Referees to January 12
As summer settles warmly down south and cricket provides most interest, wet and wind do their best to disrupt the North as rugby seeks to fight the wild weather off so that the European competitions can be played this week and next.
These are the last two pool rounds before the knock-out rounds. There is a lot at stake for some clubs.
International
Heineken Cup
Ulster vs Montpellier at Ravenhill
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Sean Davey (England)
Timekeeper: Scottie Rankin (Ireland)
Assessor: Sean Davey (England)
Racing-Métro vs Scarlets at Stade Yves du Manoir (Colombes)
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Martin Fox (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Timekeeper: Daniel Dartigeas (France)
Assessor: Joël Dumé (France)
Harlequins vs Clermont at The Stoop
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Gary Conway (Ireland), Brian MacNiece (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Benetton Treviso vs Leicester Tigers at Stadio Monigo
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), Tual Trainini (France)
Television match official: Bruno Bessot (France)
Timekeeper: Valter Borghetto (Italy)
Assessor: Gabriele Villari (Italy)
Exeter Chiefs vs Glasgow Warriors Glasgow at Sandy Park
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland) Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Seamus Flannery (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)
Connacht vs Zebre at The Sportsground
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Louis Cunningham (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Toulon vs Cardiff Blues at Allianz Riviera
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Steve Lee (England), Andrew Pearce (England)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Timekeeper: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat (France)
Assessor: Fergus Neill (Scotland)
Edinburgh vs Perpignan at Murrayfield
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Timekeeper: John Montgomery
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)
Gloucester vs Munster at Kingsholme
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Ospreys vs Northampton Saints at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
Television match official: Gilles Cogné (France)
Timekeeper: Terry Thomas
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Castres vs Leinster at Stade Pierre Antoine
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Jonathan Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Timekeeper: Bernard Dal Maso (France)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Toulouse vs Saracens at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Marc Desclaux (France)
Assessor: Patrick Thomas (France)
Amlin Challenge Cup
Newcastle Falcons vs Brive at Kingston Park
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales) Chris Williams (Wales)
Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales)
Timekeeper: Dave Hudson (England)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Stade Français vs I Cavalieri Prato at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assistant referees: Martyn Lewis (Wales), Jon Hardy (Wales)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Timekeeper: Jean-Claude Lévrier (France)
Assessor: Fabrizio Zucchi (Italy)
Bordeaux-Bègles vs Mogliano at Stade André Moga
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Paul Dix (England)
Timekeeper: Hervé Dubes (France)
Assessor: Gianni Romano (Italy)
Sale Sharks vs Worcester Warriors at AJ Bell Stadium
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), John Carvill (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin (England)
Assessor: Giovanni Romano (Italy)
Viadana vs Grenoble at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Referee: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Ken Imbusch (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Gianni Corda (Italy)
Assessor: Rossano Faccioli (Italy)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Bath at Rodney Parade
Referee: Laurent Cardona (France)
Assistant referees: Mourad Zitouni (France), Laurent Amic (France)
Timekeeper: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)
Cammi Calvisano vs Bucharest Wolves at Stadio Peroni
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Tom Fooley (England), Gareth Copsey (England)
Timekeeper: Giovanni Morandin (Italy)
Assessor: Claudio Giacomel (Italy)
London Irish vs Lusitanos XV at Madejski Stadium
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion (England)
Assessor: Rob Davies (Wales)
Oyonnax vs Biarritz at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Peter Allan (Scotland), James McPhail (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Laurent Valin (France)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Bayonne vs London Wasps at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Michael Black (Ireland) Will O'Connor (Ireland)
Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Bernard Perez (France)
Assessor: Eric Darriere (France)
British & Irish Cup, Round 5
Llanelli vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Huw Griffiths (England), Mathew Thomas (England)
Assessor: Jim Bailey (England)
Cross Keys vs Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Matthew O'Grady (England)
Assistant referees: Gareth Saunders (England), Wayne Childs (England)
Assessor: Vernon Brown (England)
Rotherham Titans vs Connacht Eagles
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts (England), Lionel Spooner (England)
Assessor: Ken Bracewell (England)
Leinster A vs Moseley
Referee: Daniel Jones (England)
Assistant referees: Gary Glennon (Ireland), Edward Kenny (Ireland)
Assessor: Tony Duncan (Ireland)
Plymouth Albion vs Stirling
Referee: Stuart Gaffkin (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Phil Watters (England), Dino Maddern (England)
Assessor: Sam Collins (England)
Edinburgh Accies vs London Scottish
Referee: Nigel Correll (Ireland)
Assistant referees: James Matthew (Scotland), Stephen Hart (Scotland)
Assessor: John Bacigalupo (Scotland)
Gala vs Leeds
Referee: Andy Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland), Gus Tweedale (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Munster A vs Nottingham
Referee: Vlad Iordescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: David Connolly (Ireland), Tommy O'Donoghue (Ireland)
Assessor: Dave McHugh (Ireland)
Jersey vs Ulster Ravens
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees: Brendan Fitzmaurice (England), Darryl Chapman (England)
Assessor: John Haggart (England)
London Welsh vs Pontypridd
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Luke Haskins (England), Jonathan Healy (England)
Assessor: Clive Nicholas (England)
Bristol vs Aberavon
Referee: Andrew Jackson (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Rawson (England), Peter Huckle (England)
Assessor: Keith Page (England)
Cornish Pirates vs Ayr
Referee: David Procter (England)
Assistant referees: Nick Williams (England), Michael Patz (England)
Domestic
France
Pro D2, Round 16
This is the start of the second half of the season
Auch vs Pau
Referee: Arnaud Blondel
Assistant referees: Maxime Rouquie, Philippe Milani
Goal judges: Vincent Lacaille, Michel Lasserre
Aurillac vs Narbonne
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Florian Cormier, Régis Gabard
Goal judges: Laurent Colin, Alain Falaise
Tarbes vs Béziers
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Pierre Puharre, Christophe Graviou
Goal judges: Frédéric Cambou, Sébastien Crussiere
Bourg-en-Bresse vs Bourgoin
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
Assistant referees: Cédric Chartrain, Fabrice Hand
Goal judges: Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Michel Huguet
Colomiers vs Dax
Referee: Christophe Mallett
Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Christophe Clavere
Goal judges: Frédéric Diaz, Alain Guillen
Lyon vs Carcassonne
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Francis Vanamandel, Bruno Fiche
Goal judges: Roberto Sanchez, Stéphane Vigier
La Rochelle vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
Assistant referees: Fabien Cartault, Eric Sentucq
Goal judges: Thierry Cazalet, Vincent Dathie
Agen vs Albi
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Réne Bordeneuve
Goal judges: Emmanuel Heinrich, Bernard Lagardèrei
Spain
Copa SM El Rey, quarterfinals
Independiente vs Gernika
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Cádiz)
Valladolid RAC vs Getxo
Referee: Sergi Figueruelo (Barcelona)
Salvador vs Cisneros
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Guipúzcoa)
CRC Madrid vs Ordizia
Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)
División De Honor B, Round 10
Universidad XV Bilbao vs Uribealdea
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Álava)
Zarautz vs Durango
Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao (Vizcaya)
Oviedo vs Crat A Coruña
Referee: Iñaki Verga (Guipúzcoa)
FC Barcelona vs L’Hospitalet
Referee: Marc Riera (Barcelona)
Les Abelles vs CAU Valencia
Referee: Luis Santos (León)
Poble Nou vs Enginyers vs Valencia
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)
Lavila vs BUC Barcelona
Referee: Francisco Pesce (Madrid)
Ad Ing Industriales vs Alcobendas
Referee: David Castro (Asturias)
Helvetia vs Arquitectura
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)
CAU Madrid vs Atletico Portuense
Referee: José Bogas (Barcelona)
CD Universidad Granada vs Liceo Francés
Referee: Joaquin Santoro (Valencia)
1ª División Nacional, Round 9
Belenos vs Santander
Referee: Eneko García Gañan (Segovia)
Universitario Santander vs Apejadores Burgos
Referee: Alberto Pérez Iglesias (Asturias)
Valladolid RAC “B” vs Gaztedi
Referee: Adrian Rodriguez Noriega (Asturias)
Gijón vs Independiente “B”
Referee: Pancho Benegas (Madrid)
Sitges vs Poble Nou
Referee: Joan Aloy (Gerona)
Quimics vs Ponent
Referee: José Luis Beltrán (Valencia)
Fenix vs UE Santboiana “B”
Referee: Pablo Tormo (Castellón)
GE I EG vs Ejea
Referee: Eduardo Cousillas (Cantabria)
Alcalá vs Cisneros “B”
Referee: Ignacio Chaves (Madrid)
Badajoz vs Olímpico
Referee: Tirso López Lozano (A Coruña)
Majadahonda vs UCAM Murcia
Referee: Lara Crespo (Zaragoza)
Boadilla Tasman vs Cáceres
Referee: Vasile Mugurell (Alicante)
