Referees to 9 March
No Tests. What an odd weekend! But there is still lots of top rugby which needs top referees.
International
Sevens
The two Sevens World Cups – Men and Women – will be happening in Dubai this weekend.
Men Referees: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), David Keane (Ireland), Simon, McDowell (Ireland), Neil Paterson (Scotland), James Jones (Wales), Andrew Small (England), James Bolabiu (Fiji), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Carlo Damasco (Italy), Marcelo Pilara (Argentina), Scott Herbert (Arabian Gulf), Andrew Lees (Australia), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Men Assistant Referees: Alan Whitcombe (Arabian Gulf), Grant Bateman (Arabian Gulf), James Fitzgerald (Arabian Gulf), Mark de Wet (Arabian Gulf), Taku Otsuki (Japan), Jimmy Toda (Japan), Tim Shi (China), Tobi Lothian (Hong Kong),
In-Goal Assistants: Nizam Jamaldeen (Sri Lanka), Dilroy Fernando (Sri Lanka), Harry Mason (Singapore), Joe Riddle (Arabian Gulf)
Women Referees: Dana Teagarden (USA), Joyce Henry (Canada), Claire Daniels (England), Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong)
Women Assistant Referees: Miho Osawa (Japan), Barbara Guastani (Italy), Aoifie McCarthy (Ireland), Anastassiya Khamova (Kazakhstan)
Referee Managers: Keith Lawrence (IRB), Paddy O’Brien (IRB), Stan Wright (Arabian Gulf)
Assessors: Tappe Henning (IRB), Tony Lynch (Wales), Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Magners League
Round 12
Connacht vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Touch judges: Mark Hermin (Ireland), Seamus Flannery (Ireland)
Ospreys vs Leinster
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: Tim Hayes (Wales), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Munster at Rodney Parade
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Gwyn Morris (Wales), David Jones (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Ulster vs Glasgow Warriors at Ravenhill
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: John Carvill (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Scarlets vs Edinburgh at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Huw David (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Super 14
Round 4
Friday, 6 March
Chiefs vs Western Force in Hamilton
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Greg Cooper
Waratahs vs Reds in Sydney
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), James Scholtens (Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Acton (Australia)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson
Saturday, 7 March
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs in New Plymouth
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Touch judges: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Television match official: Michael Fraser (New Zealand)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Blues vs Sharks in Auckland
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Willie Roos (South Africa)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Highlanders vs Crusaders in Dunedin
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shane McDermot (New Zealand)
Assessor: Greg Cooper
Bulls vs Stormers in Pretoria
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Sindile Mayende (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Domestic
England
Premiership
Bath vs Bristol at The Rec
Referee: David Rose
Touch judges: Ken Stewart, Andrew Pearce
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Television match official: Matt Peters .
Harlequins vs Saracens at The Stoop
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: Roger Baileff, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: Roy Marfleet
Leicester Tigers vs Gloucester at Welford Road
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Alan Biggs, Paul Emerson
Assessor: Steve Lander
Television match official: Andrew Turner
Worcester Warriors vs Northampton Saints at Sixways
Referee: JP Doyle
Touch judges: Don Helme, Bob Mullis
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
London Wasps vs London Irish Adams Park
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: Ashley Rowden, Stuart Terheege
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: John Burtenshaw, Geoff Warren
Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park
Referee: Sean Davey
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Paul Dix
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Television match official: Andrew Turner, David Matthews
National League 1
Cornish Pirates vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Paul Kimber, Peter Huckle
Assessor: Ian Hamilton
Nottingham vs Otley
Referee: Darren Gamage
Touch judges: Adrian Hartwell, Paul Stanley
Assessor: John Haggart, Fred Farmer
Doncaster vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: tbs
Touch judges: Chris Sharp, Steve Makinson
Esher vs Moseley
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Paul Burton
Exeter Chiefs vs Manchester
Referee: Michael Tutty
Touch judges: Paul Kimber, Kevin Obern
Assessor: Mike Coleman Mike Winnell
Newbury vs Coventry
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Touch judges: Mark Vernon, Kevin Morgan
Assessor: K Page
Rotherham Titans vs London Welsh
Referee: Dean Richard
Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, Darryl Chapman
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Sedgley Park vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Roy Maybank
Touch judges: Andy Taylorson, David Crooks
Intermediate Cup
Portsmouth vs Dudley Kingswinford
Referee: Andrew Bickle
Touch judges: Dave Sainsbury, Peter Brudenell
France
Top 14 Round 19
Biarritz vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Touch judges: Jacques Laplace, Patrick Dellac
Assessor: Francis Bourgade, Joël Dumé
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Castres vs Montauban
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: René Bordeneuve, Gilbert Darrieutort
Assessor: Michel Forget, Daniel Pruvot
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
Montpellier vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Touch judges: Gérard Gacon, Frédéric Ducatez
Assessor: Gérard Destruels, Michel Debet
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Toulon vs Bayonne
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Jean-Luc Gonzalez
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Stade Français vs Bourgoin
Referee: Philippe Bonhoure
Touch judges: Thierry Laur, Hervé Gilard
Assessor: Max Benoit, Yves Bressy
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Dax vs Brive
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes, Gines Cerezuela
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Perpignan vs Toulouse
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Jean-Michel Schutz
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Patrick Thomas
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Pro D2 Round 22
Oyonnax vs Béziers
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Touch judges: Philippe Crucher, Franck Rataj
Assessor: Yves Leveque, Jean-Pierre Juanchich
Goal judges: Grégoire Silvan, Pierric Gerbier
Racing Metro 92 vs Pau
Referee: Laurent Sclafer
Touch judges: Jean-Yves Quintin, Thierry Chanut
Assessor: Jean-Paul Goyard, Marc Desclaux
Goal judges: Raphaël Guaragna, Guillaume Robin
Auch vs Colomiers
Referee: Christophe Labaune
Touch judges: Claude Roux, Christophe Clavere
Assessor: Roland Cournet, Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Luigi Gaborit, Jean-Yves Bourdeix
Lyon vs La Rochelle
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Sébastien Hebert, Christian Destruhaut
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy, Alain Fernandez
Goal judges: Thierry Mallet, Adrien Descottes
Albi vs Bordeaux
Referee: Laurent Millotte
Touch judges: Olivier Migne, Philippe Gorbenko
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Claude Debat
Goal judges: Frédéric Chazal, Arnaud Blondel
Agen vs Narbonne
Referee: Eric Darrière
Touch judges: Didier Dussaut, Didier Morin
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel, Jean Lavergne
Goal judges: Sébastien Cloute, Olivier Aymard
Aurillac vs Bourg-en-Bresse
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Touch judges: Didier Bonnet, Jacques De Lemos
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi, Pierre Bertherat
Goal judges: Philippe Milani, Eric Sentucq
Tarbes vs Grenoble
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Touch judges: Christophe Graviou, Stéphane Duberger
Assessor: Michel Roger, Jean Matheu
Goal judges: Richard Denninger, Pascal Vitrac
Ireland
AIB Level 1
Ballymena vs Shannon
Referee: Alan Rogan
Blackrock vs Galwegians
Referee: Leo Colgan
Buccaneers vs St Mary’s
Referee: Mark Hermin
Cork Constitution vs Clontarf
Referee: Colin Stanley
UL Bohemians vs Terenure
Referee: Michael Black
Italy
Coppa Italia
Pool 1
Montepaschi Viadana vs Femi Cz Rovigo
Referee: Domenico Sironi (Colleferro, Rome)
Overmach Cariparma vs Almaviva Capitolina
Referee: Stefano Roscini (Milano)
Pool 2
Carrera Petrarca Padova vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati, Rome)
Casinó Di Venezia vs Plus Valore Gran Parma
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Scotland
Premiership
There are two big matches. If Ayr win they will win the premiership for the first time. The Borders derby in Hawick has more than just neighbourly rivalry for relegation is a threat to the two clubs which have been in the Scottish Premiership since it started in 1973.
Hawick vs Melrose
Referee: Richard Kelly (England)
Touch judges: David Changleng, John Ferns
Heriots vs Currie at Goldenacre
Referee: Ted Coutts
Touch judges: James Matthew, Graeme Marshall
Selkirk vs Stirling County at Philiphaugh
Referee: David Jack,
Touch judges: Malcolm Gray, Bob Nevins
Ayr vs Edinburgh Accies at Millbrae
Referee: Iain Heard
Touch judges: Gus Tweedale, Ronnie Dumma
Watsonians vs Glasgow Hawks at Myreside
Referee: Robert McHenry
Touch judges: Andy Ireland, David Anderson
West of Scotland vs Boroughmuir at Burnbrae
Referee: Rob Dickson
Touch judges: Ed Crozier, Graham Allen
South Africa
Vodacom Cup
Leopards vs Griquas at Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: François Veldsman
Touch judges: Peet Badenhorst, Willie Killian
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse (PR)
Valke vs Griffons at Tembisa RFC
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Touch judges: Ben Crouse, Mlungiseli Mdashe
Assessor: André Watson
Free State vs Natal in Petrusburg
Referee: Pro Legoete
Touch judges: Luke Burger, Lourens van der Merwe
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Lions vs Pumas at Randfontein RFC
Referee: Stuart Berry
Touch judges: Andries Retief, Theuns Jonker
Coach: Theuns Naudé
Western Province vs Elephants at Newlands
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Phillip Bosch, Marc van Zyl
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
South Western Districts vs Boland in Mossel Bay
Referee: Joey Salmans
Touch judges: Christiaan du Preez, Eska Swart
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Varsity Cup
Maties vs NMMU at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referee: Luke Burger
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Tappe Henning
TUT vs Pukke at TUT Stadium, Pretoria:
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Coach: Theuns Naudé
UCT vs Shimlas at Groote Schuur, Cape Town
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
UJ vs Tuks at UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Spain
División De Honor Round 14
Ampo Ordizia vs Getxo Artea
Referee: Joan Montoya (País Vasco)
La Vila vs Cetransa El Salvador
Referee: José Ignacio Fernandez Soria (Madrid)
UE Santboiana vs Cajasol Ciencias
Referee: Felix Villgas (Castilla y León)
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares vs Pégamo Bera Bera
Referee: Joao Mourinha (Portugal)
Madrid vs Les Abelles
Referee: Manuel Chicharro (Andalucía)
División De Honor B Round 12
Grupo 1
Oviedo Feve vs Durango Ilardura
Referee: Paloma Loza (Madrid)
Krafft Atlético San Sebastián vs Universidade Ednon
Referee: José Bogas (Cataluña)
Barcelona Universitari Club -Hernani
Referee: I Diaz (Madrid)
Gernika vs Belenos
Referee: Sergi Figueruelo (Cataluña)
Grupo 2
Helvetia Rugby vs Liceo Francés
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Castilla y León)
C.R. Atlético Portuense vs Cau Valencia
Referee: Miguel Roure (Madrid)
Complutense Cisneros vs Uma R. Málaga
Referee: Igotz Gallastegui (País Vasco)
Mercedes Benz Esp. Alcobendas vs Jaén
Referee: Sabin Cortabarría (País Vasco)
Wales
Premiership
Pontypridd vs Llanelli
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
Touch judges: David Swain, Kevin Brooks
Cross Keys vs Aberavon
Referee: David Bodilly
Touch judges: Rob Hale, Tim Davies
Cardiff vs Neath
Referee: Jon Mason
Touch judges: Neil Howells, Chris Tapper
Bedwas vs Pontypool
Referee: Tim Hayes
Touch judges: Neil Hennessy, Steve Richmond
Swansea vs Newport
Referee: Phil Connett
Touch judges: Andrew Miles, Richard Jones
Ebbw Vale vs Llandovery
Referee: Neil Ballard
Touch judges: Ceri Watson, Simon Rees
Bridgend vs Glamorgan Wanderers
Referee: Sean Brickell
Touch judges: Steve Harwood, James Tucker
