Referees to 10 June
The Tests this weekend are not quite such clash of heavies, except for the one in Wellington when Craig Joubert referees the second Test between New Zealand and France, a match that would normally evoke excitement.
There is less excitement this time as the wonderful All Blacks play the experimental French – foot soldiers sent against tanks.
International
New Zealand vs France in Wellington
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assessor: Brendan McCormick (Australia)
South Africa vs Samoa in Johannesburg
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Touch judges: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Ed Murray (Scotland)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Argentina vs Italy in Mendoza
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand), Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Australia vs Fiji in Perth
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Paul Honiss (New Zealand), Mark Lawrence (Scotland)
Television match official: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
European Nations Cup
Division 3B
Norway vs Austria in Fosen
Referee: Joachim Gustafsson (Sweden)
Pacific Nations Cup
Tonga vs Junior All Blacks in Nuku’alofa
Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), Eva Mafi (Tonga)
Australia A vs Japan in Townsville
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Touch judges: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Geoff Acton (Australia)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
Nations Cup
This will be played from 5-16 June in Bucharest.
5 June:
Argentina A vs Italy A
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: Cobus Wessels (South Africa), Daniel Koen (Namibia).
Georgia vs Namibia
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Touch judges: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) , Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania)
Romania vs Emerging Springboks
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
Touch judges: Riccardo Bonnaccorsi (Italy), Ucha Narimanidze (Georgia).
10June:
Argentina A vs Namibia
Emerging Springboks vs Georgia
Italy A vs Romania
16 June:
Italy A vs Georgia
Namibia vs Romania
Emerging Springboks vs Argentina A
France
Top 14 Final
Stade Francais vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Jean-Pierre Matheu, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Patrick Robin
Television match official: Gerard Borreani
South Africa
Friendly
Griquas vs Western Province at ABSA Park, Kimberley
Referee: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Griffons vs Cheetahs in Kroonstad
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (SARU)
Spain
Copa de S.M. El Rey Final
Cetransa UEMC El Salvador vs UE Santboiana at Las Mestas Stadium in Gijon (Asturias)
Referee: Jose Juega
Touch judges: Felix Villegas, Ignacio Chaves
