Referees - 2 July
New Asian competition
There are World Cup qualifiers and there are matches in a new competition – an Asian 6th Division tournament in Cambodia. Again there are sides playing Test rugby for the first time.
But for the "big" teams it is a time to catch breath.
World Cup Qualifier
Americas
USA vs Barbados in San Francisco
Referee: David Changleng (Scotland)
Touch judges: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland), Phil Smith (Canada)
Chile vs Argentina in Santiago
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales), Uruguay appointment
Assessor: Carlos Molinari (Argentina)
Africa
Uganda vs Cote d'Ivoire in Kampala
Referee: JC Fortuin (South Africa)
Touch judges: Louis Mzomba, Stuart Berry (both South Africa)
Match commissioner: Omwela Richard (Kenya)
Tunisia vs Namibia in Tunis
Referee: Patrick Bellet (France)
Touch judges: Philippe Graciet, Olivier Migne
Assessor: Marc Desclaux (France)
Match commissioner: Nasser Bougja (Morocco)
Pacific 5 Nations Championship
Tonga vs Samoa in Teufavia
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assessor: Dick Byres (Australia)
Japan vs Fiji in Osaka
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Asian Nations Series
Division 6
Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, and Indonesia take part on 27, 29 June and 1 July at Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Cambodia vs Indonesia
Referee: tba
Lao vs Brunei
Referee: tba
Indonesia vs Laos
Referee: tba
Cambodia vs Brunei
Referee: tba
Brunei vs Indonesia
Referee: Chow Wen Liang (Chinese Taipei)
Cambodia vs Laos
Referee: Brian Killen (Brunei)
Africa Cup
Cameroon vs South Africa Amateurs in Duola
Referee tba (Morocco)
Match commissioner: Jean Claude Boucley (Burkina)
Argentina
Campeonato Nacional de Clubes 2006
CASI vs Córdoba Athletic
Referee: Victor Rabuffetti (Entrerriana)
Jockey (Rosario) vs Atlético del Rosario
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Cordobesa)
Universitario (Rosario) vs La Plata RC
Referee: Omar Alcocer (Tucumán)
Hindú Club vs Sporting RC Mar del Plata
Referee: Mauro Rivera (Rosario)
SIC vs Tala RC
Referee: Martín Rodríguez (Santafesina)
Los Tarcos RC vs San Fernando
Referee: Marcelo Domínguez (Cordobesa)
Los Tordos RC vs Universitario (Tucumán)
Referee: Raul Sauro (Mar del Plata)
Asociación Alumni vs San Luis
Referee: Leandro Borghi (Buenos Aires)
Campeonato Argentino de Ascenso
Zona Norte
La Rioja vs San Juan
Referee: Luis Arola (SRU)
Misiones vs Santiago del Estero
Referee: Carlos Romero (Noreste)
Jujuy vs Noreste
Referee: Rubén Díaz (Salta)
Australia
New South Wales
Tooheys New Cup
West Harbour vs Gordon at Concord Oval
Referee: Grant MacNeill
Touch judges: Steve Hardy, Wayne Rubin
Assessor: Kinsey, Brian
Randwick vs Sydney University at Coogee Oval
Referee: Andrew Lindsay
Touch judges: Mike Evans, Anthony Moyes
Television match official: Ed Thrum
Assessor: Wayne Erickson
Southern Districts vs Penrith at Forshaw Rugby Park
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Touch judges: Julian Lunn, Callan O'Neill
Manly vs Eastern Suburbs at Manly Oval
Referee: James Scholtens
Touch judges: Ian Smith, Luke Colbron
Eastwood vs Warringah at T.G. Millner Field
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Touch judges: Andrew Lees, Ben Hunt
Assessor: John McCarthy
Parramatta vs Northern Suburbs at Two Blues Park
Referee: Vin Cox
Touch judges: Mark Newbury, Mike Hobson
Assessor: Andy Bernard
New Zealand
Warm-up
Northland vs Manwatu at ITM Stadium, Whangerei
Referee: Lyndon Bray
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier
Griquas vs Pumas at ABSA Park, Kimberley
Referee: Willie Roos (Golden Lions)
Touch judges: Jerome America (Western Province), Phillip de Bruin (Golden Lions)
Assessor: James Apollis (Western Province
Valke vs Cheetahs at Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: Craig Joubert (KwaZulu Natal)
Touch judges: Johann Meuwesen (Eastern Province), Mandla Dakuse (Border)
Television match official: Shawn Veldsman (Boland)
Western Province vs Sharks at Newlands
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Linston Manuels (Boland), Andries Selemela (Leopards)
Television match official: Cobus Wessels (Blue Bulls)
Lions vs Blue Bulls at Ellis Park
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Deon van Blommestein, Charlton Pick (Boland)
Television match official: Shawn Veldsman (Boland)
Division 1
SWD vs Leopards at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Phillip Bosch (Eastern Province)
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (Western Province), Jaco Peyper (Free State)
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa (Western Province)
Boland vs Eastern Province at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Tappe Henning
Touch judges: Peet Badenhorst (Golden Lions), Johan Greeff (Blue Bulls)
