Referees to 20 May
The big one this weekend – a Tale of Finals – the Heineken Cup, The European Challenge Cup and the Super 14.
Those are dramatic matches in a fairly quiet weekend.
Alan Lewis will be at Twickenham. Nigel Owens at the Stoop and Steve Walsh at ABSA Stadium.
European rugby breaks out again.
International
European Nations Cup
Division 1
Czech Republic vs Portugal in Ricany
Referee: Paolo Ventura (Italy)
Touch judges: Mauro Dordolo (Italy), Domenico Sironi (Italy)
Division 2B
Poland vs Malta in Siedlce
Referee: Gheorghe Sabau (Romania)
Division 3B
Austria vs Lithuania at Stade Hohe Warte, Vienna
Referee: Carl Joergensen (Denmark)
Bulgaria vs Norway in Sofia
Referee: Tomasz Jarowicz (Poland)
Division 3C
Slovenia vsBosnia herzegovine in Ljubljana
Referee: Alain Monteux (France)
Luxembourg vs Israel at Stade Municipal Josy Barthel
Referee: Bruno Gaudefrin (France)
Pacific Nations Cup
Samoa vs Fiji in Apia
Referee: Paul Marks
Touch judges: James Leckie, local
Assessor: Bob Francis
Asia Cup
Division 4
Thailand vs Chinese Taipei
Referee: Alan Whitcombe (Arabian Gulf)
Churchill Cup
England Saxons vs USA
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Phil Smith (Canada)
Assessor: Brian Leigh (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Ireland A vs Canada
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Touch judges: Andrew MacPherson (Scotland), James Jones (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Friendly
Tunisia vs Barbarians Barbarians in Tunis
Referee: Dave Pearson
Heineken Cup Final
Leicester Tigers vs London Wasps
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: David McHugh (Ireland)
European Challenge Cup Final
Clermont Auvergne vs Bath at Vicarage Road
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: High Watkins (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Heineken Cup Play-off
The match is between the highest place, non-qualified team in the Magners League and the highest place, non-qualified Italian team for the 24th place in next season’s Heineken Cup.
Dragons vs Calvisano
Referee:
Touch judges: Martin Fox, Ashley Reay
Television match official: Laurie Bryant, Geoff Warren
Super 14 Final
Sharks v Bulls at ABSA Stadium, Durban
Referee: Steve Walsh( New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray( New Zealand), Bryce Lawrence( New Zealand)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker( New Zealand)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Argentina
Campeonato Argentino de Ascenso Final
Mar del Plata vs Nordeste
Referee: Leonardo Borghi (Buenos Aires)
Touch judges: Matias Fresia (Buenos Aires), Horacio Marsal (Buenos Aires)
England)
County Championship
Cheshire vs North Midlands
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Touch judges: Andrew Gardner, Deborah Innes
Assessor: Bob Wilkinson
Devon vs Gloucestershire
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Fred Spong
Lancashire vs Yorkshire
Referee: Richard Draper
Touch judges: Adrian Hartwell, James Minards
Middlesex vs Hertfordshire
Referee: Terry Hall
Touch judges: Guy Steele-Bodger, Nick Clarke
County Championship Plate
Durham vs Sussex
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Touch judges: Mick Reid, Derek Blake
Eastern Counties vs Hampshire
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Paul Kimber, Mike Lambert
County Championship Shield
Cornwall vs Surrey
Referee: Nick Williams
Touch judges: Andy Bickle, Lloyd Jackson
Cumbria vs Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire
Referee: Revis Phillips
Touch judges: Dave Matthews, Peter Scott
Somerset vs Oxfordshire
Referee: Darren Gamage
Touch judges: S Cameron, Colin MacDonald
Assessor: Mikel Mellick
Warwickshire vs Northumberland
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Dave Miller, Steve Savage
Assessor: G Elliott
France
Pro D2 Semi-finals
La Rochelle vs Toulon
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Pascal Gauzere, Sebastien Grellety
Dax vs Beziers
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Dominique Martin
Assessor: Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Sebastien Minery, Cedric Marchat
Italy
Super 10 Final
Benetton Treviso vs Arix Viadana
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Touch judges: Mauro Dordolo (Udine), Angelo Marchesin (San Dona)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Napoli)
Serie A semi-finals
2nd Leg
Consiag I Cavalieri Prato won the first leg 24-3, San Marco their first leg 23-14.
Futura Park Rugby Roma vs Consiag I Cavalieri Prato
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Touch judge: Antonello Fracasso (Padova), Giovanni Maratini (Padova)
Casino’ Di Venezia vs Marchiol San Marco
Referee: Gianluca Bonacci (Roma)
Touch judge: Enzo Cerci (Roma), Angelo Sbordone (Roma)
South Africa
Currie Cup Qualifier
Boland v Pumas at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Willie Roos (SARU)
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (Free State), Louis Mzomba (Western Province)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Spain
Division de Honor A
The last weekend. Relegation will be decided. And there is a Catalan derby in Barcelona.
Atletico Bera Bera vs CIC Rugby Valladolid:
Referee: Paloma Loza
UE Santboiana vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Jose Juega
El Salvador vs Ordizia
Referee: Miguel Roure
Madrid Noroeste vs Getxo
Referee: Felix Villegas
Liceo Frances vs Cisneros
Referee: Fernando Raposo
