Referees to July 27
It's a quieter weekend this - a noisy Tri-Nations match it's true, and a Ranfurly Shield match and matches in South Africa, but it feels strange to have so few appointments.
International
Tri-Nations
Australia vs New Zealand in Sydney
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Friendly
Namibia vs South African Students
Referee: tba
Under-18
England vs Buenos Aires
Referee: Hernán Iglesias
England vs Mendoza
Referee: Andrés Ramos
Sevens
Oceania Sevens
There are two torunaments in Samoa which double as qualifiers for the Sevens World Cupsi in Dubai in 2009. The top two teams in each tournament will qualify for Dubai.
Fiji, New Zealand and Australia have already qualified for the Men's tournament.
Men's teams: Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Niue and Tahiti
Women's teams: New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa and Niue
Referees: tba
Domestic
Australia
New South Wales
Manly vs Northern Suburbs at Manly Oval
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Touch judges: Jamie McGregor, Mike Hobson
Randwick vs Eastwood at Coogee Oval
Referee: James Leckie
Touch judges: Angus Gardner, Stephen Copeman
Assessor: Wayne Erickson
Southern Districts vs Eastern Suburbs at Forshaw Rugby Park
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Touch judges: Phil Baird, William Houston
Assessor: Brendan Taylor
Sydney University vs Gordon at University Oval No 1
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Touch judges: Steve Hardy, Guy Grinham
Television match official: Matt Goddard
Warringah vs Penrith at Pittwater Rugby Park
Referee: Julian Pritchard
Touch judges: Sarah Corrigan (ACT), Martin Mackertich
West Harbour vs Parramatta at Concord Oval
Referee: James Scholtens
Touch judges: Roberta Barnett (Queensland), Matt Kellahan
Assessor: Frank Meiklejon
Fiji
Digicel Cup
This match was postponed from Round 2.
Ovalau vs Tavua at Nasau Park, Levuka
Referee: Peni Vesikula
New Zealand
Ranfurly Shield
Auckland vs North Otago at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: Vinny Munro
Touch judges: Kane McBride, James McPhail
Assessor: Alan Bateman
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Cheetahs vs Valke in Bloemfontein
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Touch judges: Theuns Jonker, Peter de Bruin
Television match official: Willie Roos
Sharks vs Lions in Durban
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: François Veldsman, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Western Province vs Boland at Newlands
Referee: Pro Legoete
Assessor: Sindile Mayende, Roderick Barry
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Division 1
Leopards vs Pumas in Potchefstroom
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Touch judges: Jerome America, Muller van der Nest
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Eastern Province vs Griffons in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Deon van Blommestein
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha, Fakumile Yamile
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
South Western Districts vs Border in George
Referee: Christie du Preez
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Jonathan Mouers
Assessor: Neville Heilbron
Amateur Provincial
Pumas vs Limpopo in Middelburg
Referee: Heyns Deacon
Assessor: Dries Breytenbach
Griffons vs KwaZulu Natal Rural in Wesselsbron
Referee: Willie Killian
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Griquas vs Valke Rural in Hartswater
Referee: Martin Lekanye
Assessor: Kat Swanepoel
Free State vs Griffons in Bloemfontein
Referee: Petri Bosch
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Griquas vs Eastern Province Rural in Springbok
Referee: LJ Swart
Touch judges: Keith Hendricks
Eastern Province vs Border Rural in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Dilbert November
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Border vs South Western Districts in King William's Town
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Lions vs Valke in Johannesburg
Referee: Richard Ingram
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Leopards vs Pumas Rural in Potchefstroom
Referee: François de Bruin
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Women
Border vs Blue Bulls in King William's Town
Referee: Eugenia Daniels
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Western Province vs KwaZulu Natal in Cape Town
Referee: Roslyn Fortuin
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Leopards vs South Western Districts in Potchefstroom
Referee: Magda van den Heever
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Free State vs Boland in Bloemfontein
Referee: Madel Herselman
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Lions vs Griffons in Johannesburg
Referee: Siphokasi Njani
Assessor: Theuns Naudé