Referees to 29 December 2019

And Wednesday is Christmas Day, the world's big family day and we should like to wish the whole Rugby family a Happy and a Blessed Christmas, a day of peace to all people of good will - including players, coaches, administrators and all match officials, in the hope that this generosity will extend into the future.

The matches for this time are club matches.

International

PRO14, Round 9

Again the South African teams, Cheetahs and Kings, have byes.

Cardiff Blues vs Dragons at Cardiff Arms Park

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Adam Jones (Wales)

Television match official: Sean Brickell (Wales)

Timekeeper: Dave Bowen (Wales)

Scarlets vs Ospreys at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Assistant referees: Dan Jones (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)

Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)

Timekeeper: Terry Thomas (Wales)

Ulster vs Connacht at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Nigel Correll (Ireland)

Television match official: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Munster vs Leinster at Thomond Park

Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Chris Busby (Ireland)

Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Assessor: Tim O'Brien (Ireland)

Benetton vs Zebre at Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Assistant referees: Marius Mitrea (Italy), Manuel Bottino (Italy)

Television match official: Alan Falzone (Italy)

Edinburgh vs Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Keith Allen (Scotland), David Sutherland (Scotland)

Television match official: Neil Patterson (Scotland)

Women

Friendly

Harlequins vs Leinster at the Twickenham Stoop

Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Melanie Liley (England), Greg Garner (England)

Domestic

England

Premiership

Bristol Bears vs Wasps

Referee: Luke Pearce

Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Rob Warburton

Television match official: Trevor Fisher

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant

Assessor: Steve Leyshon / Peter Huckle

Northampton Saints vs Gloucester

Referee: Karl Dickson

Assistant referees: Jonathan Healy, Tim Wigglesworth

Television match official: Sean Davey

Timekeeper: Paul Stanley

Assessor: Andrew Vertigan

Worcester Warriors vs London Irish

Referee: Ian Tempest

Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Jamie Leahy

Television match official: David Rose

Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin

Assessor: Chris White

Bath vs Sale Sharks

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Phil Watters

Television match official: Claire Hodnett

Timekeeper: Peter Huckle

Assessor: Gary Welsh

Harlequins vs Leicester Tigers

Referee: Matthew Carley

Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson, Roy Maybank

Television match official: Rowan Kitt

Timekeeper: Frank Venner

Assessor: Martin Fox

Exeter Chiefs vs Saracens

Referee: Wayne Barnes

Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley, Paul Dix

Television match official: Geoffrey Warren

Timekeeper: Andrew Pearce

Assessor: Tony Spreadbury

Championship

Bedford Blues vs Ampthill

Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

Assistant referees: Neil Chivers, Darryl Chapman

Assessor: Steve Leyshon

France

Top 14, Round 12

Lyon vs Bayonne

Referee: Vivien Praderie

Assistant referees: Romain Poite, Laurent Breil

Television match official: Denis Grenouillet

Brive vs Racing

Referee: Ludovic Cayre

Assistant referees: Luc Ramos, Frederic Chazal

Television match official: Mourad Zitouni

Montpellier vs Stade Français

Referee: Julien Castaignède

Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat, Arnaud Blondel

Television match official: Akim Hadj Bachir

La Rochelle vs Agen

Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Bruno Gabaldon

Television match official: Patrick Dellac

Pau vs Bordeaux-Bègles

Referee: Pierre Brousset

Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona, Jean Claude Labarbe

Television match official: Éric Briquet Campin

Clermont vs Castres

Referee: Sébastien Minery

Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas, Mourad Gharbi Tarchouna

Television match official: Cyril Lafon

Toulouse vs Toulon

Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Patrick Pechambert

Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure

Italy

Top 12, Round 7

Colorno vs Lazio

Referee: Vincenzo Schipani (Benevento)

Assistant referees: Franco Rosella (Roma), Lorenzo Imbriaco (Bologna)

Calvisano vs Mogliano

Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Padova)

Assistant referees: Gabriel Chirnoaga (Roma), Francesco Meschini (L’Aquila)

Valorugby Emilia vs Padova

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Udine)

Assistant referees: Riccardoli Angelucci (Livorno), Simone Boaretto (Rovigo)

Fiamme Oro vs Piacenza

Referee: Federico Boraso (Rovigo)

Assistant referees: Emanuele Tomò (Roma), Dante D’Elia (Taranto)

Rovigo vs Viadana

Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Sondrio)

Assistant referees: Clara Munarini (Parma), Filippo Bertelli (Ferrara)

San Donà vs Toscana Aeroporti I Medicei

Referee: Manuel Bottino (Roma)

Assistant referees: Matteo Franco (Pordenone), Alberto Favaro (Padova)

Wales

Premiership

Llanelli vs Swansea

Referee: Simon Rees

Assistant referees: Jonathan Evans, Jon Hardy

Aberavon vs Bridgend

Referee: Gareth Newman

Assistant referees: Carwyn Williams, Mark Johns

Pontypridd vs Cardiff

Referee: Adam Jones

Assistant referees: Rhys Jones, Paul Jones

Television match official: Tim Hayes

Newport vs Ebbw Vale

Referee: Dan Jones

Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Mark Butcher

Llandovery vs Carmarthen

Referee: Ben Whitehouse

Assistant referees: Chris Oliver, Neil Jones

Merthyr vs RGC 1404

Referee: Ian Davies

Assistant referees: Richard Deacy, Colin Kirkhouse