Referees till 31 October
Lots of European action
As the Southern Hemisphere closes down for some serious aestivating and heads for beaches, the Northern Hemisphere gets more and more serious about their rugby.
The first round of the Heineken Cup was magnificent, with all the thrill of upsets. Unpredictability feeds sport.
International
Rugby World Cup Qualifiers
Malta vs Germany
Referee: Tomáš Tuma (Czech Republic)
Touch judges: Tomáš Breburda, Štepán Cekal (both Czech Republic)
Poland vs Andorra in Rumia
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Belgium vs Croatia in Brussels
Referee: Eric Gauzins (France)
Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka
Referee: Steve Scott (Arabian Gulf)
Touch judges Grant Bateman, Allan Whitcombe (both Arabian Gulf )
FIRA-AER
Division 3B
Lithuania vs Bulgaria in Vilnius
Referee: Carl Joergensen (Denmark)
Division 3C
Luxembourg vs Israel in Cessange, Luxembourg
Referee: Mike Hoyer (Netherlands)
Norway vs Azerbaidjan in Oslo
Referee: Peter Oberg (Sweden)
Friendly
French Barbarians vs Australia A in Bordeaux
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Christophe Berdos, Romain Poite (both France)
Holland vs Welsh Districts
Referee: Johan Meersman (Belgium)
Touch judges: John Van Beeck, Luc Janssens (both Belgium)
“t Gooi Barbarians vs Botswana
Referee: Joop Zandvliet (Holland)
Heineken Cup
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)
European Challenge Cup
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)
FIRA-AER
European Regions Cup
Quarter-finals
Riga (Latvia) vs Provence (France) in RIGA
Referee: Grzegorz Michalik (Poland)
AS Cantonale Geneva (Switzerland) vs Bourgogne (France) at Stade de la Praille in Geneva
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Tbilissi (Georgia) vs Moldova Region (Romania) in Tbilissi, match not played
Béarn (France) vs Midi-Pyrenées (France) in Oloron
Referee: Jean Christophe Gastou (France)
Czech Republic
Czech KB Extraliga
Dragon Brno vs Brno Byst
Referee: Miroslav Šustek
Touch judges: Libor Tenora, Miloš Wognitsch
TJ Praga Praha vs Havírov
Referee: Milan Haitman
Touch judges: Roman Vítek, Emanuel Borovian
Sparta Praha vs Tatra Smíchov
Referee: Jirí Štuksa
Touch judges: Andy Weston, Zdenek Soušek
JIMI Vyškov vs Rícany
Referee: Vladimír Kohout
Touch judges: Tomáš Jilcík, Radek Toman
England
National Division 1
Bedford Blues vs Pertemps Bees
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Andrew Vertigan, Paul Dickens
Exeter Chiefs vs Nottingham
Referee: Dale Newitt
Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Geraint Davies
London Welsh vs Doncaster
Referee: Geraint Ashton Jones
Touch judges: Gareth Copsey, James Minards
Newbury vs Coventry
Referee: Alan Biggs
Touch judges: Greg Garner, Paul Stanley
Assessor: David Thomas
Plymouth Albion vs Otley
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Fred Spong
Earth Titans vs Harlequins
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Tim Wigglesworth, Steve Makinson
Cornish Pirates vs Sedgley Park
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Fred Spong
Assessor: Steve Leyshon
Friendly
Cambridge University vs Harlequins
Referee: Richard Draper
Assessor: Clive Nicholas
France
Pro D2
Tyrosse vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Joël Jutge
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Joël Dalla Cia
Assessor: Jean Matheu
Béziers vs Oyonnax
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Bernard Dubos
Assessor: André Quilis
Métro-Racing vs Dax
Referee: Denis Grenouillet
Touch judges: Daniel Jeanguiot, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Daniel Dartigeas
Albi vs Aix
Referee: Laurent Valin
Touch judges: Gérard Gacon, Abdel Bouaffou
Assessor: Francis Palmade
Aurillac vs Lyon
Referee: Stéphan Pomarède
Touch judges: Didier Bonnet, Jean-Yves Quintin
Assessor: Patrick Thomas
Bordeaux vs La Rochelle
Referee: Alain Moretto
Touch judges: Henri Claverie, Didier Barnagaud
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue
Colomiers vs Auch
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes Jean, Didier Bart
Assessor: Daniel Gillet
Montauban vs Tarbes
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Didier Martinaud, Bernard Pichard
Assessor: Jean Lavergne
Ireland
Level 1
Ballymena vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Buccaneers vs Lansdowne
Referee: L Coglan
Belfast Harlequins vs University College
Referee: Ken Henley-Willis
Dublin University vs Shannon
Referee: Ali McDowell
Dungannon vs Clontarf
Referee: Dermot Moloney
Galwegians vs Garryowen
Referee: Alan Rogan
St Mary's vs County Carlow
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd
UL Bohemians vs Blackrock College
Referee: Peter Haycock
Scotland
Premiership 1
Stirling County vs Glasgow Hawks at Bridgehaugh
Referee: Ted Coutts
Touch judges: Gary Gordon, Alistair Cummings
Melrose vs Aberdeen GSFP at Greenyards
Referee: Andy Macpherson
Touch judges: Ed Crozier, Robert Nevins
Biggar vs Hawick at Hartreemill
Referee: David Jack
Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy, John Ferns
Stewarts Melville vs Watsonians at Inverleith
Referee: Andy Hepburn
Touch judges: Graham Knox, Gary Duncan
Currie vs Ayr at Malleny Park
Referee: John Steele
Touch judges: Grant Wilson, Derek Burns
Boroughmuir vs Heriot's at Meggetland
Referee: Iain Heard
Touch judges: Paterson, Jim Oswald
Spain
Campeonato de España de Selecciones Territoriales Senior
1ª Jornada
Galicia vs Navarra at Acea Da Ma (Coruña)
Referee: Felix Villegas (Valladolid)
Valencia vs Castilla y León at Campo del Río (Valencia)
Referee: Iñigo Aguirre (Vizcaya)
