Referees for crucial Euro matches
Europe's competitions enter the crucial stage this weekend with the end of the pool matches. The teams for the quarterfinals will be decided.
Not only is there a battle for the top spot but to be a 'best loser'. There are five pools and so there is room for three 'best losers' to make the eight sides for the quarters.
There are crucial matches - Clermont vs Saracens, Leinster vs Wasps, Bath vs Glasgow and Racing vs Northampton Saints. Those are matches where referees will have to be especially on their toes in the Championship Cup.
The tough ones in the Challenge Cup are probably Edinburgh vs Bordeaux-Bègles and Grenoble vs Cardiff Blues.
International
Under-18
Italy vs France at Estadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila
Referee: Federico Meconi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Giampero Salvi (Italy), D Odoardi (Italy)
Women
Friendly
Ireland vs Wales at Ashbourne RFC
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Barry O'Keeffe (Ireland), Susan Carty (Ireland)
Friendly
Connacht Eagles vs Germany XV at the Sportsground, Galway,
Referee: Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Daniel Collins (Ireland), Jason Cairns (Ireland)
Portugal vs England Students at Estadio Universitario
Referee: tba
European Professional Club Rugby, Round 6
Championship
Munster vs Sale Sharks at Thomond Park
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
Television match official: Eric Gonthier (France)
Timekeeper: John Cole (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Gwyn Bowden (Wales)
Clermont Auvergne vs Saracens at Stade Marcel-Michelin
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Mark Patton (Ireland)
Television match official: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Patrick Beuriot (France)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Citing commissioner: Jeff Mark (Wales)
Castres vs Harlequins at Stade Pierre-Antoine
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Kelvin Shorte (Wales)
Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales)
Timekeeper: Bernard Dal Maso (France)
Assessor: Joël Dumé (France)
Citing commissioner: Achille Reali (Italy)
London Wasps vs Leinster at Coventry City Stadium
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah (France), Maxime Chalon (France)
Television match official: Hervé Dubes (France)
Timekeeper: Tony Turner (England)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Alberto Recaldini (Italy)
Ulster vs Leicester Tigers at Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Cyril Lafon (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
Timekeeper: Scottie Rankin (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Iain Goodall (Scotland)
Scarlets vs Toulon at Parc Y Scarlets
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Gareth Copsey (England)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Timekeeper: Terry Thomas (Wales)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Paul Minto (Scotland)
Montpellier vs Toulouse at Altrad Stadium
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Roy Maybank (England)
Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Timekeeper: Yves Bressy (France)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Citing commissioner: Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Bath vs Glasgow Warriors at The Recreation Ground
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)
Assessor: Nigel Yates (England)
Citing commissioner: Yves Thieffine (France)
Benetton Treviso vs Ospreys at Stadio Communale di Monigo
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona (France), Thomas Charabas (France)
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay (France)
Timekeeper: Walter Borghetto (Italy)
Assessor: Gabriele Villari (Italy)
Citing commissioner: Wade Dooley (England)
Northampton Saints vs Racing-Métro at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin (England)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: Eugene Ryan (Ireland)
Challenge Cup
Grenoble vs Cardiff Blues at Stade Lesdiguieres
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Pierre Bertherat (France)
Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)
Rovigo vs London Irish at Stadio Mario Battaglini
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Connolly (Ireland), Stuart Douglas (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Giannino Cappellozza (Italy)
Assessor: Rosanno Faccioli (Italy)
La Rochelle vs Connacht at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Cammie Rudkin (Scotland), Stephen Ward (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Gilles Cogne (France)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
Exeter Chiefs vs Bayonne at Sandy Park
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Graeme Wells (Scotland), David Changleng (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Bucharest Wolves vs Newcastle Falcons at Cluj Arena, Cluj
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Assessor: Giovanni Romano (Italy)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Stade Français at Rodney Parade
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Dean Richards (England), Nigel Carrick (England)
Timekeeper: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Edinburgh vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Murrayfield Stadium
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Jon Hardy (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Timekeeper: John Montgomery (Scotland)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: Gordon Black (Ireland)
London Welsh vs Lyon at Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Radu Petrescu (Romania), Cristian Raduta (Romania)
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion (England)
Assessor: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Brive vs Gloucester at Stadium Amédée-Doménech
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), Shane Kierans (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Bruno Bessot (France)
Assessor: Patrick Thomas (France)
Oyonnax vs Zebre at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Lloyd Lynton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Peter Allan (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Pierre Bertherat (France)
Assessor: Eric Darriere (France)
Citing commissioner: Alan Mansell (England)
EPCR Qualifying
CDUL vs Enisei at Estadio Universitario, Lisbon
Referee: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Assistant referees: Emanuelle Tomò (Italy), Luca Trentin (Italy)
Viadana vs El Salvador at Stadio Zaffanella, Viadana
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assessor: Fabrizio Zucchi (Italy)
Timekeeper: M Renzi (Italy)
British & Irish Quarterfinals
Rotherham Titans vs Leinster A
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Justin Williams (Wales), Richard Brace (Wales)
Doncaster Knights vs Munster A
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Andy Davies (Wales), Jason Griffiths (Wales)
Worcester Warriors vs Pontypridd
Referee: Andy Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Nigel Correll (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Ireland)
Bristol vs Yorkshire Carnegie
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees: Philip James Watters (England), Jonathan Healy (England)
Domestic
Australia
Friendly
Force vs Brumbies at McGillivray Oval, University of Western Australia, Perth
Referee: Andrew Lees
Assistant referees: Rob Kellam, Alex Ninkov
France
Pro D2, Round 18
Agen vs Béziers at Stade Armandie
Referee: Tual Trainini
Assistant referees: Maxime Rouquie, Alexandre Vallon
Goal judges: Franck Duport, Didier Veyssiere
Albi vs Montauban at Parc Municipal Des Sports
Referee: Cédric Clave
Assistant referees: Eric Gleyze, Cédric Chartrain
Goal judges: Christian Gregoire, Christophe Reynes
Bourgoin vs Mont-de-Marsan at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
Assistant referees: Thomas Chereque, Laurent Perrin
Goal judges: Alexandre Boissay, Roberto Sanchez
Massy vs Biarritz at Stade Maurice Lamarre
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
Assistant referees: Guillaume Birebent, Christophe Clavere
Goal judges: Hubert Durou, Stéphane Thelamon
Pau vs Colomiers at Stade Du Hameau
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Thierry Devais
Goal judges: Nicolas Coianiz, Emmanuel Heinrich
Perpignan vs Tarbes at Stade Aime Giral
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Benoît Escoubet
Goal judges: Maxime Bernard, Laurent Colin
Aurillac vs Narbonne at Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Julien Castaignède
Assistant referees: Fabien Soucaret, Fabrice Hand
Goal judges: Sylvain Bernard, Bruno Fiche
Dax vs Carcassonne at Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Jérôme Lamirand
Assistant referees: Loïc Frayssinet, Franck Rataj
Goal judges: Philippe Lecomte, Pascal Moreau
New Zealand
Friendly
Highlanders vs Crusaders in Timaru
Referees: Nick Briant, Jamie Nutbrown
Scotland
Premiership
Boroughmuir vs Gala
Referee: James McPhail
Assistant referees: Alistair Watt, Kevin McGhee
Currie vs Ayr
Referee: tba (England)
Assistant referees: Fraser Balharry, Willie Anderson
Edinburgh Accies vs Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Keith Allen
Assistant referees: Matt Duncan, Digby Thomas
Heriots vs Melrose
Referee: tba (England)
Assistant referees: Kevin White, Graeme Marshall
Assessor: John Bacigalupo
Stirling County vs Hawick
Referee: Charles Samson
Assistant referees: Craig Clark, David Jack
South Africa
Friendlies
South Western Districts Eagles vs Stormers at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Blue Bulls XV vs Cheetahs in Polokwane
Referee: Ben Crouse
Varsity Cup Friendly
Sharks XV vs Pukke in Durban
Referees: Archie Sehlako, Oregopotse Rametsi
Varsity Cup Friendlies
Maties vs Durbell at Coetzenburg C Field
Referees: Francois Pretorius, Rodney Boneparte
Hamiltons vs UCT Ikeys Hamiltons
Referees: Francois Pretorius, Rodney Boneparte
NMMU vs UWC at Saasfield, George
Referees: Francois Pretorius, Rodney Boneparte
UKZN vs Rovers at Peter Booysen Park, Pietermaritzburg
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Border Bulldogs XV vs CUT at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London (Two matches)
Referee: Lesego Legoete, Jaco Pretorius
Sishen vs Shimlas at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Jaco Kotze
Impala vs UP Tuks at Rustenburg Impala Stadium
Referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Tahla Ntshakaza
False Bay vs UCT Ikeys at False Bay RFC
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Dispatch vs Fort Hare Blues at Dispatch
Referees: Sindile Ngcese
Impala vs Tuks at Rustenburg Impala Stadium
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Spain
División De Honor, Round 14
Getxo vs Cisneros
Referee: Marc Riera (Barcelona)
Salvador vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Guipúzcoa)
Vigo vs Independiente
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)
Ordizia vs Valladolid RAC
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Málaga)
UE Santboiana vs Gernika
Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)
Pozuelo vs Hernani
Referee: Luis Santos (León)
División De Honor Femenina, Round 3
Majadahonda vs Getxo
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)
Crat A Coruña vs Cisneros
Referee: Belarmino Álvarez (Asturias)
GE I EG vs Olímpico Pozuelo
Referee: Joan Aloy (Gerona)
Inef Barcelona vs XV Sanse Scrum
Referee: Julio Aguirre (Barcelona)
División De Honor B, Round 16
Salvador “B” vs Oviedo
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)
Crat A Coruña vs Aparejadores Burgos
Referee: Adrian Rodriguez Noriega (Asturias)
Durango vs Eibar
Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao (Vizcaya)
Zarautz vs Bera Bera
Referee: Rafael Raposo (Valladolid)
Independiente “B” vs Valladolid RAC “B”
Referee: Eki Fanlo (Guipúzcoa)
Belenos vs Uribealdea
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)
Sitges vs Barcelona Enginyers
Referee: Cristian Moreno (Barcelona)
CAU Valencia vs L’Hospitalet
Referee: Alberto Ruíz Garcia (Vizcaya)
Tecnidex Valencia vs Lavila
Referee: José Luis Real (Valencia)
Barcelona UC vs Les Abelles
Referee: Miguel Crespo (Zaragoza)
Tasman Rugby Boadilla vs Cisneros “B”
Referee: Iñaki Muñoz (Madrid)
Cáceres vs Ciencias
Referee: Eliseo Patrón-Costas (Granada)
Alcobendas vs Olímpico
Referee: Ruben Magariño (Badajoz)
Ingenieros Indust Las Rozas vs Universidad Granada
Referee: Vasile Mugurel (Alicante)
Helvetia vs CAU Madrid
Referee: Joaquín Santo (Valencia)
Arquitectura vs Liceo Francés
Referee: Pablo Tornero (Jaén)
Wales
Premiership
Ebbw Vale vs Neath
Referee: Chris Williams
Assistant referees: Steffan Edwards, Huw F Lewis
Aberavon vs Llandovery
Referee: Robert Price
Assistant referees: Steve Buncombe, Steve Harwood
Bedwas vs Cross Keys
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Ben Porte, Robert Mota
Llanelli vs Cardiff
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Adrian Lewis
Carmarthen Quins vs Bridgend
Referee: David Cambourne
Assistant referees: Jon Fairhurst, Mark Jones
Pontypridd vs Newport - postponed