Referees to 15 April
Easter has gone as the year marches ahead at a great rate. Super 14 is reaching crunch time and so are other competitions.
EDF Energy Cup has its final and so do some others.
FIRA-AER
European Nations Cup
Division 3A
Serbia vs Sweden in Belgrade
Referee: Craig Morgan (Austria)
Under-19 World Championship
Division A – Round 3
Australia vs France at Belfast Harlequins
Referee: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Touch judges: Peter Ferguson (Ireland), James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
South Africa vs Ireland at Ravenhill
Referee: Matt Stanish (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Jerome Garces (France), Joao Mourinha (Portugal)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Scotland vs Fiji at Shaw’s Bridge
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Touch judges: Phil Smith (Canada), Laifaga Unasa (Samoa)
Assessor: Jim Bailey (Wales)
New Zealand vs England at Ravenhill
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Touch judges: James Jones (Wales), Wilkinson
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Argentina vs Wales at Shaw’s Bridge
Referee: Dean Richards (England)
Touch judges: Richard Kerr (Ireland), Kyosuke Toda (Japan)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Samoa vs Japan at Belfast Harlequins
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Touch judges: Alan Falzone (Italy), Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
Assessor: Jim Irvine (Ireland)
Division B – Round 3
Romania vs Canada at Bangor
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Touch judges: Phillip Bosch (South Africa), Richard Kerr (Ireland)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Russia vs Georgia at Malone
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Touch judges: Matt Stanish (New Zealand), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Zimbabwe vs USA at Queen’s
Referee: Phil Smith (Canada)
Touch judges: Neil Paterson (Scotland), Kyosuke Toda (Japan)
Assessor: Jim Irvine (Ireland)
Tonga vs Italy at Queen’s
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: David Keane (Ireland), Laifaga Unasa (Samoa)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Chile vs Uruquay at Bangor
Referee: Joao Mourinha (Portugal)
Touch judges: Dean Richards (England), Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Assessor: Young
Chinese Taipei vs Cook Islands at Malone
Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
Touch judges: Garces, Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Assessor: Jim Bailey (Wales)
Women
European Championship
Group B
Referees: Aiofe McCarthy (Ireland), Barbara Guastini (Italy), Sabine Darrieux (France), Rachel Boyland (Switzerland)
EDF Energy Cup Final
Leicester Tigers vs Ospreys at Twickenham
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Simon Mcdowell (Ireland), Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assessor: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Magners League
Border Reivers vs Ulster Netherdale
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Touch judges: Graham Knox (Scotland), Graham Allen (Scotland)
Connacht vs Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground
Referee: Neil Ballard (Wales)
Touch judges: Dermot Moloney (Ireland), Peter Roche (Ireland)
Assessor: J Sheehan (Ireland)
Dragons vs Leinster Rodney Parade
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Touch judges: Phil Fear (Wales), Howard Hopkins (Wales)
Blues vs Edinburgh Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: David Bodilly (Wales), Gary Davies (Wales)
Munster vs Llanelli Scarlets at Musgrave Park
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: A Rogan (Ireland), E O’Dowd (Ireland)
Super 14
Week 11
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs in Wellington
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Touch judges: James Scholtens (Australia), Brent Murray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Gary Wise (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand), Keith Hendricks (South Africa)
Chiefs vs Force in Hamilton
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Willie Roos, Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Television match official: Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichmann (New Zealand), Sandy MacNeill (Australia)
Highlanders vs Crusaders in Dunedin
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Paul Honiss (New Zealand), Gary Wise (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand), Lusanda Menze (South Africa)
Blues vs Sharks in North Harbour
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Rooney (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand), Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Waratahs vs Reds in Sydney
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
/brett Bowden (Australia), George Ayoub (Australia)
Television match official: Bradley Wahl (Australia)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Bulls vs Stormers in Pretoria
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Touch judges: Christie du Preez (South Africa), Gareth Lloyd-Jones (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
Argentina
Campeonato Argentino
Zona Ascenso Sur 1
Mar del Plata vs Alto Valle
Referee: Dario Di Giacinti (Rosario)
Sur vs Oeste de Buenos Aires
Referee: Daniel Ayala (Mar del Plata)
Zona Ascenso Sur 2
Tierra del Fuego vs Chubut
Referee: Alberto Cohen (Buenos Aires)
Australia
New South Wales
Shute Shield
Eastern Suburbs vs Warringah
Referee: Dan Cheever
Touch judges: Damien. Mitchelmore, Luke. Colbron
Television match official: C. O’Neill
Coach: Michael Tanzer
Penrith vs Manly
Referee: Ian Smith
Touch judges: Michael. Blair, David. Rowan
Coach: Andy Bernard
Randwick vs West Harbour
Referee: Bradley Wahl
Touch judges: Ed Thrum, Richard Goswell
Coach: Dickson
Southern Districts vs Eastwood
Referee: Andrew Lindsay
Touch judges: Angus Gardner, Roberta Barnett
Parramatta vs Illawarra
Referee: Grant MacNeill
Touch judges: Antony Hastie, Ben Wawn
Coach: Greg West
Northern Suburbs vs Sydney University
Referee: James Scholtens
Touch judges: Antony Hastie, Callan O’Neill
Coach: Brian Kinsey
Queensland
Premiership
Norths-QUT vs Easts
Referee: Rodd Brockett
Touch judges: Michelle Colgrave, Jonathan Cichero
Gold Coast vs University
Referee: Simon Moore
Touch judges: Rob Walker, Mark Gooch
Sunnybank vs Brothers
Referee: Craig Hills
Touch judges: Paul Twomey, Andrew Coorey
GPS vs Souths
Referee: Steve Leszczynski
Touch judges: Paul Heagney, Luke Spence
Sunshine Coast vs Wests
Referee: Geoff Acton
Touch judges: Paul Haydock, local
England
Premiership
Newcastle Falcons vs Gloucester at Kingston Park
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
Touch judges: Don Helme, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Colin High
Television match official: Trevor Parlett
Sale Sharks vs Bath at Edgeley Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Steve Savage, Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: Andrew Turner
London Irish vs Worcester Warriors at Madejski Stadium
Referee: Sean Davey
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Andrew Pearce
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Brian Abrahams
London Wasps vs Northampton Saints at Causeway Stadium
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Peter Huckle, Bob Mullis
Television match official: Laurie Bryant, Graham Hughes
Saracens vs Harlequins at Vicarage Road
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Ken Stewart
Television match official: John Burtenshaw
National Division 1
Newbury vs Pertemps Bees
Referee: JP Doyle
Touch judges: Gareth Copsey, Steve Savage
Assessor: R Weaver
Plymouth Albion vs Nottingham
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Touch judges: Alan Biggs, James Minards
Assessor: Mick Coleman
EDFNational Trophy Final
Exeter Chiefs vs Cornish Pirates at Twickenham
Referee: Dale Newitt
Touch judges: Martin Buck, Steve Makinson
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Coach: Clive Leeke
Interrmediate Cup Final
Dunstablians vs Mounts Bay at Twickenham
Referee: Steve Lander
Touch judges: N Carrick, Darryl Chapman
Senior Vase Final
Bradford Salem vs Northwich at Twickenham
Referee: Andy Taylorson
Touch judges: David Crooks, Peter Crouch
Coach: Mike Firby
Friendly
Bath A vs Army
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Mark Summerhayes
Royal Air Force vs Royal Navy
Referee: Rowan Kitt
France
Top 14 – 22eme journee
Toulouse vs Clermont Ferrand
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Dominique Martin, Claude Tajan
Assessor: Serge Marzullo
Goal judges: Pascal Gauzere, Sebastien Minery
Bayonne vs Narbonne
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Abejean, Stephane Duberger
Assessor: Henri Lalanne
Goal judges: Laurent Sclafer, Christophe Graviou
Brive vs Montpellier
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Michel Forget, Michel Debet
Goal judges: Alain Monteux, Patrick Beuriot
Bourgoin vs Castres
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Pierre Masson, Jean-Luc Gonzalez
Assessor: Michel Messan
Goal judges: Laurent Valin, Eric Molier
Albi vs Stade Francais
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Frederic Ducatez
Assessor: Daniel Dartigeas
Goal judges: Philippe Bonhoure, Bruno Gabaldon
Montauban vs Perpignan
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
Touch judges: Didier Dissaut, Frederic Gourgues
Assessor: Patrick Robin
Goal judges: Jose Bexiga, Jacques Chapon
Biarritz vs Agen
Referee: Jean Christophe Gastou
Touch judges: Jean-Louis Suau, Guy Pince
Assessor: Marc Daroque
Goal judges: Eric Soulan, Richard Denninger
Pro D2 – 27eme Journee
Bordeaux vs Pau
Referee: Denis Grenouillet
Touch judges: Gerard Capelle, Didier Martinaud
Assessor: Andre Peytavin
Auch vs Tarbes
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes, Bernard Vals
Assessor: Jean Lavergne
Grenoble vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Gerard Gacon, Regis Gabard
Assessor: Yves Bressy
Racing Metro 92 vs Colomiers
Referee: Herve Bubes
Touch judges: Jean-Louis Fillon, Pierre Goisnard
Assessor: Francis Palmade
Toulon vs Limoges
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Touch judges: Alain Rongier, Jean-Francois Lavocat
Assessor: Marc Desclaux
La Rochelle vs Beziers
Referee: Eric Soulan
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Jean-Yves Quintin
Assessor: Robert Antonin
Dax vs Lyon
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Dastugue, Rene Bordeneuve
Assessor: Roger Duhau
Oyonnax vs Gaillac
Referee: Vincent Azoulay
Touch judges: Olivier Migne, Claude Roux
Assessor: Patrick Thomas
Ireland
AIB Cup Final
Garryowen vs Belfast Harlequins
Referee: Alain Rolland
Touch judges: Donal Courtney, Dudley Phillips
AIB Junior Cup Final
Coleraine vs Seapoint
Referee: Ger English
Touch judges: Sean Flannery, Brendan McCormack
Italy
Super 10
Carrera Petrarca Padova vs Amatori Catania
Referee: Domenico Sironi (Colleferro)
Touch judges: Andrea Pasquin (Rovigo), Mario Lazzarini (Treviso)
Femi Cz Rovigo vs Cammi Calvisano
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Udine)
Touch judges: Stefano Marrama (Padova), Riccardo Bonaccorsi (Prato)
Almaviva UR Capitolina vs Infinito L’Aquila
Referee: Stefano Penne (Milano)
Touch judges: Alessandro Cason (Rovigo), Stefano Rebuschi (Rovigo)
Rolly Gran Parma vs Overmach Cariparma
Referee: Maurizio Vancini (Milano)
Touch judges: Giulio De Santis (Roma), Pio Di Santo (Milano)
Benetton Treviso vs Arix Viadana
Referee: PauloVentura (Roma)
Touch judges: Domenico Sironi (Colleferro), Morandin (Padova)
Scotland
Sevens rugby was born in Melrose and this weekend the Melrose Sevens will be played again.
Referees: Rob Dickson, David Changleng, John Steele, Andy MacPherson, Iain Heard, Iain Ramage.
South Africa
Vodacom Cup
South Western Districts vs Border at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Jerome America (Western Province)
Touch judges: Louis Mzomba (Western Province), Mandla Dakuse (Border)
Television match official: Michael Cupido (Golden Lions)
Valke vs Blue Bulls at Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: Deon van Blommestein (SARU)
Touch judges: Gert Stander (Golden Lions), Cobus Wessels (Blue Bulls)
Leopards vs Griffons at Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
Referee: Sindile Mayende (KwaZulu Natal)
Touch judges: Roderick Barry (Western Province), Lappies Labuschagne (Pumas)
Lions vs Griquas at Wits Stadium, Johannesbrug
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni (Eastern Province)
Touch judges: George Roper (Blue Bulls), Jonathan Mouers (Eastern Province)
Free State vs Western Province at S Ramabod Stadium, Mangaung
Referee: Christie du Preez (SARU)
Touch judges: Peet Badenhorst (Golden Lions), Reuben Rossouw (KwaZulu Natal)
Boland vs Eastern Province at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Marc van Zyl (Western Province)
Touch judges: Joey Salmans (Western Province), Louis Mzomba (Western Province)
Spain
Division de Honor – 14? Jornada
There is a Basque derby this weekend – Bera Bera vs Ordizia with a Basque referee.
There is also a derby in Madrid with a Madridleno to referee it.
El Salvador of Valladolid are on the verge of winning the championship but UE Santboiana of Barcelona have not lost at home for two years.
Getxo vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Rafael Ortega
CIC Rugby Valladolid vs Cisneros
Referee: Jose Bogas
Bera Bera vs Ordizia
Referee: Pedro Montoya
U.E.Santboiana vs El Salvador
Referee: Jose Ignacio Fernandez Soria
CRC Madrid vs Liceo Frances
Referee: Jose Juega
Division de Honor B – 13? Jornada
Grupo 1
There is another Basque derby with a Basque referee in this group – Durango vs Gernika.
Universidad de Vigo is sponsored by a former Celta de Vigo soccer player Valeri Karpin.
Universidad De Vigo vs Oviedo
Referee: Felix Villegas
Valencia vs Club Alcobendas Rugby
Referee: Joan Aloy
Durango vs Gernika
Referee: Igotz Gallastegui
Cornella vs Hernani
Referee: Miguel Roure
Grupo 2
There is a Seville derby with a Seville referee in this group – Mairena vs Ciencias Sevilla.
Universidad de Malaga vs Ucam Murcia
Referee: Fernando Raposo
Les Abelles vs Portuense
Referee: Paloma Loza
Mairena vs Ciencias Sevilla
Referee: Jose Manuel Pardal
Universidad de Granada vs CAU Valencia
Referee: Alberto Perez Iglesias
Wales
Konica Minolta Semi-finals
Llanelli vs Llandovery at Aberavon
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
Touch judges: Gwyn Morris, David Jones
Bridgend vs Cardiff at Pontypridd
Referee: Nigel Owens
Touch judges: Huw Griffiths, Reg Hughes
Premiership
Swansea vs Cross Keys
Referee: tbc
Neath vs Newport
Referee: Hugh Watkins
Bedwas vs Aberavon
Referee: tbc
Aberavon vs Newport
Referee: tbc
