Referees for the first three rounds in France
Poite blows start
France's Top 14 starts on 18 August wuith the match between Biarritz and Clermont Ferrand.
France does not use the television match official but instead goal judges at each end.
Round 1
Biarritz vs Clermont Ferrand
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Cédric Marchat, Stéphane Boyer
Brive vs Toulouse
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Guy Pince, Bernard Vals
Assessor: Michel Debet
Goal judges: Vincent Azoulay, Laurent Valin
Albi vs Bayonne
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Touch judges: Didier Bonnet, Frédéric Ducatez
Assessor: Marc Daroque
Goal judges: René Roustany, Bruno Gabaldon
Agen vs Bourgoin
Referee: Joël Jutge
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Franck Florens
Assessor: Joël Dumé
Goal judges: Bernard Dal Maso, Jérôme Lamirand
Stade Français vs Montpellier
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Franck Rataj, Gérard Gacon
Assessor: Daniel Pruvot
Goal judges: Christophe Dutreuilh, Bruno Gaudefrin
Perpignan vs Castres
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Hervé Gilard
Assessor: Marc Desclaux
Goal judges: Marc Gauzere, Thomas Dejean
Montauban vs Narbonne
Referee: Frank Maciello
Touch judges: Didier Gibert, Maurice Duny
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Patrick Robin
Goal judges: Bruno Bessot, Sébastien Grellety
Round 2
Clermont Ferrand vs Perpignan
Referee: Joël Jutge
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Barnagaud
Assessor: Michel Debet
Goal judges: Eric Gauzins, Christophe Labaune
Bayonne vs Montauban
Referee: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Touch judges: Didier Bart, Bernard Vals
Assessor: Alain Fernandez
Goal judges: Stephan Pomarede, Patrick Pechambert
Bourgoin vs Brive
Referee: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Touch judges: Jean-Christophe Clot, Daniel Jeanguiot
Assessor: Serge Marzullo
Goal judges: Alain Monteux, Salem Attalah
Narbonne vs Biarritz
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touche: Dominique Martin, Franck Florens
Assessor: Patrick Thomas
Goal judges: Denis Grenouillet, Stéphane Boyer
Toulouse vs Albi
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Gilbert Darrieutort, Guy Pince
Assessor: Roger Duhau
Goal judges: Pascal Gauzere, Eric Lavit
Castres vs Stade Français
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Claude Tajan
Assessor: Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Bruno Bessot, Christian Coussan
Montpellier vs Agen
Referee: Frank Maciello
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes, Maurice Duny
Assessor: Joël Dume
Goal judges: Eric Briquet Campin, Laurent Delorme
Round 3
Clermont Ferrand vs Perpignan
Referee: Joël Jutge
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Barnagaud
Assessor: Michel Debet
Goal judges: Eric Gauzins, Christophe Labaune
Bayonne vs Montauban
Referee: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Touch judges: Didier Bart, Bernard Vals
Assessor: Alain Fernandez
Goal judges: Stephan Pomarede, Patrick Pechambert
Bourgoin vs Brive
Referee: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Touch judges: Jean-Christophe Clot, Daniel Jeanguiot
Assessor: Serge Marzullo
Goal judges: Alain Monteux, Salem Attalah
Narbonne vs Biarritz
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touche: Dominique Martin, Franck Florens
Assessor: Patrick Thomas
Goal judges: Denis Grenouillet, Stéphane Boyer
Toulouse vs Albi
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Gilbert Darrieutort, Guy Pince
Assessor: Roger Duhau
Goal judges: Pascal Gauzere, Eric Lavit
Castres vs Stade Français
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Claude Tajan
Assessor: Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Bruno Bessot, Christian Coussan
Montpellier vs Agen
Referee: Frank Maciello
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes, Maurice Duny
Assessor: Joël Dume
Goal judges: Eric Briquet Campin, Laurent Delorme
