Referees to 5 January 2020

And in this week we hit 2020, often such a desirable number. May all referees have 20/20 vision in this new year.

The matches again this week, for many a time of hangover, are again club matches. After spending Christmas at home, the PRO14 referees again go abroad.

For Andrew Brace, an international man who grew up in Wales, went to university in England, played for Belgium and works in Ireland, there will be a special occasion - his 50th PRO14 match as the referee.

In Treviso, Nigel Owens will be refereeing his 182nd PRO14 match. What a great career!

International

PRO14, Round 10

Cardiff Blues vs Scarlets at Cardiff Arms Park

Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Timekeeper: will Evans (Wales)

Assessor: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Ulster vs Munster at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)

Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Mike English (Wales)

Television match official: Sean Brickell (Wales)

Timekeeper: John Coyle (Ireland)

Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)

Benetton Treviso vs Glasgow Warriors at Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Wayne Davies (Wales)

Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)

Assessor: Andy McPherson (Scotland)

Dragons vs Ospreys at Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Paul Haycock (Ireland)

Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Timekeeper: David Bowen (Wales)

Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)

Zebre vs Cheetahs at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma

Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Gianluca Gnecchi (Wales), Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Television match official: Paul Larter (Scotland)

Assessor: Tim O'Brien (Ireland)

Leinster vs Connacht at RDS Arena, Dublin

Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Keith Allen (Scotland)

Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)

Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Edinburgh vs Kings at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Ben Blain (Scotland), Jonny Erskine (Ireland)

Television match official: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Domestic

England

Premiership

Sale Sharks vs Harlequins

Referee: Ian Tempest

Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson, Steve Lee

Television match official: Trevor Fisher

Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin

Assessor: Christopher White & Robin Goodliffe

Leicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears

Referee: JP Doyle

Assistant referees: Michael Hudson, Jonathan Healy

Television match official: Nigel Carrick

Timekeeper: Eric Bullion

Assessor: Andrew Vertigan

Saracens vs Worcester Warriors

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Philip Watters

Television match official: Claire Hodnett

Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet

Assessor: Gary Welsh

Gloucester vs Bath

Referee: Tom Foley

Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Paul Dix

Television match official: David Rose

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant

Assessor: Nigel Yates

London Irish vs Exeter Chiefs

Referee: Christophe Ridley

Assistant referees: Greg Macdonald, Tim Wigglesworth

Television match official: Geoffrey Warren

Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair

Assessor: Jerry Wallis & Peter Huckle

Wasps vs Northampton Saints

Referee: Matthew Carley

Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Hamish Smales

Television match official: Graham Hughes

Timekeeper: Paul Stanley

Assessor: Martin Fox

France

Top 14, Pound 13

Agen vs Lyon at Stade Armandie

Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Frédéric Chazal

Television match official: Mourad Zitouni

Racing 92 vs Clermont at Paris La Défense Arena

Referee: Laurent Cardona

Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat, Jean-Claude Labarbe

Television match official: Cyril Lafon

Bordeaux-Bègles vs Bayonne at Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Referee: Luc Ramos

Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal, Bruno Gabaldon

Television match official: Éric Briquet-Campin

Pau vs La Rochelle at Stade du Hameau

Referee: Romain Poite

Assistant referees: Sébastien Minery, Laurent Breil

Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure

Montpellier vs Brive at GGL Stadium

Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué

Assistant referees: Pascal Gaüzère, Arnaud Blondel

Television match official: Jean-Luc Rebollal

Toulon vs Castres Olympique at Stade Mayol

Referee: Adrien Descottes

Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Christophe Gaillardon

Television match official: Laurent Sclafer

Stade Français Paris vs Toulouse at Stade Jean Bouin

Referee: Tual Trainini

Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas, Mourad Gharbi Tarchouna

Ireland

All Ireland Bateman Cup

Sligo vs Cork Constitution at Hamilton Park

Referee: Chris Busby

Assistant referees: Jason Cairns, Henry Richmond

Lansdowwne vs Armagh at Lansdowne Road

Referee: Robert O'Sullivan

Assistant referees: Andrew Cole, Paul O'Connor

Italy

Top 12, Round 8

Lazio vs Rovigo

Referee: Riccardo Angelucci (Livorno)

Assistant referees: Vicenzo Schipani (Benevento), Edoardo Meo (Roma)

Viadana vs Calvisano

Referee: Matteo Liperini (Livorno)

Assistant referees: Manuel Bottino (Roma), Lorenzo Imbriaco (Bologna)

Valorugby Emilia vs Colorno

Referee: Emanuele Tomò (Roma)

Assistant referees: Gabriel Chirnoaga (Roma), Clara Munarini (Parma)

Mogliano vs Fiamme Oro Rugby

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Brescia)

Assistant referees: Andrea Spadoni (Padova), Francesco Russo (Milano)

Petrarca vs San Donà

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Brescia)

Assistant referees: Matteo Franco (Pordenone), Filippo Bertelli (Brescia)

Sitav Rugby Lyons vs Toscana Aeroporti I Medicei

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Udine)

Assistant referees: Federico Vedovelli (Sondrio), Francesco Meschini (L’Aquila)

Wales

Premiership

Ebbw Vale vs Merthyr

Referee: Ben Whitehouse

Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Kelvin Shorte

Television match official: Tim Hayes

Cardiff vs Llanelli

Referee: Adam Jones

Assistant referees: John Darcy, Simon Harris

Television match official: Rhys Thomas

Swansea vs Aberavon

Referee: Craig Evans

Assistant referees: Jason Morris, Colin Kirkhouse

Bridgend vs Newport

Referee: Rhys Jones

Assistant referees: Aled Liddington, Jon Hardy

Carmarthen vs Pontypridd

Referee: Ian Davies

Assistant referees: Elfyn Morris Roberts, Richard Hughes

RGC 1404 vs Llandovery

Referee: Ben Breakspear

Assistant referees: Dai Cambourne, Rob Jones