Referees for Easter 2011
Holy Week, heading into Easter - for some an intensely religious time, for others holiday time, and the result is fewer matches this week - fewer but still frighteningly intense in France.
International
European Nations Cup
Netherlands vs Belgium in Amsterdam
Referee: Horatiu Bargaunas (Romania)
Asian 5 Nations
Kazakhstan vs Hong Kong at National University Stadium in Almaty
Referee: Scott Herbert (AGRFU)
Assistant referees: Harry Mason (Singapore), Anasstasya Khamova (Kazakhstan)
Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates at the Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club in Colombo
Referee: Tobi Lothian (Hong Kong)
Assistant referees: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong ), Dharmapalage Nimal (Sri Lanka)
Under-18
FIRA-AER European Championship
Referees: Ian Tempest (England), Ken Lambrechts (Belgium), Alistair Watt (Scotland), Arnaud Blondel (France), Csaba Priskin (Hungary), Mark Patton (Ireland), Marius Mitrea (Italy), Rhys Thomas (Wales), Kacper Michalkiewicz (Poland), Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Under-17
Italy vs France at Recco
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Under-16/17
England Under-16 vs Italy Under-17 at Macclesfield
Referee: tba
Assistant referees: tba, Mike Firby
Under-16
England vs Wales
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Super 15
Blues vs Rebels in Albany
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Crusaders vs Highlanders in Nelson
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), James McPhail (New Zealand)
Television match official: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Reds vs Waratahs in Brisbane
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Stephen Hill (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Lesczcynski (Australia)
Force vs Bulls in Perth
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Andrew Lees (Australia), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Sharks vs Hurricanes in Durban
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce (Australia), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Lions vs Chiefs in Johannesburg
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)
Magners League
Ulster vs Connacht
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Edinburgh vs Newport
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Iain Bruce (Scotland)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)
Cardiff Blues vs Benetton Treviso at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Simon Harris (Wales)
Ospreys vs Munster at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Jérôme Graces (France)
Assistant referees: Leighton Hodges (Wales), David Bodilly (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Aironi vs Leinster
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Claudio Blessano (Italy)
Glasgow vs Scarlets
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Andy Ireland (Scotland), Archie McInally (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
British & Irish Cup
Pontypridd vs Bristol at Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Referee: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Phil Connett (Wales)
Bedford Blues vs Worcester
Referee: tba
Assistant referees: Gareth Copsey (England), James Minards (England)
Coach: Clive Leeke (England)
Domestic
England
Argentina
Campeonato Argentino de Mayores 2011 Finals
Zona Campeonato
Final
Buenos Aires vs Córdoba at Belgrano Athletic Club
Referee: Omar Alcócer (Tucumán)
Assistant referees: Claudio Antonio (Cuyo), Eugenio Romanini (Rosario)
Zona Descenso
Alto Valle vs Mar del Plata at Marabunta RC
Referee: Mauro Rivera (Rosario)
Assistant referees: Ignacio Rellán (URBA), Hernán Iglesias (URBA)
San Juan vs Santa Fe at San Juan RC
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Cordobesa)
Assistant referees: Víctor Riera (Alto Valle), Gustavo Ianchina (Cuyo)
Permanencia Zona Ascenso
Noreste vs Austral at CURNE
Referee: Carlos Pinto (Tucumán)
Assistant referees: Augusto Báez (Formosa), Luis Martínez (Misiones)
Premiership
Gloucester vs Northampton Saints at Kingsholm
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Sale Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs at Edgeley Park (Stockport)
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Newcastle Falcons vs Leicester Tigers at Kingston Park, Newcastle
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
London Wasps vs Bath at Twickenham
Referee: Wayne Barnes
London Irish vs Northampton Saints at Madejski Stadium, Reading
Referee: David Rose
Saracens vs Gloucester at Vicarage Road, Watford
Referee: Dave Pearson
Leeds Carnegie vs Harlequins at Headingley
Referee: Martin Fox
Friendly
Army vs RAF at Aldershot
Referee: tba
France
Top 14, Round 25
Castres vs Biarritz at Stade Pierre Antoine
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Hervé Dubes
Racing-Métro vs Agen at Stade Yves Du Manoir (Colombes)
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Sébastien Cloute, Jean-Luc Gonzalez
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Bayonne vs Stade Français at Stade Jean-Dauger
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Jean-Marie Piraveau, René Bordeneuve
Television match official: Bernard Dal Maso
Toulouse vs Bourgoin at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos, Patrick Bellet
Television match official: Akim Hadj Bachir
Clermont vs La Rochelle at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Stéphane Boyer, Christophe Malterre
Television match official: Eric Soulan
Toulon vs Perpignan at Stade Mayol
Referee: tba
Brive vs Montpellier at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Pascal Gauzère
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal, Bruno Fiche
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Scotland
Premier A
Melrose vs Ayr
Referee: Graham Knox
Assistant referees: David Jack, Digby Thomas
Glasgow Hawks vs Currie
Referee: Andy Macpherson
Assistant referees: Ted Coutts, Iain Bruce
USA
Rugby Super League
OPSB vs Denver Barbarians
Referee: Brian Zapp
Coach: Richard Every
Assessor: Paul Rosenzweig
Wales
Premiership - postponed matches
Llandovery vs Pontypridd
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Chris Williams, Steve Curtis
Tonmawr vs Cross Keys
Referee: tba
Assistant referees: Matthew Thomas, Peter Evans
Newport vs Cardiff
Referee: Sean Brickell
Assistant referees: Peter Mortimer, Neil Penny
Llanelli vs Cross Keys
Referee: Martyn Lewis
Assistant referees: Greg Morgan, Steve Harwood
Pontypool vs Tonmawr
Referee: Jason Griffiths
Assistant referees: David Jones, Alan Shepperd
Llandovery vs Carmarthen Quins
Referee: Colin Kirkhouse
Assistant referees: Elwyn Marfell Jones, Tony Pratt
Newport vs Aberavon
Referee: Phil Fear
Assistant referees: Gary Davies, Wayne Childs