Referees to 23 October 2016
There is also the Final of the National Rugby Champions hip in Tamworth in northern New South Wales.
In New Zealand there are semifinals of the Interprovincial competitions.
There is also the third Bledisloe Cup which has already been decided in the favour of the rampant All Blacks but which be so worth watching.
International
Bledisloe Cup
New Zealand vs Australia at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Rugby Europe
Latvia vs Luxembourg in Jelgava
Referee: Tomáš Tuma (Czech Republic)
Andorra vs Malta at Andorra la Vella
Referee: Riccardo Angelucci (Italy)
Finland vs Estonia in Helsinki
Referee: Ramunas Grumbinas (Lithuania)
Denmark vs Norway in Odense
Referee: Daniel Maughan (Germany)
Women
New Zealand vs Australia at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
Assistant referees: Helen O'Reilly (Ireland), Local
Friendly
Auckland Storm vs Australia at Bell Park, Pakuranga
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney
European Professional Club Rugby
Champions Cup, Round 2
Sale Sharks vs Toulon at AJ Bell Stadium
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)
Timekeeper: Tony Turner (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Munster vs Glasgow Warriors at Thomond Park Stadium
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes (France), Sébastien Clouté (France)
Television match official: Arnaud Blondel (France)
Timekeeper: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Clermont Auvergne vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Marcel-Michelin
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Timekeeper: Patrick Beuriot (France)
Assessor: Robert Davies (Wales)
Castres vs Northampton Saints at Stade Pierre-Antoine
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Robert Price (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Timekeeper: Denis Grenouillet (France)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Saracens vs Scarlets at Allianz Park
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Ulster vs Exeter Chiefs at Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas (France), Cédric Clavé (France)
Television match official: Eric Briquet Campin (France)
Timekeeper: John Coyle (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Montpellier vs Leinster at Altrad Stadium
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Ian Tempest (England), Paul Burton (England)
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat (France)
Timekeeper: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Zebre vs Connacht at Stadio Lanfranchi
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Tual Trainini (France), Thomas Déjean)
Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)
Timekeeper: Giovanni Corda (Italy)
Assessor: Rosanno Faccioli (Italy)
Toulouse vs Wasps at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Barrie O'Connell (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Bruno Bessot (France)
Leicester Tigers vs Racing 92 at Welford Road
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Television match official: Paul Stanley (England)
Timekeeper: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Nigel Yates (England)
Challenge Cup, Round 2
Bath Rugby vs Bristol at The Recreation Ground
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Joy Neville (Ireland) Clare Daniels (England)
Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)
Assessor: Kieran Barry (Ireland)
Stade Français vs Timisoara Saracens at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
Assistant referees: John Meredith (England), Peter Allan (England)
Timekeeper: Daniel Dartigeas (France)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
La Rochelle vs Bayonne at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England), Wayne Falla (England)
Television match official: Keith Lewis (England)
Timekeeper: Gilles Cogne (France)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Cardiff Blues vs Pau at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Gareth Copsey (England)
Timekeeper: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Gloucester vs Benetton Treviso at Kingsholm Stadium
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Oisin Quinn (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair (England)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
Worcester Warriors vs Brive at Sixways Stadium
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Eddie Hogan O'Connell (Ireland), Jonny Erskine (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)
Edinburgh vs Harlequins at Murrayfield
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Timekeeper: John McLaughlin (Scotland)
Lyon vs Ospreys at Matmut Stadium
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Nigel Correll (Ireland), John Carvill (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Pierre Bertherat (France)
Assessor: Jerry Wallis (England)
Enisei-STM vs Newport Gwent Dragon at Trud Stadium, Krasnodar
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Ionut Bodea (Romania), Cristian Serban (Romania)
Timekeeper: Anton Levchenko (Russia)
Assessor: Andrew McPherson (Scotland)
Newcastle Falcons vs Grenoble at Kingston Park Stadium
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland), Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
Timekeeper: David Hudson (England)
Assessor: Giovanni Romano (Italy)
Qualification for Challenge Cup
Krasny Yar vs El Salvador at Slava Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace (England), Philip Watters (England)
Assessor: Robert Davies (Wales)
Rovigo vs Calvisano at Stadio Mario Battaglini
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Shane Kierans (Ireland), Chris Harrington (Ireland)
Assessor: Andrew McPherson (Scotland)
Mogliano vs Dendermondse (Belgium)
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Dunx McClement (Scotland), David Sutherland (Scotland)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
British & Irish Cup
Jersey Reds vs Cardiff Blues Premiership Select
Referee: Ben Blain (England)
Assistant referees: Bill Burton (England), Daniel Collins (England)
Scarlets Premiership Select vs Richmond
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dewi Phillips (Wales), Chris Oliver (Wales)
Assessor: Jim Bailey (Wales)
London Welsh vs Rotherham Titans at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Referee: Veryan Boscawen (England)
Assistant referees: Michael Patz (England), Simon Park (England)
Doncaster Knights vs Munster A at Castle Park
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England), Clare Daniels (England)
Yorkshire Carnegie vs Bedford Blues at Selby RUFC
Referee: Fergus Kirby (England)
Assistant referees: Simon Harding (England), Rob Warburton (England)
Leinster A vs Nottingham in Donnybrook
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gary Glennon (Ireland), Cillian Hogan (Ireland)
London Irish vs Connacht Eagles at Madejski Stadium, Reading
Referee: Mike Hudson (England)
Assistant referees: Simon McConnell (England), Simon Dodd (England)
Assessor: Ashley Reay (England)
London Scottish vs Ulster Ravens
Referee: Gareth Newman (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jonathan Healy (England), Chris Bartlett (England)
Assessor: Clive Leeke (England)
Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select vs Ealing Trailfinders at Cross Keys RFC
Referee: Matt Turvey (England)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Ben Porte (Wales)
Assessor: Huw Lewis (Wales) / Chris White (England)
Cornish Pirates vs Ospreys Premiership Select at The Mennaye
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Pearce (RFU, Gareth Holsgrove (England)
Assessor: Peter Farrell (England)
Domestic
Australia
National Rugby Championship Final
NSW Country Eagles vs Perth Spirit in Tamworth
Referee: Nick Berry
Assistant referees: William Houston, Rohan Hoffmann
Television match official: George Ayoub
France
Pro D2, Round 8
Dax vs Biarritz at Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Franck Rataj
Goal judges: Stéphane Jeannot, Dominique Salabaraas
Agen vs Angoulême Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos
Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Johann Lobregat
Goal judges: Nou Thierry, Cyrile Peyre
Carcassonne vs Aurillac Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Alai Monteux
Goal judges: Frédéric Gracianette, Stéphane Lamagnere
Colomiers vs Vannes Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
Assistant referees: Romain Carbonnel, Baptiste Abel Coindoz
Goal judges: Frédéric Cambou, Philippe Gorbenko
Montauban vs Béziers at Parc Des Sports De Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hernández, Benoît Escoubet
Goal judges: Richard Nocart, Yannick Thebault
Narbonne vs Mont-de-Marsan at Parc Des Sports Et De L'Aimitie
Referee: Thierry Mallet
Assistant referees: Christine Hanizet, Laurent Guillermard
Goal judges: Christian Gregoire, Didier Veyssiere
Perpignan vs Bourgoin at Stade Aime Giral
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Sylvain Jaymes
Goal judges: Charles Bonfanti, Sébastien Crussiere
Albi vs Oyonnax at Parc Municipal Des Sports
Referee: Cédric Clave
Assistant referees: Mathieu Delpy, Frédéric Chazal
Goal judges: Jean-Christophe Lacrampe Moine, Mariano Salazar
Germany
Bundesliga
Hamburger vs Hannover 78
Referee: Florian Forstmeyer
Assistant referees: Sebastian Koch, Marc Temme
Victoria Linden vs 03 Berlin
Referee: Maria Latos
Handschuhsheim vs Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Joshua Jahn
Assistant referees: Ralf Schindler, Georg Straube
Heusenstamm vs TV Pforzheim
Referee: Patrick Freyburg
Assistant referees: Gerhard Felbinger, Bernd Listmann
St Pauli vs Germania List
Referee: Daniel Blank
Assistant referees: Dietmar Scharmann, Marc Temme
Leipzig vs Berliner
Referee: Anthony Piper
Assistant referees: Thilo Scheibe, Ralf Kuhnert
Heidelberg vs Neuenheim
Referee: Katharina Pickert
Assistant referees: Florian Forstmeyer, Uwe Carsten Jansen
Japan
Top League
Toyota Industry Shuttles vs Suntory Sungoliath
Referee: Tadataka Yoshiura
Assistant referees: Kimitoshi Shiozaki, Tetsuhiko Kawano
Yamaha Jubilo vs NTT Communications Shiningarcs
Referee: Akihisa Aso
Assistant referees: Tatsuya Matsuoka, tba
Honda HEAT vs Kobelco Steelers
Referee: Taku Otsuki
Noriaki Hashimoto, tba
Kintetsu Liners vs Munakata Sanix Blues
Referee: Masaya Kato
Assistant referees: Teruhisa Kajiwara, Toshimasa Sekiya
Canon Eagles vs Panasonic Wild Knights
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi
Assistant referees: Tomoyuki Matsugu, tba
Toyota Verblitz vs Coka Cola Red Sparks
Referee: Kimitoshi Shiozaki
Assistant referees: Teruhisa Kajiwara, tba
NEC Green Rockets vs Kubota Spears
Referee: Tatsuya Matsuoka
Assistant referees: Akihisa Aso, tba
Ricoh Black Rams vs Toshiba Brave Lupus
Referee: Shuhei Kubo
Assistant referees: Taku Otsuki, Tomoyuki Matsugu
New Zealand
Mitre 10 championship Semifinals
Otago vs Bay of Plenty at Forsyth Bar Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant referees: Mike Lash, Kirk Rae
Television match official: Chris Wratt
Wellington vs North Harbour at Westpac, Stadium Wellington
Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant referees: Richard Kelly, Stu Curran
Television match official: Carl Johnson
Canterbury vs Counties at AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe
Assistant referees: Cam Stone, Nick Hogan
Television match official: Chris Hart
Taranaki vs Tasman at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Mike Fraser
Assistant referees: Angus Mabey, Damien Botherway
Television match official: Jonathan Paterson
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship, Semifinals
Lochore Cup
Mid Canterbury vs North Otago at Ashburton Showground, Ashburton
Referee: James Doleman
Assistant referees: John Whitcombe, Jack Stringer
King Country vs Poverty Bay at Owen Delany Park, Taupo
Referee: Michael Winter
Assistant referees: Alistair Payne, Chris Jefferies
Meads Cup
Wanganui vs Wairarapa Bush at Cooks Garden, Wanganui
Referee: Richard Gordon
Assistant referees: John Dustow, Mike McNamara
South Canterbury vs Buller at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Referee: Vincent Ringrose
Assistant referees: Nick Webster, Craig Kingan
Scotland
Premiership
Boroughmuir vs Gala
Referee: tba (Japan)
Assistant referees: Burger Lategan, Thomas, Digby
Assessor: Dougie Kerr
Glasgow Hawks vs Currie
Referee: Kevin White
Assistant referees: George Pounder, Alistair Watt
Hawick vs Melrose
Referee: Keith Allen
Assistant referees: Grant Denholm, Stephen Ward
Heriots vs Stirling County
Referee: Finlay Brown
Assistant referees: Jonathon Mackinnon, Stephen Hart
Assessor: Andy Ireland
Watsonians vs Ayr
Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant referees: David Mcadam, Bob Nevins
South Africa
Currie Cup Final
Free State Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden, Cwengile Jadezweni
Television match official: Marius Jonker
Under-21 Championship
Western Province v Golden Lions at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Paul Mente
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Under-19 Championship
Western Province v Golden Lions at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Assistant referees: Paul Mente, Lourens van der Merwe
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Gold Cup Semifinals
Rustenburg Impala vs Brakpan at Impala RFC, Rustenburg
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Paul Mente
Television match official: Willie Vos
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Durbanville-Bellville vs False Bay at Dumbbell RFC, Cape Town
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Egon Seconds, Francois Pretorius
Television match official: Joey Klaaste-Salmans
Assessor: Willie Roos
Spain
División De Honor, Round 5
Getxo vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid
Alcobendas vs Valladolid RAC
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)
Ordizia vs Ciencias Sevilla
Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Barcelona)
Salvador vs Hernani
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)
UE Santboiana vs Cisneros
Referee: Eki Fanlo (Guipúzcoa)
Independiente vs Gernika
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)
División De Honor B, Round 5
Crat A Coruña vs Campus Ourense
Referee: Christian Merino (Cantabria)
Durango vs Universidad Bilbao
Referee: Andoni Susperregui (Guipúzcoa)
Aparejadores Burgos vs Zarautz
Referee: Belarmino Álvarez Barril (Asturias)
Salvador “B” vs Eibar
Referee: Iñaki Marquinez (Cantabria)
Vigo vs Uribealdea
Referee: Ruben Pardo (Madrid)
Bera Bera vs Real Oviedo
Referee: Eduardo Cousillas (Cantabria)
Valencia vs UE Santboiana “B”
Referee: Jorge García Criado (Madrid)
CAU Valencia vs L’Hospitalet
Referee: Luis García-Mon (Madrid)
Barcelona Universitari Club vs Fenix
Referee: Pancho Benegas (Madrid)
Sant Cugat vs Barca Enginyers
Referee: Marc Riera (Barcelona)
Lavila vs Tatami
Referee: Alberto Requena (Granada)
Universidad Murcia vs Les Abelles
Referee: Joaquín Tornero (Jaén)
Ing. Industriales vs Pozuelo
Referee: Fernandez Rodríguez (Madrid)
Arquitectura vs Cáceres
Referee: José Luis Beltrán (Valencia)
Trocadero Marbella vs Atletico Ourense
Referee: Eliseo Patrón Costas (Granada)
Alcobendas “B” vs Almería
Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao (Guipúzcoa)
Olímpico vs Cisneros “B”
Referee: Iñaki Muñoz (Madrid)
Helvetia vs Liceo Francés
Referee: Alberto Ruíz (Vizcaya)
Wales
Wales Challenge Cup, Round 2
Aberavon vs Neath
Referee: Jason Bessant
Assistant referees: Elfyn Morris-Roberts, Colin Kirkhouse
Ebbw Vale vs Bargoed
Referee: Gareth John
Assistant referees: Richard Brace, Carl Hyde
Bridgend vs Cardiff
Referee: Aled Evans
Assistant referees: Jason Morris, Mike Davies
Carmarthen Quins vs Swansea
Referee: Chris Oliver
Assistant referees: Mathew J Thomas, Tony Pratt
Newport vs Cross Keys
Referee: Morgan Whitehead
Assistant referees: Ben Brakespeare, Simon Davies
Merthyr vs Pontypridd
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees, Mike Bethell
Llandovery vs Llanelli
Referee: Dewi Phillips
Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Jon Fairhurst