Referees to 11 June
Tests in earnest
Tests start in earnest this week, mainly south of the equator.
International
New Zealand vs Ireland in Hamilton
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: Matt Goddard (Australia), George Ayoub (Australia)
Television match official: Brett Bowden (Australia)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
South Africa vs Scotland in Durban
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Touch judges: Joël Jutge (France), Rob Debney (England)
Television match official: Simon MacDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: Jim Bailey (Wales)
Argentina vs Wales in Argentina
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England), Eric Darrière (France)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Australia vs England in Sydney
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (New Zealand), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Television match official: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
Japan vs Italy in Tokyo
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Paul Marks (Australia)
IRB Pacific 5 Nations
Samoa vs New Zealand A in Auckland
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Tonga vs Fiji in Sydney
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Confederation of African Rugby
Africa Cup
Group B
World Cup Qualifier – Africa Round 2
Kenya vs Tunisia in Nairobi
Referee: Louis Mzomba (South Africa)
Touch judges: Willie Roos, Mandla Dakuse (both South Africa)
Match commissioner: David Gilbert (Botswana)
Group C
South Africa Amateur vs Senegal at ABSA Stadium, Durban
Referee: Stephen Paul Ojambo (Uganda)
Touch judges: Ramsey Fidel Olinga, Michael Muhame (both Uganda)
European Nations Cup
Division 1
Czech Republic vs Georgia in Prague
Referee: Colin Stanley (Ireland)
Russia vs Romania in Krasnoyarsk
Referee: Hervé Dubes (France)
Churchill Cup
Canada vs Scotland A in Ottawa
Referee: Kevin McCaslin (USA)
Touch judges: Gary Wise (New Zealand), Olan Trevor (Ireland)
USA vs Maori in San Francisco
Referee: Peter Allen (Scotland)
Touch judges: Phil Smith (Canada), Andrew Small (England)
Canada vs England Saxons in Toronto
Referee: Olan Trevor (Ireland)
Touch judges: Gary Wise (New Zealand), Kevin McCaslin (USA)
Maori vs Ireland A in San Francisco
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Touch judges: Peter Allen (Scotland), Phil Smith (Canada)
IRB/ARFU Asian Triangular Series
These are the first Tests to be played in the Philippines. The Philippine team is known as the Volcanoes.
Pakistan vs Guam at Nomad Sports Club, Manila
Referee: Chris Hammond (Hong Kong)
Philippines vs Pakistan at Nomad Sports Club, Manila
Referee: Chris Hammond (Hong Kong)
Asian Nations Series – Division 3
Malaysia vs India in Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Matthew Oakley (Singapore)
Thailand vs India in Kuala Lumpur
Referee: Matthew Oakley (Singapore)
Friendly
Corné Krige XV vs World XV at Newlands
Referee: JC Fortuin
Touch judges: Linston Manuels, Roderick Barry
Television match official: Guy Lloyd-Jones
Natal Invitation XV vs Western Force
Referee: Stuart Berry (Natal Society)
Golden Lions vs Western Force
Referee: Linston Manuels (Boland Society)
France
Top 14 final
Biarritz vs Toulouse
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch Judges: Jean-Christophe Gastou, Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Television Match Official: Daniel Dartigeas
Assessor: Serge Marzullo
