Referees for European matches
Joël Jutge blows start
The European Cup has announced the appointments of referees for the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup till December.
Joël Jutge of France will referee the very first match in the Heineken Cup and David Changleng of Scotland and Sean Davey of England the first matches in the Challenge Cup.
Jutge has refereed 31 Heineken Cup matches, the most in the history of the competition and one more than Alan Lewis of Ireland and Chris White of England.
Heineken Cup appointments:
Round 1
Friday 21 October 2005
Pool 1
Sale Sharks vs Munster
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
Pool 4
Ulster vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)
Pool 5
Bourgoin vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Saturday 22 October 2005
Pool 1
Castres vs Dragons
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Pool 2
Blues vs Leeds Tykes
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Rugby Calvisano vs Perpignan
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Pool 3
Leicester Tigers vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Pool 5
Leinster vs Bath
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Pool 6
Toulouse vs Scarlets
Referee: Chris White (England)
Sunday 23 October 2005
Pool 3
Ospreys vs Stade Français
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Pool 4
Saracens vs Biarritz
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pool 6
Edinburgh Gunners vs London Wasps
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Round 2
Friday 28 October 2005
Pool 1
Dragons vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Pool 2
Leeds Tykes vs Calvisano
Referee: Eric Darrière (France)
Perpignan vs Blues
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Saturday 29 October 2005
Pool 1
Munster vs Castres
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Pool 3
Stade Français vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Pool 4
Benetton Treviso vs Saracens
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Biarritz vs Ulster
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Pool 5
Bath vs Bourgoin
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pool 6
Scarlets vs Edinburgh Gunners
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Sunday 30 October 2005
Pool 3
Clermont Auvergne vs Ospreys
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Pool 5
Glasgow Warriors vs Leinster
Referee: Chris White (England)
Pool 6
London Wasps vs Toulouse
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Round 3
Friday 9 December 2005
Pool 1
Castres vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Pool 4
Ulster vs Saracens
Referee: Eric Darrière (France)
Saturday 10 December 2005
Pool 1
Dragons vs Munster
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Pool 2
Calvisano vs Blues
Referee: Roy Maybank (England)
Pool 3
Clermont Auvergne vs Stade Français
Referee: Chris White (England)
Pool 5
Leinster vs Bourgoin
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Bath vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Pool 6
Edinburgh Gunners vs Toulouse
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Sunday 11 December 2005
Pool 2
Leeds Tykes vs Perpignan
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pool 3
Leicester Tigers vs Ospreys
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
Pool 4
Biarritz vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Pool 6
Scarlets vs London Wasps
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
European Challenge Cup appointments
Round 1
Saturday 22 October
Pool 1
Narbonne vs Bristol
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Northampton Saints vs Viadana
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Pool 2
Parma vs Agen
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
Pau vs London Irish
Referee: Phil Fear (Wales)
Pool 3
Bayonne vs Gloucester
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Bucuresti vs Toulon
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Pool 4
Newcastle Falcons vs Brive
Referee: David Changleng (Scotland)
L'Aquila vs Border Reivers
Referee: Franck Maciello (France)
Pool 5
Connacht vs Amatori Catania
Referee: Sean Davey (England)
Worcester Warriors vs Montpellier
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Round 2
Friday 28 October
Pool 1
Viadana vs Narbonne
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Pool 5
Montpellier vs Connacht
Referee: David Changleng (Scotland)
Saturday 29 October
Pool 2
Agen vs Pau
Referee: Roy Maybank (England)
Pool 3
Gloucester vs Bucuresti
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Toulon vs Bayonne
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Pool 4
Brive vs L'Aquila
Referee: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Pool 5
Amatori Catania vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Sunday 30 October
Pool 1
Bristol vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)
Pool 2
London Irish vs Parma
Referee: David Rosich (France)
Pool 4
Border Reivers vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Round 3
Friday 9 December
Pool 1
Viadana vs Bristol
Referee: David Rosich (France)
Pool 5
Montpellier vs Amatori Catania
Referee: Andy Ireland (Scotland)
Saturday 10 December
Pool 1
Northampton Saints vs Narbonne
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Pool 2
Pau vs Parma
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Pool 3
Bucuresti vs Bayonne
Referee: Alastair McKay (Ireland)
Toulon vs Gloucester
Referee: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Pool 4
L'Aquila vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Pool 5
Worcester Warriors vs Connacht
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)
Sunday 11 December
Pool 2
London Irish vs Agen
Referee: David Changleng (Scotland)
Pool 4
Border Reivers vs Brive
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
