Referees for Christmastide

The world mostly takes a break at this time. Even rugby does and for the most part referees are allowed to celebrate the happy feast of Christmas. The day itself is free but there will be some club action around about.

For our part, we wish all referees and assistant referees, television match officials, those who coach and assess referees, timekeepers and all who have anything to do with referees and their families a Happy Christmas.

International

Pro 12
    
Cardiff Blues vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Tim Hayes (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Scarlets vs Ospreys at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Neil Hennessy (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Edinburgh vs Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland) 
Assistant referees: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)

Leinster vs Ulster at Royal Dublin Society
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) 
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Trevor Collins (Ireland)
Television match official: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
 
Aironi vs Benetton Treviso at Stadio Zaffanella
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant Referees: Matteo Liperirni (Italy), Filippo Bertelli (Italy)
Television match official: Alan Falzone (FIR)

Munster vs Connacht at Thomond Park
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland) 

Domestic

England

Premiership

Northampton Saints vs Bath
Referee: David Rose

Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: David Pearson

Gloucester vs  London Wasps
Referee: Greg Garner

Worcester Warriors vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: JP Doyle

London Irish vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Dean Richards

The Championship

Bristol vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Martin Fox

Cornish Pirates vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Luke Pearce

Rotherham Titans vs Nottingham
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

London Welsh vs Esher
Referee: Paul Knowles
 
Doncaster Knights vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Darren Gamage

Moseley vs London Scottish
Referee: Ross Campbell

France

Top 14

Brive vs Clermont at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Stéphane Pomarède, Christophe Malterre
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui

Stade Français vs Biarritz at Stade Charlety (Paris)
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Cyril Lafon, David Parrini
Television match official: Laurent Valin

Perpignan vs Bordeaux at Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Alain Blondel, Laurent Sclafer
Television match official: Gilles Cogne

Toulon vs Lyon at Stade Mayol
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz, Philippe Gorbenko
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure

Bayonne vs Castres at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Jean-Michel Schutz
Television match official: Hervé Dubes

Racing-Métro vs Agen at Stade Yves du Manoir (Colombes)
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, Christophe Graviou
Television match official: Daniel Gillet

Montpellier vs Toulouse at Stade Yves du Manoir (Montpellier)
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Akim Hadj Bachir, Patrick Beuriot
Television match official: Eric Gonthier

Italy

Eccellenza, Round 7

Reggio vs San Gregorio Catania
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati)
Assistant referees: Claudio Blessano (Treviso), Angelo Marchesin (San Donà)

Cammi Calvisano vs Banca Monte Parma Crociati
Referee: Stefano Roscini (Milano)
Assistant referees: Vincenzo Smiraldi (Torino), Ferdinando Cusano (Vicenza)

Mantovani Lazio 1927 vs L’Aquila Rugby 1936
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Padova)
Assistant referees: Vincenzo De Martino (Napoli), Francesco Pier’Antoni (Colleferro)

Femi-CZ VEA R. Rovigo Delta vs Estra I Cavalieri Prato
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Milano)
Assistant referees: Giacomo Serchiani (Padova), Fausto Mariotti (Ferrara)

Marchiol Mogliano vs Petrarca Padova
Referee: Domenico Sironi (Colleferro)
Assistant referees: Alessandro Cason (Rovigo), Stefano Rebuschi (Rovigo)

Wales

Premiership

Neath vs Aberavon 
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: Greg Morgan, Steve Richmond

Carmarthen Quins vs Llandovery  
Referee: Tim Hayes
Assistant referees: Elwyn Marfell Jones, Craig Evans

Pontypridd vs Cardiff  
Referee: Sean Brickell
Assistant referees: David Williams, Stuart Vaudin

Newport vs Cross Keys 
Referee: James Jones
Assistant referees: Simon Rees, Haydn Edwards

Pontypool vs Bedwas  
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Morgan Whitehead

Tonmawr vs Bridgend  
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Jason Griffiths, Wayne Childs

Swansea vs Llanelli  
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Assistant referees: Huw David, Mark Jones