Referees to 16 January 2011
The Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup have another short burst this weekend and the next. There are several top matches demanding top referees.Then Super Rugby teams are stirring from their aestivation.
International
Friendly
Rebels vs Tonga A at Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Assistant referees: Mat Hall (Australia), Brad Smith (Australia)
Heineken Cup appointments:
Round 5
Pool 1
Cardiff Blues vs Castres
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistatnt referee: Chris White (England), Paul Dix (England)
Northampton Saints vs Edinburgh
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistatnt referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Sebastien Minery (France)
Pool 2
Clermont Auvergne vs Racing-Métro 92
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistatnt referee: Martin Fox (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Leinster vs Saracens
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistatnt referee: Laurent Cardona (France), Patrick Pechambert (France)
Pool 3
Toulon vs Munster
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Sean Davey (England), Peter Huckle (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Claudio Giacomel (Italy)
London Irish vs Ospreys
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Alan Rogan (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)
Pool 4
Bath vs Aironi
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland) , Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Matt Peters (England)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)
Ulster vs Biarritz
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistatnt referee: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Jonathan Mason (Wales)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)
Pool 5
Benetton Treviso vs Perpignan
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Ken Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Assessor: Steve Lander (England)
Scarlets vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Peter Haycock (Ireland)
Television match official: David McHugh (Ireland)
Pool 6
Toulouse vs Newport Gwent Dragons
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Peter Roche (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Glasgow Warriors vs London Wasps
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistatnt referee: David Bodily (Wales), Alan Jenkins (Wales)
Amlin Challenge Cup Appointments
Round 5
Pool 1
I Cavalieri Estra vs Harlequins
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assistatnt referee: Phil Connett (Wales), Julian Smith (Wales)
Bayonne vs Connacht
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Dean Richards (England), Roy Maybank (England)
Timekeeper: Trevor Fisher (England)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Pool 2
Sale Sharks vs Petrarca
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistatnt referee: Sean Brickell (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Brive vs Cetransa El Salvador
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Assistatnt referee: tba, Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Pool 3
Exeter Chiefs vs Bourgoin
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistatnt referee: Stefano Mancini (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Newcastle Falcons vs Montpellier
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Pool 4
Crociati vs Bucharest Oaks
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistatnt referee: Stephan Pomarede (France), Sebastien Cloute (France)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Stade Français vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Pool 5
Agen vs La Rochelle
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistatnt referee: Rob Debney (England), Alan Biggs (England)
Femi-Cz Rovigo vs Gloucester
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
British & Irish Cup
Llanelli vs Melrose
Referee: Richard Kelly (England)
Assistant referees: Hugh Griffiths (Wales), Andrew Miles (Wales)
Bedford Blues vs London Welsh
Referee: Terry Hall (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Macdonald (England), Darryl Chapman (England)
Assessor: Clive Nicholas (England)
Coach: Steve Savage (England)
Moseley vs Swansea
Referee: Andrew Mcmenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Simon McConnell (England), tbc
Assessor: Paul Emberson (England)
Pontypridd vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Neil Ballard (Wales), Rob Mota (Wales)
Llandovery vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Michael Black (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Colin Kirkhouse (Wales), Steve Harwood (Wales)
Cornish Pirates vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Ross Campbell (England)
Assistant referees: Steve Leyshon (England), Nigel Higginson (England)
Leinster A vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assistant referees: Barrie O' Connell (Ireland), David Connolly (Ireland)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Birmingham & Solihull vs Ayr
Referee: Rhys Thomas (Wales)
Assistant referees: Dale Newitt (England), James Minards (England)
Assessor: N Chapman (England)
Ulster Ravens vs Neath
Referee: tba
Assistant referees: Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland), Barry O'Keeffe (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Nottingham vs Munster
Referee: Johann van der Merwe (Scotland)
Currie vs Newport
Referee: tba
Assistant referees: Andrew Healy (Scotland), Digby Thomas (Scotland)
Domestic
England
The Championship
Esher vs Nottingham
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Tom Davis, Darryl Chapman
France
Pro D2, Round 17
Christine Bigaran is the first woman official in a Pro D2 match in France.
Auch vs Pau
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Pierre Chastrusse
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure
Goal judges: Mourad Zitouni, Thierry Le Grand
Grenoble vs Tarbes
Referee: Eric Gonthier
Assistant referees: Eric Lavit, Jean-Michel Huguet
Assessor: Esteve Fernandez
Goal judges: Ludovic Carrillo, Philippe Graciet
Mont-de-Marsan vs Colomiers
Referee: Salem Attalah
Assistant referees: Paul Henri Courbier, Jacques De Lemos
Assessor: Max Benoît, Joël Dumé
Goal judges: Jean-François Sousbielle, Pascal Moreau
Lyon vs Carcassonne
Referee: David Rosich
Assistant referees: Francis Vanamandel, Jean-Christophe Clot
Assessor: Jean-Marie Bigot
Goal judges: Mathieu Bonneau, Thierry Cazalet
Narbonne vs Aix-en-Provence
Referee: Laurent Valin
Assistant referees: Alain Monteux, Christian Destruhaut
Assessor: Henri Claudio, Patrick Robin
Goal judges: Christine Bigaran, Stéphane Duberger
Albi vs Dax
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Lionel Fillol
Assessor: Pierre Guichard, Michel Lamoulie
Goal judges: Laurent Gennero, Franck Bernos
Aurillac vs Bordeaux
Referee: Eric Soulan
Assistant referees: David Passicos, Emmanuel Rosich
Assessor: Jean-Paul Soules, Alain Fernandez
Goal judges: Pascal Vitrac, Eric Sentucq
Oyonnax vs Saint Etienne
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Eric Molier, Thierry Guilloton
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak
Goal judges: Laurent Perrin, Jérôme Lamarque
Italy
Trofeo Eccellenza, Round 5
Girone A
HBS GranDucato Parma vs Casinò di Venezia
Referee: Filippo Bertelli (Ferrara)
Assistant referees: Fausto Mariotti (Ferrara), Filizzola (Milano)
Girone B
Futura Park Rugby Roma vs Mantovani Lazio
Referee: Matteo Liperini (Livorno)
Assistant referees: Fabrizio Zucchi (Livorno), Marco Masetti (Arezzo)
Scotland
Premier Cup
If Selkirk get to play the match, it will be their first in more than seven weeks.
Selkirk vs Hawick
Referee: Charles Samson
Assistant referee: Malcolm Gray Bob Nevins
Boroughmuir vs Stirling County
Referee: Cammy Rudkin
Assistant referee: Malcolm Currie, Brian Darling
Dundee HSFP vs Gala
Referee: Jean-Marie Burel
Assistant referee: Mhairi Hay, Jim Oswald
Glasgow Hawks vs Edinburgh Accies
Referee: Alan Campbell
Assistant referee: Ted Coutts, Adrian Graves
Heriots vs Stewarts/Melville
Referee: Shane Lewis (England)
Assistant referee: tbc, Andy Law
West of Scotland vs Watsonians
Referee: Graham Knox
Assistant referee: Dave Walker, Archie McInally
South Africa
Friendlies
Stormers vs Maties
Referee: François Groenewald
Stormers vs UCT
Referee: Matt Kemp
Spain
División de Honor, Round 16
Cajasol Rugby Ciencias vs Bizkaia Gernika at La Cartuja (Sevilla)
Referee: José Ignacio Fernández Soria (Madrid)
UE Santboiana Seat vs La Vila at Baldiri Aleu (Sant Boi Del Llobregat)
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (País Vasco)
Ampo Ordizia Re vs Sanitas Alcobendas at Altamira, (Ordizia)
Referee: Félix Villegas (Castilla y León)
Pegamo Bera Bera vs CAU Valencia at Anoeta (San Sebastián)
Referee: José Luis Molpeceres (Castilla y León)
Cetransa El Salvador vs Vrac Quesos Entrepinares at Pepe Rojo (Valladolid)
Referee: Joan Montoya (País Vasco)
Wales
Premiership
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Cardiff
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: Ian Davies, Steve Nash
Tonmawr vs Pontypool
Referee: Greg Morgan
Assistant referees: Mark Jones, Stuart Vaudin
Bedwas vs Aberavon
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: David Swain, Wayne Childs