Referees to 18 January 2015
European Cup and Challenge Cup are back in action this weekend and dominate the appointments. There are also two qualifying matches.
The demands on referees in these high-profile matches are great.
International
Championship, Round 5
Saracens vs Munster at Allianz Park
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), Tual Trainini (France)
Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)
Timekeeper: Bob Ockenden (England)
Assessor: Gerry Wallis (England)
Citing commissioner: Douglas Hunter (Scotland)
Sale Sharks vs Clermont Auvergne at AJ Bell Stadium
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Timekeeper: Tony Turner (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Citing commissioner: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Leinster vs Castres at RDS Arena
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Television match official: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Timekeeper: Andrew Baird (Ireland)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Mike Rafter (England)
Harlequins vs London Wasps at Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)
Assessor: Nigel Yates (England)
Citing commissioner: Yann Le Doré (France)
Toulon vs Ulster at Stade Felix Mayol
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Timekeeper: Gérard Borreani (France)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Citing commissioner: Buster White (England)
Leicester Tigers vs Scarlets at Welford Road
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
Timekeeper: Clive Leeke (England)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: John Cole (Ireland)
Glasgow Warriors vs Montpellier at Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Television match official: Sean Davey (England)
Timekeeper: John McLaughlin (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: Eddie Walsh (Ireland)
Toulouse vs Bath at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Marc Desclaux
Assessor: Patrick Thomas (France)
Citing commissioner: John Charles (Wales)
Racing-Métro vs Benetton Treviso at Stade Yves-Du-Manoir
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Andrew Pearce (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Timekeeper: Daniel Dartigeas
Assessor: Joel Dumé (France)
Citing commissioner: Dennis Jones (Wales)
Ospreys vs Northampton Saints at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jonathan Gasnier (France)
Television match official: Jean-Marie Piraveau (France)
Timekeeper: Terry Thomas (Wales)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Italy)
Challenge Cup
London Irish vs Grenoble at Madejski Stadium
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Eddie Hogan O'Connell (Ireland), Nigel Correll (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)
Cardiff Blues vs Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Paul Dix (England)
Timekeeper: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)
Bayonne vs La Rochelle at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Claudio Passacantando (Italy)
Timekeeper: Daniel Irazoqui (France)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Connacht vs Exeter Chiefs at The Sportsground
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona (France), Cédric Clave (France)
Television match official: Eric Gonthier (France)
Timekeeper: Louis Cunningham (Ireland)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Ray Wilton (Wales)
Stade Français vs Bucharest Wolves at Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Lloyd Lynton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Rémy Charleroy (France)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Newcastle Falcons vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Kingston Park
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andy Brace (Ireland), John Carvill (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Timekeeper: David Hudson (England)
Assessor: Gabriele Villari (Italy)
Citing commissioner: Roberto Carra (Italy)
Lyon vs Edinburgh at Matmut Stadium
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales)
Timekeeper: Patrick Beuriot (France)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: John Byett (England)
Bordeaux-Bègles vs London Welsh at Stade André-Moga
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Seamus Flannery (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Bernard Perez (France)
Assessor: Eric Darriere (France)
Citing commissioner: Richard McGhee (Scotland)
Zebre vs Brive at Stadio at vs Aprile, Parma
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Riccardo Bono (Italy)
Assessor: Giovanni Romano (Italy)
Gloucester vs Oyonnax at Kingsholm Stadium
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Peter Allan (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)
Assessor: Huw Lewis (Wales)
European Professional Club Rugby
Qualifying Tournament
Calvisano vs Viadana at Peroni Stadium, Calvisano
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Timekeeper: Giovanni Morandin (Italy)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Marchiol Mogliano vs CDUL (Lisbon) at Stadio Quaggia Mogliano Veneto
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
Timekeeper: Claudio Giacomel (Italy)
Assessor: Rosanno Faccioli (Italy)
Domestic
England
Championship
London Scottish vs Cornish Pirates at Richmond Athletic Ground
Rotherham Titans Bedford Blues at Clifton Lane
Doncaster Knights vs Jersey at Castle Park
Moseley vs Worcester Warriors at Billesley Common
Bristol vs Yorkshire Carnegie at Ashton Gate Stadium
Nottingham vs Plymouth Albion at Meadow Lane
France
Pro D2, Round 17
Colomiers vs Perpignan at Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Lamirand, Jérôme Lamarque
Goal judges: Frédéric Diaz, Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Mont-de-Marsan vs Agen at Stade Municipal Guy Boniface
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant referees: Fabien Soucaret, Alain Monteux
Goal judges: Serge Keromnes, Stéphane Lamagnere
Béziers vs Massy at Stade De La Méditérranée
Referee: Thierry Mallet
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes, Laurent Perrin
Goal judges: Alain Falaise, Alain Guillen
Biarritz vs Albi at Parc Des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Julien Castaignède
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Philippe Gorbenko
Goal judges: Laurent Foucaud, Jean-Claude Pairault
Carcassonne vs Aurillac at Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Pierre Courbin, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Goal judges: Christophe Pleutin, Maxime Puig
Montauban vs Dax at Parc Des Sports De Sapiac
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy)
Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Alexandre Vallon
Goal judges: Dominique Salabaraas, Frédéric Vachal
Pau vs Narbonne at Stade Du Hameau
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Pascal Ubeda
Goal judges: Bernard Lagardère, Michel Lasserre
Tarbes vs Bourgoin at Stade Maurice Trelut
Referee: Arnaud Blondel
Assistant referees: Flavien Hourquet, Philippe Milani
Goal judges: Eric Armengaud, Denis Grenouillet
Scotland
Premiership
Ayr vs Boroughmuir
Referee: Charles Samson
Assistant referees: Finlay Brown, Don McPherson
Coach: Ian Douglas
Assessor: Gordon McMurray
Gala vs Edinburgh Accies
Referee: Cammy Rudkin
Assistant referees: Daniel Shaw, Colin George
Glasgow Hawks vs Stirling County
Referee: James McPhail
Assistant referees: Rob Dickson, Stephen Ward
Assessor: Jim Fleming
Heriots vs Currie
Referee: tba (Japan)
Assistant referees: Neil Muir, Digby Thomas
Assessor: John Bacigalupo
Melrose vs Hawick
Referee: Graeme Wells
Assistant referees: James Matthew, Graeme Marshall,
Assessor: Dougie Kerr
Spain
División De Honor, Round 13
Hernani vs Cisneros
Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Barcelona)
FC Barcelona vs Getxo
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)
Independiente vs Salvador
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Sevilla)
Valladolid RAC vs Vigo
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Álava)
Gernika vs Ordizia
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)
Pozuelo vs UE Santboiana
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Málaga)
División De Honor Femenina, Round 2
Majadahonda vs Coruña
Referee: Ignacio Chaves (Madrid)
Cisneros vs GE IEG
Referee: Luis Garcia-Mon (Madrid)
Olímpico Pozuelo vs Inef Barcelona
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)
XV Sanse Scrum vs Getxo
Referee: Eduardo Anaya (Madrid)
División De Honor B, Round 15
Uribealdea vs Oviedo
Referee: Rodriguez Gutiérrez (Valladolid)
Aparejadores Burgos vs Salvador “B”
Referee: Iñaki Vergara (Guipúzcoa)
Eibar vs Coruña
Referee: Iñaki Marquinez (Cantabria)
Bera Bera vs Durango
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Guipúzcoa)
Valladolid RAC “B” vs Zarautz
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)
Belenos vs Independiente “B”
Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao (Vizcaya)
Les Abelles vs Barcelona Enginyers
Referee: Ruben Pardo (Madrid)
L’Hospitalet vs Sitges
Referee: José Bogas (Barcelona)
Lavila vs CAU Valencia
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)
Fenix vs Tecnidex Valencia
Referee: Alberto Ruíz Garcia (Vizcaya)
Barcelona UC vs Sant Cugat
Referee: Antoni Rodriguez Rigat (Barcelona)
Liceo Francés vs Cisneros “B”
Referee: Eliseo Patrón-Costas (Granada)
Ciencias vs Tasman Rugby Boadilla
Referee: Ruben Magariño (Badajoz)
Olímpico vs Cáceres
Referee: Joaquin Santo (Valencia)
Universidad Granada vs Alcobendas
Referee: José Luis Real (Valencia)
CAU Madrid vs Ingenieros Indust. Las Rozas
Referee: Iñaki Muñoz (Madrid)
Arquitectura vs Helvetia
Referee: Vasile Mugurel (Alicante)
Wales
Premiership
Neath vs Pontypridd
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
Assistant referees: Peter Evans, Richard Hughes
Newport vs Carmarthen
Referee: Craig Evans
Assistant referees: Gerwyn Taylor, Geoff Williams
Bridgend vs Cardiff
Referee: Dan Jones
Assistant referees: Rhys Jones, Simon Harris
Llanelli vs Bedwas
Referee: Owain Griffith
Assistant referees: Mathew Thomas, Adrian Slade
Cross Keys vs Aberavon
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
Assistant referees: David Jones, Julian Smith
Llandovery vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Richard Brace, Jamie Morgan
