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Referees to 26 August

There are warm-up matches. There is an interesting match in France when Algeria play only their second match as a country.

Agen, relegated for this season to Pro D2 has just come off two victories over Georgia.

International

Ireland vs Italy at Ravenhill in Belfast
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Scotland vs South Africa at Murrayfield in Edinburgh
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Rob Debney (England), Roy Maybank (England)
Television match official: George Clancy (Ireland)

Wales vs France at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Simon Mcdowell (Ireland)

Argentina vs Belgium at Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Touch judges: Claudio Passacantando (Italy), Salvi Giampiero (Italy)

Portugal vs Japan in Lisbon
Referee: GIulio De Santis (Italy)
Touch judges: Massimo Brescacin (Italy), Claudio Bressano (Italy)
Match commissioner: Giorgio Voltan (Italy)

Chile vs Uruguay at the Prince of Wales Country Cup in Santiago
Referee: Leonardo Borghi (Argentina)
Touch judges: Salvador Encinas (Chile), Christian Rudloff (Chile)
Match commissioner: Mario Torres

South Africa vs Connacht at the Sportsground in Galway
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Algeria vs Agen at Camares ( Aveyron )
Referee: tbc

Samoa vs Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Touch judges: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Alan Hughes (England)

Tonga vs Edinburgh at Myrseside
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland), John Ferns (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Canada vs Newfoundland Rock in St. John’s
Referee: Alan Gray
Touch judges: Bryan Arciero, John Saunders

USA vs Munster at Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Touch judges: Jem McDowall (USA), Davey Ardrey (USA)

Australia

Australian National Championship

Week 3

Sydney Fleet vs Perth Spirit at North Sydney Oval
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Touch judges: Grant MacNeill, Andrew Lees
Television match official: Bradley Wahl
Assessor: Mick Tanzer

East Coast Aces vs Central Coast Rays at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Simon Moore
Touch judges: Geoff Acton, Craig Hills
Assessor: Ian Scotney

Canberra Vikings vs Ballymore Tornadoes at Manuka Oval, Canberra
Referee: Julian Pritchard
Touch judges: Brett Bowden, Nathan Kearns
Assessor: Mick Keogh

West Sydney Rams vs Melbourne Rebels at Parramatta Stadium
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Touch judges: Ian Smith, Damian Mitchelmore
Television match official: James Scholtens
Assessor: Wayne Erickson

Queensland

Grade 1

Logan City vs Gold Coast
Referee: Stephen Hill
Touch judges: Darren Rees, Rob Harvey
Assessor: Andrew Cole, Scott Young
Coach: Brian O’Donnell, Geoff Pegg
Brothers vs Wests
Referee: Steve Leszczynski
Touch judges: Rodd Brockett, Rob Walker
Assessor: Andrew Cole, Scott Young
Coach: Brian O’Donnell , Geoff Pegg

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup

Week Fivet

Counties Manukau vs Hawke’s Bay in Pukekohe
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Southland vs Northland in Invercargill
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Auckland vs Taranaki in Auckland
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Lyndon Bray
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Bay of Plenty vs Otago in Mt Maunganui
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Wellington vs Tasman in Wellington
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Michael Fraser
Assessor: Peter Boyden

North Harbour vs Waikato (Ranfurly Shield) in North Shore City
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray. Gary Wise
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Canterbury vs Manawatu in Christchurch
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Peter Boyden

AA Rewards Heartland Competition

Week Two

Pool A

Thames Valley vs Wairarapa Bush in Paeroa
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Alan Riley

King Country vs Mid Canterbury in Te Kuiti
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Tony Dunlop

Horowhenua-Kapiti vs West Coast in Levin
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Kim Eichmann

Pool B

Buller vs Wanganui in Westport
Referee: Todd Puller
Assessor: Allan Bateman

South Canterbury vs East Coast in Timaru
Referee: Andrew Hall
Assessor: Colin Hawke, Stuart Beissel

Poverty Bay vs North Otago in Gisborne
Referee: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Paul Ramsay

South Africa

Compulsory Friendlies

There is no Currie Cup rugby this weekend.

Eastern Province vs Sharks at Eastern Province RU Ground
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (SARU)
Touch judges: JC Fortuin (SARU), Phillip Bosch (SARU)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (Eastern Province)
Assessor: Jacques Hugo, Arrie Schoonwinkel, Thuso Mngqibisa

Griffons vs Griquas at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Deon van Blommestein (SARU)
Touch judges: Christie du Preez (SARU), Stuart Berry (KwaZulu Natal)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)
Assessor: Neville Heilbron , Eugene Daniels

Pumas vs Cheetahs at Nelspruit HS
Referee: Pro Legoete (SARU)
Touch judges: Linston Manuels (SARU), Marc van Zyl (Western Province)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (Eastern Province)
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer, Freek Burger, Andre Watson

Under-21

Blue Bulls vs Sharks at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Francois Veldsman (Boland)
Touch judges: Fumanekile Yamile (Eastern Province), Sewes Terblanche (Blue Bulls)
Assessor: Lusanda Menze

Leopards vs Free State at Olen Park, Potch
Referee: Matt Kemp (Western Province)
Touch judges: Chris Healey (KwaZulu Natal), Willie Killian (Leopards)
Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren

Border vs South Western Districts at Absa Stadium, East London
Referee: Sindile Mayende (KwaZulu Natal)
Touch judges: Jonathan Mouers (Eastern Province), Jenny Bentel (Western Province)
Assessor: Banks Yantolo

Pumas vs Eastern Province at Hoerskool Nelspruit
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (Free State)
Touch judges: Lappies Labuschagne (Pumas), Kim Smit (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Valke vs Griquas at Vaal Rugby Vanderbijl
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe (Eastern Province)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Under-19

Blue Bulls vs Sharks at Loftus, Pretoria
Referee: Joey Salmans (Western Province)
Assessor: Lusanda Menze

Leopards vs Free State at Olen Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Marius Bonthuys (Griffons)
Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren

Boland vs Western Province at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Jaco Peyper (Free State)
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha (South Western Districts), Ruben Rossouw (KwaZulu Natal)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks, James Apollis

Boland vs Western Province at Boland, Wellington
Referee: Tiaan Jonker (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Border vs South Western Districts at Absa Stadium, East London
Referee: George Roper (Blue Bulls)
Assessor: Banks Yantolo

Pumas vs Eastern Province at Hoerskool Nelspruit
Referee: Gert Stander (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Valke vs Griquas at Vaal Rugby Club, Vanderbijlpark
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni (Eastern Province)
Touch judges: Jerome America (Western Province), Madel Herselman (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Amateur Provincial

Border Urban vs Free State Rural at Absa Stadium, East London
Referee: Andries Retief (Pumas)
Assessor: Eugene Daniels

South Western Districts vs Eastern Province at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Bongani Meloni (Border)
Assessor: Marshall Jansen

Border Rural vs Eastern Province Rural at Rotary Stadium, Mthatha

Referee: Carlton Pick (Boland)

Limpopo vs KwaZulu Natal Duikers in Polokwane

Referee: Heyns Deacon (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Lusanda Menze

KwaZulu Natal Rural vs Blue Bulls at Newcastle RFC
Referee: Corne Korff (Eastern Province)
Assessor: Andrew O’Connell

Valke East vs Pumas at Vaal Rugby Club, Vanderbijlpark
Referee: Ben Crouse (Blue Bulls)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Pumas Rural vs Lions at Hoerskool Nelspruit
Referee: Christo Jones (Blue Bulls)
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Griffons vs Impalas at North West Welkom
Referee: Martin Lekhanye (Free State)
Assessor: Kat Swanepoel

Griffons Oos vs Free State at Goble Park Bethlehem
Referee: Richard Ingram (KwaZulu Natal)
Assessor: Schalk van der Merwe

Griquas Agri vs Leopards at Springbok
Referee: Alwyn Brink (Western Province)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Valke South vs Griquas Central at Vaal Rugby Club, Vanderbijlpark
Referee: Jan Venter (Blue Bulls)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Blue Bulls vs Limpopo at LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Francois de Bruin (Griquas)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Women

Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Westlikes RFC, Pretoria
Referee: Petri Bosch (Griquas)
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Eastern Province vs South Western Districts at Eastern Province RU Ground
Referee: Roslyn Fortuin (Boland)
Assessor: Jacques Hugo, Neville Heilbron

Lions vs Griffons at Alberton RFC
Referee: Eugenia Daniels (Western Province)
Assessor: Theuns Naude

Free State vs Natal at Tempe Field, Bloemfontein
Referee: Eske Swart (South Western Districts)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel

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