Referees till 24 July
Big one at Ellis Park
There is a big celebration at Ellis Park when South Africa plays Australia and the world celebrates the 87th birthday of one of the world's great men, Nelson Mandela. The birthday is actually on 18 July but rugby will celebrate it on Saturday. On Sunday rugby runners started to carry a torch from Robben Island to Saturday's match.
Mandela Plate
South Africa vs Australia at Ellis Park
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Paul Honiss (New Zealand), Roy Maybank (England)
Television match official: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Pacific Tri-Nations
Tonga vs Samoa in Nuku'alofa
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Confederation of African Rugby
World Cup Qualifier Round 1B – Pool A
Cote d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe in Abidjan
Referee: Mancini Stefano (Italy)
Touch judges: Cerci Enzo (Italy), Sirono Domenico (Italy)
Match Commissioner: Khalid Badri (Morocco)
Friendly
African Leopards vs South African Universities at Ellis Park
Referee: Deon van Blommestein (Western Province)
Touch judges: Pro Legoete (Golden Lions), Luvuyo Matsha (Golden Lions)
Television match official: Andries Selemela (Leopards)
Assessor: Nick Janse van Rensburg (Pumas)
Reds vs Auckland at Ballymore
Referee: Paul Marks
Australia
Tooheys New Cup
Canberra Vikings vs Parramatta at Vikings Park
Referee: James Leckie
Assessor: Brendan McCormack
Northern Suburbs vs Southern Districts at North Sydney Oval
Referee: Bradley Wahl
Touch judges: Ian Smith, Antony Hastie
Assessor: Roger Higgins
Penrith vs Eastern Suburbs at Nepean Rugby Park
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Touch judges: Andrew Lees, Wayne Rubin
Television match official: Frank Tabone
Assessor: Greg West
Warringah vs Randwick at Pittwater Rugby Park
Referee: Matt Goddard
Touch judges: Nathan Pearce, Danny Sidgreaves
Television match official: Grant Campbell
Assessor: Brian Kinsey
Gordon vs Sydney University at Chatswood Oval
Referee: Andrew Lindsay
Touch judges: Michael Blair, Julian Pritchard
Assessor: Brendan Taylor
West Harbour vs Eastwood at Waratah Rugby Stadium
Referee: George Ayoub
Touch judges: Daniel Cheever, Vin Cox
Assessor: Simon Brown
South Africa
Currie Cup
Falcons vs Natal Sharks at Pam Brink, Springs
Referee: Linston Manuels (Boland)
Touch judges: Johan Greeff (Blue Bulls), Lourens van der Merwe (Free State)
Television match official: Pieter de Bruin (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Frans Muller (SARU)
Mighty Elephants vs Lions in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)
Touch judges: Mandla Dakuse (Border), Jamiel Panday (Boland)
Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren (Leopards)
Border Bulldogs vs Griffons at ABSA Stadium, East London
Referee: Willie Roos (Golden Lions)
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (Western Province), Craig Strachan (KwaZulu Natal)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse (Golden Lions)
Griquas vs Cheetah sat ABSA Park, Kimberley
Assessor: Marius Jonker (KwaZulu Natal)
Touch judges: Deon van Blommestein (Western Province), Charlton Pick (Boland)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (Western Province)
