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Referees to the end of the year

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Monday 25 Dec 2006

Only the abstemious need apply

Christmas festivities past, teams go straight back into action – but there are not many of them.

Magners League

Ulster vs Connacht at Ravenhill
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch Judges: A Rogan (Ireland), John Carvill (Ireland)

Munster vs Leinster at Thomond Park
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch Judges: Simon Mcdowell (Ireland), Colin Stanley (Ireland)

Ospreys vs Llanelli Scarlets at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch Judges: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales), Keri Evans (Wales)

Dragons vs Cardiff Blues at Rodney Parade
Referee: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Touch Judges: James Jones (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)

Border Reivers vs Glasgow Warriors at Netherdale
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Touch judges: Andy Ireland (Scotland), Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Iain Heard

Blues vs Scarlets at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Touch judges: Phil Fear (Wales), Tony Rowlands (Wales)

Leinster vs Ulster at Lansdowne Road
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Ger English (Ireland)

Ospreys vs Dragons at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Neil Ballard (Wales), David Bodilly (Wales)

Connacht vs Munster at Sportsground
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Touch judges: Eanna O’Dowd (Ireland), David Wilkinson (Ireland)

England

Premiership

London Irish vs Leicester Tigers at Madejski Stadium
Referee: David Rose
Touch judges: Ashley Reay, Bob Mullis
Television match official: John Burtenshaw
 
London Wasps vs Gloucester at Causeway 
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Paul Emerson, Roger Baileff
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Bob Ockenden

Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks at Kingston Park
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Don Helme, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Colin High
Television match official: Trevor Parlett

Bristol vs Bath at Ashton Gate  
Referee: Sean Davey
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Andrew Pearce
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Television match official: Matt Peters, Geoff Warren

Saracens vs Northampton Saints at Vicarage Road
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Andy Watson, David Kurk
Television match official: Laurie Bryant

Worcester Warriors vs Harlequins at Sixways  
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Peter Huckle, Paul Dickens
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Television match official: Brian Abrahams

Bath vs London Wasps at Recreation Groyund
Referee: Roy Maybank
Touch judges: Peter Huckle, Ken Stewart
Television match official: Laurie Bryant, Geoff Warren

Gloucester vs London Irish at Kingsholm
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Andrew  Pearce
Coach: Clive Leeke

Leicester Tigers vs Saracens at  Welford Road  
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Andy Watson, Don Helme
Television match official: Brian Abrahams

Harlequins vs Newcastle Falcons at The Stoop
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, David Kurk
Television match official: Bob Ockenden
 
Northampton Saints vs Worcester Warriors at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Rob Debney
Touch judges: Paul Emerson, Steve  Savage
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: John Burtenshaw
 
Sale Sharks vs Bristol at Edgeley Park  
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Paul Dickens
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Television match official: Andy Turner

National League 1

Bedford Blues vs London Welsh  
Referee: Tim Beddow
Touch judges: Adrian Hartwell, Paul Burton

Pertemps Bees vs Coventry  
Referee: Greg Garner
Touch judges: Ed Turnill, Dave Grashoff
Assessor: Paul Emberson, Geraint Davies

Coventry vs Nottingham  
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: Nick Williams, James Minards

London Welsh vs Moseley  
Referee: Bruce Robertson
Touch judges: Ed Turnill, Nic Clarke

Newbury vs Sedgley Park 
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Eric Woodmason, Paul Stanley
Assessor: David Thomas 

Otley vs Exeter Chiefs 
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Brendan Fitzmaurice, Peter Facey
Assessor: John Haggart

Pertemps Bees vs Cornish Pirates 
Referee: Richard Draper
Touch judges: Terry Hal, Steve Savage
Assessor: John Pritchard, Fred Farmer

Plymouth Albion vs Bedford Blues 
Referee: Gareth Copsey
Touch judges: Greg Garner, Lloyd Jackson
Assessor: Steve Leyshon

Earth Titans vs Leeds Tykes 
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Touch judges: Andrew Vertigan, Martin Buck
Assessor: Brian Campsall

Waterloo vs Doncaster  
Referee: Chris Sharp
Touch judges: Adrian Hartwell, David Crooks
Assessor: Bob Wilkinson, David Hudson

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