Referees to 13 January 2013

By Paul Dobson

Monday 7 Jan 2013

Intercountry activity is back in Europe with the Heineken Cup, the Amlin Challenge Cup and the British & Irish Cup. It's a great employment and travelling opportunity for match officials!T

The match between Curaçao and St Vincent & the Grenadines is an historic one - Curaçao's very first Test. It is fitting that the referee, Piet Veldhuizen, is from the Netherlands as Curaçao was formerly the Dutch Antilles, captured by the Dutch from Spain.

International

North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Championship

Curaçao vs St Vincent & the Grenadines in Willemstad

Referee: Piet Veldhuizen (Netherlands)

Assistant referees: George Nicholson (Barbados), Local

Heineken Cup, Round 5

Edinburgh vs Munster at Murrayfield

Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Assistant referees: Cyril Lafon (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)

Television match official: Daniel Gillet (France)

Timekeeper: John Montgomery (England)

Citing commissioner: Alberto Recaldini (Italy)

Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)

Racing-Métro 92 vs Saracens at La Beaujoire, Nantes

Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Brian Macneice (Ireland)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Eric Gauzins (France)

Citing commissioner: Eddie Walsh (Ireland)

Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Ospreys vs Leicester Tigers at Liberty Stadium

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)

Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Terry Thomas (Wales)

Citing commissioner: Iain Goodall (Scotland)

Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)

Toulouse vs Benetton Treviso at Ernest Wallon

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)

Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Timekeeper: Bruno Bessot (France)

Citing commissioner: Matt Bayliss (England)

Assessor: Patrick Thomas (France)

Harlequins vs Connacht at The Stoop

Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Mourad Zitouni (France)

Television match official: John Sheehan (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Vincent Azoulay (France)

Citing commissioner: Jean-Etienne Bernard (France)

Assessor: Bob Ockenden (England)

Zebre vs Biarritz at Stadio at V Aprille, Parma

Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), David Keane (Ireland)

Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Giovanni Morandin (Italy)

Citing commissioner: Tom McCormack (Ireland)

Assessor: Rosanno Facioli (Italy)

Ulster vs Glasgow Warriors at Ravenhill

Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona (France), Stéphane Pomarède (France)

Television match official: Hervé Dubes (France)

Timekeeper: David Armstrong (Ireland)

Citing commissioner: Peter Larter (England)

Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)

Northampton Saints vs Castres at Franklins Gardens

Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Michael Black (Ireland)

Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)

Citing commissioner: Douglas Hunter (Scotland)

Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)

Leinster vs Scarlets at RDS

Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

Assistant referees: Sébastien Cloute (France), Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier (France)

Timekeeper: Andrew Baird (Ireland)

Citing commissioner: François Guers (France)

Assessor: Nigel Williams (Wales)

Clermont Auvergne vs Exeter Chiefs at Marcel Michelin

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Neil Hennessy (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)

Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Timekeeper: Gilles Cogne (France)

Citing commissioner: Eugene Ryan (Ireland)

Assessor: Claudio Giacomel (Italy)

Toulon vs Cardiff Blues at Stade Felix Mayol

Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Andrew Pearce (England)

Television match official: David Grashoff (England)

Timekeeper: Philippe Bonhoure (France)

Citing commissioner: Buster White (England)

Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Sale Sharks vs Montpellier at Salford Stadium

Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)

Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin (England)

Citing commissioner: Gwyn Bowden (Wales)

Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)

Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 5

Mont-de-Marsan vs London Irish at Stade Guy Boniface

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Assistant referees: Claudio Blessano (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)

Timekeeper: Jean-Marie Piraveau (France)

Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

Bordeaux-Bègles vs Gloucester at Stade André Moga

Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Peter Allan (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)

Timekeeper: Bernard Perez (France)

Assessor: Eric Darriere (France)

VEA Femi-CZ Rovigo vs Worcester Warriors at Stadio Mario Battaglini

Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)

Timekeeper: Giannino Cappellozza (Italy)

Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)

Bizkaia Gernika RT vs Perpignan Urbieta at Sport Centre, Guernica

Referee: Ian Tempest (England)

Assistant referees: tba, Gareth Copsey (England)

Assessor: Gabriele Villari (Italy)

London Wasps vs Rugby Mogliano at Adams Park

Referee: Cédric Marchat (France)

Assistant referees: Arnaud Blondel (France), Eric Soulan (France)

Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)

Assessor: Gianni Romano (Italy)

Bayonne vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Stade Jean Dauger

Referee: Andrew Small (England)

Assistant referees: Martin Fox (England), Stuart Terheege (England)

Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)

Timekeeper: Marc Desclaux (France)

Citing commissioner: John West (Ireland)

Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)

Cammi Rugby Calvisano vs Bucharest Wolves at Peroni Stadium, Calvisano

Referee: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Barrie O' Connell (Ireland), David Connolly (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Giuseppe Pera (Italy)

Assessor: Fabrizio Zucchi (Italy)

Bath vs Agen at Recreation Grounds

Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Olly Hodges (Ireland), /Dave O'Flynn (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)

Assessor: Joel Dumé (France)

London Welsh vs I Cavalieri Prato at Kassam Stadium Oxford

Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), Shane Kierans (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Brian Abrahams (England)

Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)

Grenoble vs Stade Français at Stade Lesdiguières,

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Assistant referees: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts (England), Kevin Stuart (England)

Television match official: Trevor Fisher (England)

Timekeeper: Serge Marzullo (Italy)

Citing commissioner: Richard McGhee (Scotland)

Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

British & Irish Cup

Ulster Ravens vs Bristol

Referee: Johann van der Merwe (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Oisin Quinn (Ireland), Rob Watson (Ireland)

Moseley vs London Scottish

Referee: Simon Rees (Wales)

Assistant referees: Nicholas Cockburn (England), Michael Patz (England)

Leinster A vs Pontypridd

Referee: Steve Lee (England)

Assistant referees: Ken Henley-Willis (Ireland), Dermot Blake (Ireland)

Stirling County vs Bedford Blues

Referee: Nigel Correll (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Rob Dickson (Scotland) Gus Tweedale (Scotland)

Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)

Swansea vs Carmarthen

Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland)