Referees to Easter

Easter is upon us as Holy Week gives way to celebrations and yet another outburst of rugby, including international tournaments for Under-19 and Under-18 players.

International

European Nations Cup

Division 1

Georgia vs Czech Republic in Tblissi
Referee: Eric Gauzins (France)
Touch judges: Jean-Michel Schutz (France), Jean-Luc Gonzalez (France)

Division 2B

Andorra vs Croatia in Andorra la Vella
Referee: Alberto Bruzzone (Italy)

Division 3A

Denmark vs Armenia in Odense
Referee: Arsenio Tomaz (Portugal)

Friendly

Cook Islands vs Ulster Colleges
Referee: Jonathan Peak (Ireland)

Under-19 World Championship

This starts on 4 April. Round 2 starts towards the end of the week. We shall publish those appointments later.

Pool A

South Africa vs Fiji
RefereeReferee: Dean Richards (England)
Touch judges: Alan Falzone (Italy), Kyosuke Toda (Japan)

New Zealand vs Wales
Referee: Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Touch judges: Joao Mourinha (Portugal), Sarah Corrigan (Australia)

Argentina vs Japan
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Touch judges: James Bolabiu (Fiji), Laifaga Unasa (Samoa)

Samoa vs England
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Touch judges: Javier Mancuso (Argentina), Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

Australia vs Ireland
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: Jeroem Garces (France), Phillip Bosch (South Africa)

Pool B

Tonga vs Uruguay
Referee: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Touch judges: Julian Pritchard (Australia), Alan Falzone (Italy)

Chile vs Cook Islands
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Touch judges: Matt Stanish (New Zealand), Richard Kerr (Ireland)

Chinese Taipei vs Italy
Referee: Joao Mourinha (Portugal)
Touch judges: Dean Richards (England), Laifaga Unasa (Samoa)

Romania vs Georgia
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Touch judges: Neil Paterson (Scotland), Phil Smith (Canada

Russia vs USA
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Touch judges: James Jones (Wales), Kyosuke Toda (Japan)

Zimbabwe vs Canada
Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
Touch judges: David Keane (Ireland), Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

Under-18

European Championship

Group A

England vs Ireland in Tyrosse
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

France vs Italy in Soustons
Referee: Geraint Roberts (England)

Portugal vs Georgia in Bardos
Referee: Marcin Zeszutek (Poland)

Romania vs Russia in Saint Sever
Referee: Laurent Sclafer (France)

Group B

Spain vs Poland in Salies
Referee: Eric Soulan (France)

Holland vs Germany in Biarritz
Referee: Mark Hermin (Ireland)

Latvia vs Ukraine in Dax
Referee: Alessandro Cason (Italy)

Belgium vs Czech Rep in Boucau
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Group C

Switzerland vs Hungry in Salies
Referee: Vyatcheslav Ivanov (Russia)

Lithuania vs Sweden in Biarritz
Referee: Richard Donavan (Denmark)

Israel vs Croatia in Dax
Referee: Jeremy Brown (Switzerland)

Austria vs Denmark in Boucau
Referee: Jose Manuel Pardal (Spain)

Group D

Pool 1

Norway vs Moldavia in Puyoo
Referee: Robert Lanusse (France)

Serbia vs Norway in Tyrosse
Referee: David Elissade (France)

Pool 2

Luxemburg vs Bosnia in Puyoo
Referee: Jean-Claude Lansalot (France)

Luxemburg vs Bulgaria in Bardos
Referee: Henri Claverie (France)

Sevens

The Sevens circuit moves on to Adelaide for Easter.

Referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Andrew Lindsay (Australia), Chris Rooney (New Zealand), Pro Legoete (South Africa), Marcelo Pilara (Argentina), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), Eva Mafi (Tonga)

Magners League

Llanelli Scarlets vs Border Reivers at Stradey Park
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Touch judges: Simon Harris (Wales), Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Edinburgh vs Dragons at Murrayfield
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: John Steele (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)

Glasgow Warriors vs Leinster at Hughenden
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Touch judges: David Jack (Scotland), Gary Duncan (Scotland)

Ospreys vs Munster at Liberty Stadium
Referee: David Changleng (Scotland)
Touch judges: Jon Mason (Wales), Matthew Aplin (Wales)

Connacht Rugby vs Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground
Referee: Peter Allen (Scotland)
Touch judges: Trevor Collins (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Assessor: Berti Smith (Ireland)

Super 14 – Week 10

Blues vs Cheetahs in Auckland
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Touch judges: Dan Cheever (Australia), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand), Dennis Immelman (South Africa)

Highlanders vs Chiefs in Queenstown
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Gary Wise (New Zealand), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand), Brian Kinsey (Australia)

Crusaders vs Force in Christchurch
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Touch judges: Deon van Blommestein, Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Television match official: Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichmann (New Zealand), Brendan McCormick (Australia)

Reds vs Sharks in Brisbane
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)

Stormers vs Lions at Newlands
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Paul Honiss (New Zealand), Jonathan Kaplan
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)

Brumbies vs Waratahs in Canberra
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: Brett Bowden (Australia), George Ayoub (Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Acton (Australia)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)

Australia

Shute Shield

The law experiments will cpontinue in this competition.

Eastwood vs Gordon
Referee: Bradley Wahl
Touch judges: Mark Newbury, Richard Goswell
Television match official: John Salisbury
Assessor: Greg West

Illawarra vs Eastern Suburbs
Referee: Ed Thrum
Touch judges: Steve Devine, Richard McMullen
Assessor: Max Miller

Manly vs Parramatta
Referee: Steve Hardy
Touch judges: Mike Evans, David Rowan
Assessor: Brian Kinsey

Randwick vs Northern Suburbs
Referee: Michael Blair
Touch judges: Angus Gardner, John Goh
Assessor: James Dickson

Warringah vs Southern Districts
Referee: James Scholtens
Touch judges: Julian Lunn, Ben Hunt
Assessor: Michale Tanzer

West Harbour vs Penrith
Referee: Anthony Hastie
Touch judges: Callan O’Neill, Phil Baird
Assessor: John McCarthy

England

Premiership

Sale Sharks vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
Touch judges: Don Helme, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Colin High
Television match official: Ray Parlett

London Wasps vs Saracens
Referee: Sean Davey
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Andy Watson
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Television match official: Laurie Bryant

Newcastle Falcons vs Northampton
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Paul Emerson, Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: Colin High
Television match official: Ray Parlett T.R.

Bath vs Gloucester
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Peter Huckle, Ashley Reay
Television match official: Bob Ockenden

Bristol vs Worcester
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Robert Mullis
Television match official: Laurie Bryant, Graham Hughes

Harlequins vs London Irish
Referee: David Rose
Touch judges: Andrew Pearce, Roger Baileff
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Brian Abrahams

National League 1

Bedford Blues vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
Touch judges: Geraint Davies, Richard Draper

Coventry vs Pertemps Bees
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Chris Sharp, James Minards
Assessor: Tony Trigg

London Welsh vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Terry Hall
Touch judges: Guy Steele-Bodger, Paul Stanley
Assessor: Paul Emberson

Moseley vs Nottingham
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Barry Dalby

Newbury vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Richard Phillips
Touch judges: Alan Biggs, Mark Summerhayes
Assessor: David Warren

Otley vs Leeds Tykes
Referee: Dale Newitt
Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, Steve Makinson
Assessor: Gary Welsh

Plymouth Albion vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: Gareth Copsey, Fred Spong

Earth Titans vs Doncaster
Referee: Roy Maybank
Touch judges: Rowan Kitt, Rob Sawyer

Waterloo vs Sedgley Park
Referee: Nick Williams
Touch judges: Ian Robinson, David Crooks
Assessor: Andy McMillan

Friendly

Army vs Barbarians at The Stoop
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

France

Top 14

Clermont Ferrand – Bayonne
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Bernard Vals, Guy Pince
Assessor: Patrick Thomas
Goal judges: Alain Moretto, Gregoire Silvan

Biarritz – Montauban
Referee: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Touch judges: Stephane Duberger, Didier Bart
Assessor: Daniel Dartigeas
Goal judges: Jerome Lamirand, Richard Denninger

Castres vs Toulouse
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Jea-Claude Dastugue
Assessor: Daniel Pruvot
Goal judges: Philippe Bonhoure, Thierry Laur

Agen vs Narbonne
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Gilbert Darrieutort, Olivier Migne
Assessor: Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Denis Grenouillet, Eric Lavit

Stade Francais vs Brive
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Gerard Gacon, Jean-Christophe Clot
Assessor: Michel Messan
Goal judges: Christophe Dutreuilh, Bruno Gaudefrin

Perpignan vs Albi
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jacques Laplace, Pierre Masson
Assessor: Yves Bressy
Goal judges: Jean-Pierre Vaquette, Alain Monteux

Montpellier vs Bourgoin
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Maurice Duny, Herve Gilard
Assessor: Serge Marzullo
Goal judges: Eric Briquet Campin, Frederic De Castro

Pro D2

Gaillac vs Colomiers
Referee: Salem Attalah
Touch judges: Alain Rongier, Bernard Dubos
Assessor: Marc Daroque

Auch vs Grenoble
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Gerard Capelle
Assessor: Ean Matheu

Lyon vs Beziers
Referee: Herve Dubes
Touch judges: Jean-Louis Fillon, Daniel Jeanguiot
Assessor: Gerard Borreani

Racing Metro 92 vs La Rochelle
Referee: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Touch judges: Thierry Chanut, Lionel Fillol
Assessor: Francis Palmade

Pau vs Oyonnax
Referee: Stephan Pomarede
Touch judges: Didier Morin, Didier Bonnet
Assessor: Roger Duhau

Mont-de-Marsan vs Bordeaux
Referee: Laurent Valin
Touch judges: Philippe Duarte, Michel Couzier
Assessor: Marc Desclaux

Tarbes vs Toulon
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Jean-Louis Suau, Jean-Claude Abejean
Assessor: Jean Lavergne

Limoges vs Dax
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Rene Bordeneuve, Dominique Martin
Assessor: Pierre Beneuf

Ireland

AIL Level 1

Blackrock vs Sannon
Referee: Eanna O’Dowd

Buccaneers vs UCD
Referee: Ger English

Clontarf vs Garryowen
Referee: Alan Rogan

Cork Constitution vs Terenure
Referee: Marshall Kilgore

Dungannon vs St Mary’s
Referee: Dermot Moloney

Lansdowne vs Dolphin
Referee: Michael Black

UL Bohemians vs Galwegians
Referee: Simon Mcdowell

Ballymena vs Belfast Harlequins
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Italy

Super 10 – XIV Giornata

Overmach Cariparma vs Femi Cz Rovigo
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Touch judges: Gianluca Bonacci (Roma), Stefano Rosamilia (Colleferro, Roma)

Arix Viadana vs Rolly Gran Parma
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Touch judges: Stefano Traversi (Rovigo), Giovanni Maratini (Padova)

Infinito L’Aquila vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Napoli)
Touch judges: Andrea Pasquin (Rovigo), Angelo Marchesin (San Dona Di Piave, Venezia)

Amatori Catania vs Almaviva Ur Capitolina
Referee: Maurizio Vancini (Milano)
Touch judges: Mauro Dordolo (Udine), Pietro Maggioni (Milano)

Cammi Calvisano vs Carrera Petrarca Padova
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati, Rm)
Touch judges: Claudio Castagnoli (Livorno), Enzo Cerci (Colleferro, Roma)

Serie A – XIX Giornata

Girone A

Exagerate Careca Reggio Emilia vs Mag Data Colorno
Referee: Paolo Valbusa (Treviso)

Hafro Design Udine vs Franklin & Marshall Cus Verona
Referee: Emiliano Roscini (Milano)

Consiag I Cavalieri Prato vs Zhermack Badia
Referee: Diego Bono (Brescia)

Promopack Rugby Brescia vs Trest Orienta Asr Frascati
Referee: Sergio Maria Di Gregorio (Padova)

Novaco Rugby Alghero vs Med Italia Pro Recco
Referee: Simone Colontanio (Roma)

Mantovani Pol. Lazio 1927 vs Casino’ Di Venezia
Referee: Salvatore Quirino (Napoli)

Girone B

Ludom Avezzano vs Orved San Dona
Referee: Ettore Reale (Bari)

Giunti Cus Firenze vs Admo Leonessa Brescia
Referee: Alessandro Milan (Rovigo)

Sg Rugby Segni vs Marchiol San Marco
Referee: Nicola Pacini (Livorno)

Futura Park Rugby Roma vs Modena Rugby
Referee: Giovanni Farese (Torre Del Greco, Napoli)

Termoraggi Cariparma E Piacenza vs Antares Benevento
Referee: Emiliano Laube (Milano)

Partenope Rugby vs Banca Farnese Lyons Piacenza
Referee: Fausto Mariotti (Ferrara)

Scotland

Scottish Cup Quarter-finals

Aberdeen vs Boroughmuir
Referee: David Jack
Touch judges: Gary Gordon, John Ferns

Edinburgh Accies vs Hawick
Referee: Graham Knox
Touch judges: Cammy Rudkin, Brian Darling

Stewart Melville vs Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Rob Dickson
Touch judges: Colin Brett, Pete Carruthers

West of Scotland vs Dundee HSFP
Referee: Andy Ireland
Touch judges: Robert McKinnon, David Anderson

Wales

Premiership

Maesteg vs Bridgend
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Mike Bethell, David Carter

Ebbw Vale vs Llandovery
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Scott Fleming, Joe Mcgrath

Newport vs Cross Keys
Referee: tba
Touch judges: David Swain, Neil Penny

Glamorgan Wanderers vs Pontypridd
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Greg Morgan, Jason Langdon

Cardiff vs Bedwas
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Wayne Davies, Steve Nash

Llanelli vs Swansea
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Neil Howells, Tony Pratt

Sunday 8th April 2007
Neath vs Aberavon
Referee: Phil Fear
Touch judges: Ken Bowen, Peter Evans