Referees to 9 September
The World Cup is here! The waiting will soon be over. It will be over when Tony Spreadbury blows the whistle to start it at Stade de France on Friday night.
The whole world will be standing on tiptoe with baited breath and thumbs clenched. Spreaders will blow the whistle and the world will breathe again. The sixth Rugby World Cup will have life breathed into it
World Cup
Friday, 7 September
France vs Argentina in Paris (Stade de France)
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Saturday, 8 September
New Zealand vs Italy in Marseilles
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Christophe Berdos (France), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Television match official: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Australia vs Japan in Lyon
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television match official: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)
England vs USA in Lens
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Sunday: 9 September
Wales vs Canada in Nantes
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
South Africa vs Samoa in Paris (Parc des Princes
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Scotland vs Portugal in St Etienne
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television match official: Dave Pearson (England)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Ireland vs Namibia in Bordeaux
Referee: Joel Jutge (France)
Touch judges: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland), Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Television match official: Paul Marks (Australia)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
European Amateur Tournament
This will take place in France from 6-13 September
Belgium vs France Amateur at Nay
Referee: Felix Villegas (Spain)
Assessor: Marc Desclaux
England Countiesvs Russia at Fleurance
Referee: David Rosich (France)
Assessor: Marc Desclaux
England Counties vs Spain at Morlaas
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assessor: Rene Hourquet
Russia vs France Amateur at Lannemezan
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Italy)
Assessor: Rene Hourquet
Belgium vs France Military at Orthez
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Spain)
Assessor: Daniel Irazoqui
England Counties vs France Amateur at St Paul Les Dax
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Patrick Robin
Belgium vs Spain at Argeles Gazost
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Assessor: Patrick Robin
>Magners League
Dragons vs Blues at Rodney Parade
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Phil Fear (Wales), Phil Connett (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Simon Thomas (Ray Wilton)
Friendly
Munster vs Saracens
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Touch judges: Eanna O’Dowd (Ireland), Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Ulster vs Gloucester
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Touch judges: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland)
London Wasps vs Glasgow
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
Touch judges: Roy Maybank (England), David Kurk (England)
Coach: Clive Leeke
Bath vs Leinster
Referee: David Rose (England)
Touch judges: Ashley Reay (England), Paul Emerson (England)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Harlequins vs Connacht
Referee: Ashley Rowden (England)
Touch judges: Brian Robertson (England), Steve Terheege (England)
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Leicester Tigers vs Montauban
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
Touch judges: Bob Mullis (England), Martin Fox (England)
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Under-19
Friendly
Leinster vs Cardiff Academy
Referee: Ken Henley-Willis
Australia
Australian Rugby Championship
Central Coast Rays vs Ballymore Tornadoes at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Touch judges: George Ayoub, Nathan Pearce
Perth Spirit vs Melbourne Rebels at Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Referee: Andrew Lindsay
Touch judges: Matt O’Brien, Rohan Skiba
Television match official: Ian Hailes
Canberra Vikings vs Sydney Fleet at Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Julian Pritchard
Touch judges: Nathan Kearns, Sarah Corrigan
East Coast Aces vs Western Sydney Rams at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Brett Bowden
Touch judges: Simon Moore, Paul Haydock
Television match official: Stephen Hill
England
National League 1
Bedford Blues vs Esher
Referee: Greg Garner
Touch judges: Adrian Hartwell, Paul Burton
Assessor: Clive Nicholas
Doncaster vs Launceston
Referee: Chris Sharp
Touch judges: Richard Draper, Peter Facey
Moseley vs Pertemps Bees
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Touch judges: Terry Hall, James Minards
Plymouth Albion vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Richard Phillips, Alan Biggs
Assessor: Mike Coleman
Rotherham Titans vs Nottingham
Referee: Dean Richards
/Adrian /Vertigan, Barry Dalby
Sedgley Park vs Coventry
Referee: Nick Williams
Touch judges: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts, David Matthews
Assessor: Peter Farrell
Cornish Pirates vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Dale Newitt
Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Lloyd Jackson
Assessor: Gary Welsh
London Welsh vs Newbury
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Touch judges: JP Doyle, Kevin Morgan
Assessor: David Warren
Ireland
Under-20
Munster vs Leinster
Referee: Michael Black
Ulster vs Connacht
Referee: Darragh McCormack
Under-19
Ulster vs Connacht
Referee: B Macneice
Munster vs Leinster
Referee: Peter Ferguson
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup
Week 7
Canterbury will be defending the Ranfurly Shield.
Southland vs Counties Manukau in Invercargill
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Canterbury vs Hawke’s Bay in Christchurch
Referee: Chris Pollock
Touch judges: Jonathon White, Brent Murray
Television match official: Brent Murray
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Taranaki vs Bay of Plenty in New Plymouth
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: James MvPhail
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Tasman vs Waikato in Blenheim
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Mike Fraser
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
Northland vs Auckland in Whangarei
Referee: Matthew Stanish
Television match official: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Wellington vs North Harbour in Wellington
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Manawatu vs Otago in Palmerston North
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
AA Rewards
Pool A
Horowhenua-Kapiti Kapiti vs Wairarapa Bush at Levin
Referee: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Richard Ross
King Country vs Thames Valley at Taupo
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Kim Eichmann
Mid Canterbury vs West Coast at Ashburton
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
Pool B
South Canterbury vs Wanganui at Timaru
Referee: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Allan Bateman
Poverty Bay vs Buller at Gisborne
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Paul Ramsay
North Otago vs East Coast at Oamaru
Referee: Matthew Muir
Assessor: Alan Riley
Scotland
Premiership
Melrose vs Edinburgh Accies
Referee: Andy MacPherson
Touch judges: Andy Hepburn ,Alan Forrest
Stirling County vs Ayr
Referee: Ted Coutts
Touch judges: Andrew Healy, David Anderson
Heriots vs Hawick
Referee: Neil Paterson
Touch judges: Robert McKinnon, John Ferns
Glasgow Hawks vs Boroughmuir
Referee: David Changleng
Touch judges: Colin Brett, Ronnie Dumma
Dundee HSFP vs Currie
Referee: Peter Allan
Touch judges: David Jack, Peter Caruthers
Watsonians vs GHA
Referee: Graham Knox
Touch judges: Paul Burr, Bob Nevins
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Boland vs Valke at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (SARU)
Touch judges: JC Fortuin (SARU), Roderick Barry (Western Province)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)
Assessor: Andre Watson, Banks Yantolo
Western Province vs Sharks at Newlands
Referee: Willie Roos (SARU)
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (Free State), L Mzomba (Western Province)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)
Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Ellis Park
Referee: Deon van Blommestein (SARU)
Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe (Free State), Peet Badenhorst (Golden Lions)
Television match official: Michael Cupido (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa, Lusanda Menze
Griquas vs Cheetahs at Absa Park, Kimberley
Referee: Phillip Bosch (SARU)
Touch judges: Marius Bonthuys (Griffons), Cobus Wessels (Blue Bulls)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (Eastern Province)
Assessor: Freek Burger, Eugene Daniels
1st Division
Eastern Province vs Leopards at Eastern Province RU Ground, PE
Referee: Linston Manuels (SARU)
Touch judges: Matt Kemp (Western Province), Jonathan Mouers (Eastern Province)
Assessor: Frans Muller
South Western Districts vs Pumas at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: JC Fortuin (SARU)
Touch judges: Francois Veldsman (Boland), George Roper (Blue Bulls)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Border vs Griffons at Absa Stadium, East London
Referee: Christie du Preez (SARU)
Touch judges: Chris Healey (KwaZulu Natal), Mandla Dakuse (Border)
Under-21
Western Province vs Natal
Referee: Jaco Peyper (Free State)
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha (South Western Districts), Louis Mzomba (Western Province)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)
Assessor: Andre Watson, Banks Yantolo, Dennis Immelman
Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Ellis Park
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (Free State)
Touch judges: Sindile Mayende (KwaZulu Natal), Peet Badenhorst (Golden Lions)
Television match official: Michael Cupido (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Lusanda Menze, Theuns Naude
Griquas vs Eastern Province at Absa Park, Kimberley
Referee: Marius Bonthuys (Griffons)
Touch judges: Tiaan Jonker (Golden Lions), Cobus Wessels (Blue Bulls)
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
South Western Districts vs Pumas at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Francois Veldsman (Boland)
Touch judges: Stuart Berry (KwaZulu Natal), George Roper (Blue Bulls)
Television match official: Pierre Oelofse
Border vs Griffons at Absa Stadium, East London
Referee: Chris Healey (KwaZulu Natal)
Touch judges: Mlungiseli Mdashe (Eastern Province), Mandla Dakuse (Border)
Assessor: James Apollis
Boland vs Leopards at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Marc van Zyl (Western Province)
Touch judges: Jerome America (Western Province), Roslyn Fortuin (Boland)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Western Province vs Natal at Newlands
Referee: Jason Jaftha (South Western Districts)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Lions vs Blue Bulls at Ellis Park
Referee: Sindile Mayende (KwaZulu Natal)
Assessor: Lusanda Menze, T Naude
Griquas vs Eastern Province at Absa Park, Kimberley
Referee: Tiaan Jonker (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
South Western Districts vs Pumas at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Stuart Berry (KwaZulu Natal)
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Border vs Griffons at Absa Stadium, East London
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe (Eastern Province)
Assessor: James Apollis
Boland vs Leopards at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Jerome America (Western Province)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Provincial Amateur
KZN Rural vs Golden Lions at Vryheid Rugby Club, Vryheid
Referee: Andries Retief (Pumas)
Assessor: Schalk van der Merwe
Eastern Province Rural vs Free State Rural at Eastern Province RU Ground, PE
Referee: George Duma (Border)
Assessor: Laurie Marx
Women
South Western Districts vs Border at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Jenny Bentel (Western Province)
Assessor: Marshall Jansen, Banks Yantolo
Griffons vs Free State at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Liza Els (Golden Lions)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel, Theuns Janse van Vuuren
Natal vs Boland at Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Eska Swart (South Western Districts)
Assessor: Andrew O’Connell
Wales
Premiership
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Cross Keys
Referee: Matthew Aplin
Bedwas vs Llandovery
Referee: Jon Mason
Pontypridd vs Swansea
Referee: Huw Griffiths
Cardiff vs Aberavon
Referee: David Jones
Bridgend vs Newport
Referee: David Bodilly
Maesteg vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Howard Hopkins
Llanelli vs Neath
Referee: Neil Ballard
