Referees to 16 September 2018
A tough time is expected for the Springboks in windy Wellington this coming weekend when they, after losing successive matches come up against the All Blacks who seem incapable of losing.
Then there are tough matches in the PRO14, the three UK Premierships and France's Top 14.
The top leagues are starting in Italy and Spain.
In New Zealand and South Africa, the provincial competitions are gathering momentum. Perhaps the most interesting is the Currie Cup match in Johannesburg between the Golden Lions and Western Province, both unbeaten teams.
International
Rugby Championship, Round 4
New Zealand vs South Africa at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France), Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Australia vs Argentina at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
*Cbus Super Stadium was originally the Robina Stadium after the name of the Gold Coast suburb where it was built. Cbus is a sponsor's name - Construction and Building Unions Superannuation, which manages the finds of a large number of members in the construction industry. The stadium seats just over 27 000 spectators.
PRO14, Round 3
Edinburgh vs Connacht at Murrayfield
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Craig Evans, Ian Kenny (Scotland)
Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Scarlets vs Benetton Treviso at Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland), Simon Mills (Wales)
Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)
Timekeeper: Stuart Vaudin (Wales)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Kings vs Ulster at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse, (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Munster vs Ospreys at Irish Independent Park, Cork
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Leinster vs Newport Gwent Dragons at RDS, Dublin
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joy Neville (Ireland), Mark Patton (Ireland)
Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Cheetahs vs Glasgow at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks (South Africa)
Zebre vs Cardiff at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Jonny Erskine, Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Television match official: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Domestic
Australia
National Rugby Championship
Queensland Country vs Fiji Druas
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees: Shane Barr, Brett Cronan
NSW Country Eagles vs Melbourne Rising at Glen Willow Complex Mudgee
Referee: William Houston
Assistant referees: Dru Tonks, Mitchell Dwyer
Sydney vs Brisbane City Woollahra Oval
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant referees: James Quinn, Lincoln Stollery
Television match official: Amy Perrett
Canberra Vikings vs Western Force at Vikings Park
Referee: Jordan Way
Assistant referees: Brodie Ingram, Reuben Keane
England
Premiership
Gloucester vs Bristol Bears
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, Adam Leal
Television match official: Sean Davey
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters
Assessor: Christopher White
Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Philip Watters
Television match official: Stuart Terheege
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Worcester Warriors vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Steve Lee
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion
Assessor: Martin Fox
Harlequins vs Bath
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Anthony Woodthorpe
Television match official: David Rose
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet
Assessor: Andrew Vertigan
Northampton Saints vs Saracens
Referee: John-Paul Doyle
Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley Peter Allan
Television match official: Keith Lewis
Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Wasps vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales, Jonathan Healy
Television match official: Malcolm Sinclair
Timekeeper: Tim Wigglesworth
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Championship
Nottingham vs London Scottish
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Michael Patz Simon Park
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
Hartpury College vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Michael Hudson
Assistant referees: Clare Daniels, Gregory D Garner
Assessor: Lloyd Jackson
Richmond vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: George Selwood, Nigel Carrick
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
Coach: Robin Goodliffe
Coventry vs Bedford Blues
Referee: John Meredith
Assistant referees: Lionel Spooner, Peter Brunt
Assessor: Peter Farrell
Coach: Peter Huckle
Ealing Trailfinders vs Yorkshire Carnegie
Referee: Matthew O'Grady
Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman, Simon Adams
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Women's Premiership
Wasps Ladies vs Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Harry Walbaum
Assistant referees: David Parsons Katherine Ritchie
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Saracens vs Worcester Valkyries
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
Assistant referees: David Myers, Paul Carroll
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks vs Gloucester-Hartpury
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Assistant referees: Michael Hurdley, Andrew Gill
Richmond vs Firwood Waterloo Ladies
Referee: Samuel Phillips
Assistant referees: Michael Woods, Andrew Jonathan M Jackson
Assessor: Peter Topham
Harlequins Ladies vs Bristol Bears Women
Referee: Andrew Wigley
Assistant referees: Tim Bailey, Tracy Pettingale
Assessor: Ian Woodgate
France
Top 14
Lyon vs Montpellier at Matmut Stadium Gerland
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Arnaud Blondel
Television match official: Éric Gonthier
Agen vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Armandie
Referee: Cyrille Lafon
Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Thierry Guilloton
Television match official: Mourad Zitouni
Toulouse vs Racing 92 at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Sébastien Minery
La Rochelle vs Perpignan at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Laurent Breil
Television match official: Denis Grenouillet
Pau vs Clermont at Stade du Hameau
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Tual Trainini, Richard Duha
Television match official: Éric Briquet Campin
Castres vs Grenoble at Stade Pierre Fabre
Referee: Julien Castaignède
Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Jacques De Lemos
Television match official: Laurent Sclafer
Stade Français vs Toulon at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: Vincent Blasco Baque, Bruno Gabaldon
Television match official: Patrick Dellac
Ireland
Under-19
Munster vs Connacht at Thomond Park
Referee: Oisin Quinn
Ulster vs Leinster at Newforge Country
Referee: Richard Horgan
Women's Interprovincial
Leinster vs Munster at Energia Park
Referee: Grainne Crabtree
Connacht vs Ulster at The Sportsground
Referee: Mike Scanlon
Italy
Top 12, Round 1
Medicei vs Valorugby Emilia
Referee: Vincenzo Schipani (Benevento)
Fiamme Oro vs Mogliano
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Brescia)
Valsugana vs Petrarca
Referee: Emanuele Tomò (Roma)
Rovigo vs Lazio
Referee: Riccardoli Angelucci (Livorno)
Viadana vs San Donà
Referee: Stefano Bolzonella (Cuneo)
Calvisano vs Verona
Referee: Manuel Bottino (Roma)
New Zealand
Mitre 10 Cup
North Harbour vs Canterbury at QBE Stadium, North Harbour
Referee: Angus Mabey
Waikato vs Hawkes Bay at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Referee: Nick Briant
Northland vs Manawatu at Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Referee: Michael Winter
Tasman vs Taranaki at Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
Counties Manukau vs Wellington at Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Richard Kelly
Southland vs Otago at Rugby Park, Invercargill
Referee: James Munro
North Harbour vs Bay of Plenty at QBE Stadium, North Harbour
Referee: Nick Webster
Canterbury vs Auckland at Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe
Heartland Championship
North Otago vs King Country Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru
Referee: Vincent Ringrose
Poverty Bay vs East Coast More FM Rugby Park Gisborne
Referee: Nick Hogan
South Canterbury vs Wanganui Alpine Energy Stadium Timaru
Referee: Tim Griffiths
Thames Valley vs Buller Paeroa Domain Paeroa
Referee: Richard Gordon
Wairarapa Bush vs Mid Canterbury Trust House Memorial Park Masterton
Referee: Hugh Reed
West Coast vs Horowhenua Kapiti Rugby Park Greymouth
Referee: Tipene Cottrell
Farah Palmer Cup, Round 3
Wellington vs Otago
Referee: Tim Griffiths
Counties Manukau vs Auckland
Referee: Hugh Reed
Manawatu vs Bay Plenty
Referee: Mike Fraser
Canterbury vs Waikato
Referee: Lara West
Taranaki vs Hawke’s Bay
Referee: Nick Hogan
North Harbour vs Tasman
Referee: Angus Mabey
Scotland
Premiership
Ayr vs Stirling County
Referee: Finlay Brown
Assistant referees: Iain Morrison, Alistair Watt
Assessor: Jim Fleming
Currie Chieftains vs Hawick
Referee: Michael Todd
Assistant referees: David Changleng, Willie Anderson
Edinburgh Academical vs Heriot's
Referee: Ian Kenny
Assistant referees: Ruairidh Campbell, Bob Nevins
Assessor: Neil Paterson
Glasgow Hawks vs Boroughmuir at Kelvinside Academy)
Referee: Ross Mabon
Assistant referees: Fergus Hollins, Stephen Ward
Assessor: Gordon McMurray,
Watsonians vs Melrose
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sam O'neil, Digby Thomas
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier
Blue Bulls vs Pumas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Jaco Pretorius, Christopher Allison
Television match official: Lesego Legoete
Golden Lions vs Western Province at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Griffin Colby
Television match official: Willie Vos
Griquas vs Free State Cheetahs at Griqua Park, Kimberley
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Nico Schmahl
Television match official: JJ Wagner
1st Division
Border Bulldogs vs Eastern Province Elephants at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Assistant referees: Patrick Bulwana, JP Clements
Valke vs South Western Districts Eagles at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Assistant referees: Mpho Matsaung, Stefan Thompson
Griffons vs Boland Cavaliers at Northwest Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Darren Colby, Eon van Zyl
Under-21 Championship
Sharks vs Vodacom Blue Bulls at Kings Park 2, Durban
Referee: Paul Mente
Assistant referees: Eduan Nel, Local
Eastern Province Elephants vs Leopards at Despatch Rugby Field, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
Assistant referees: Bulelani Naka, Local
Golden Lions vs Western Province at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Assistant referees: Griffin Colby, Local
Under-20 Championship
Pumas vs South Western Districts Eagles at Hoërskool Middelburg, Middelburg
Referee: Johre Botha
Valke vs Down Touch Griffons at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Mpho Matsaung
Under-19 Championship
Eastern Province Elephants vs Leopards at Despatch RFC, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Bulelani Naka
Golden Lions vs Western Province at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Griffin Colby
Sharks vs Vodacom Blue Bulls at Kings Park 2, Durban
Referee: Eduan Nel
Women's Inter-Provincial
Boland vs South Western Districts Boland at Grabouw High School, Grabouw
Referee: Ashleigh Murray
Pumas vs Leopards at Hoërskool Middelburg, Middelburg
Referee: Siyanda Ketse
Limpopo vs Golden Lions at Noordelikes RFC, Polokwane
Referee: Lusanda Mtiya
Kwa-Zulu Natal vs Blue Bulls at Kings Park 2, Durban
Referee: Graciano Pienaar
Eastern Province vs Western Province at Despatch RFC, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Maria Mabote
Free State vs Border at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Bulela Qwane
Spain
Liga Heineken, Round 1
Campus Universitario Ourense vs Getxo Artea at Pabellón Universitario
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate
Bera Bera vs Kaleido Universidade De Vigo at Kote Olaizola
Referee: Andrés Rodríguez
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares B vs Uribealdea at Pepe Rojo
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
Durango Nissan-Gaursa vs Silverstorm El Salvador Emerging at Arripauseta
Referee: Ignacio Marquinez
CAU Valencia vs Les Abelles at El Río
Referee: Federico Juan Cosse
L'Hospitalet vs Poble Nou at Feixa Llarga
Referee: Alberto Ruíz
UE Santboiana B vs Bantierra Fénix Zaragoza at Baldiri Aleu
Referee: Joaquín Santoro
Tecnidex Valencia vs Sant Cugat at Quatre Carreres
Referee: Rafael Alcalde
BUC Barcelona vs Andemen Tatami at La Foixarda
Referee: Andoni Susperregi
Wales
Premiership
Bridgend vs Swansea
Referee: Dan Jones
Assistant referees: Dai Cambourne, Simon Harris
Television match official: Sean Brickell
Cross Keys vs Neath
Referee: Gareth John
Assistant referees: Mike English, Richard Hughes
Bargoed vs Carmarthen
Referee: Stephen Allsop
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Steve Nash
Cardiff vs Newport
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Chris Oliver, Mike Cox
RGC 1404 vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Simon Rees
Assistant referees: Andy Davies, Craig Roberts
Bedwas vs Llandovery
Referee: Jason Morris
Assistant referees: Aaron Parry, Tony Davies
Aberavon vs Pontypridd
Referee: Aled Evans
Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Neil Howells
Llanelli vs Merthyr
Referee: Elfyn Morris Roberts
Assistant referees: Carwyn Williams, Mark Jones