
Assessor: Oelofse Pierre
Griffons vs Boland at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Pro Legoete
Assistant referees: Nel Eduan Local
Assessor: Roos Willie
Women
Inter-Provincial A
Eastern Province vs South Western Districts at Humansdorp Country Club
Referee: Rodney Bonaparte
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Blue Bulls vs Border at Loftus Versfeld B, Pretoria
Referee: Marlize Jordaan
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Pieter White
Western Province vs KwaZulu Natal at City Park, Cape Town
Referee: Daniel Fortuin
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Friendly
Valke vs Pumas at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse