Referees to 17 January
European matches break out again for the top sides - Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup with lots of referees hoping that the weather will improve.
International
Friendlies
Pretoria University vs Russia in Pretoria
Referee: Luke Burger (Blue Bulls)
Pretoria University vs Russia in Pretoria
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe (Valke)
Heineken Cup, Round 5
Glasgow Warriors vs Dragons at Firhill Arena
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Haycock (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Ireland)
Television match official: David Anderson (Scotland)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
Ulster vs Edinburgh at Ravenhill
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistant referees: Eric Gauzens (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas (France)
Benetton Treviso vs Munster at Stadio Communale di Monigo
Referee: Chris White (England)
Assistant referees: David Rose (England), Kevin Stewart (England)
Television match official: David Matthews (England)
Gloucester vs Biarritz at Kingsholm
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Darragh McCormack (Ireland)
Leicester Tigers vs Viadana at Welford Road
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Jonathan Mason (Wales)
Clermont Auvergne vs Ospreys at Stade Marcel-Michelin
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
Stade Français vs Bath at Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Colin Stanley (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Cardiff Blues vs Sale Sharks at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou (France)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Leinster vs Brive at Royal Dublin Showground
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Dean Richards (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Northampton Saints vs Perpignan at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland)
Toulouse vs Harlequins at Stade Ernest-Wallon
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales), Sean Brickell (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Scarlets vs London Irish at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jérôme Lamirand (France)
Television match official: Daniel Gillet (France)
Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 5
Bourgoin vs Bucuresti Oaks at Stade Pierre-Rajon
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alan Falzone (Italy), Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Saracens vs Toulon at Vicarage Road
Referee: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Alan Forest (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
London Wasps vs Roma at Adams Park
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Rob Dickson (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Connacht vs Montpellier at the Sports Ground
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Graham Knox (Scotland), Ronnie Dumma (Scotland)
Castres vs Rovigo at Stade Pierre-Antoine
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney (England), Alan Biggs (England)
Albi vs Newcastle Falcons at La Maison des Sports
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Michael Black (Ireland), Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Bayonne vs Racing-Metro 92 at Stade Jean-Dauger
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Stefano Marrama (Italy), Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Television match official: Stefano Mancini (Italy)
Parma vs Leeds Carnegie at Stadio at vs Aprile
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Akim Hadj Bachir (France), Eric Soulan (France)
Worcester Warriors vs Olympus Rugby XV Madrid at Sixways
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Huw David (Wales), Neil Perkins (Wales)
Petrarca Padova vs Montauban at Stadio Plebiscito
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Ashley Rowden (England), Don Helme (England)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Domestic
England
The Championship
Bristol vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Tba
Assistant referees: Keith Lewis, Nigel Higginson
Assessor: Ashley Reay
Bedford Blues vs Nottingham
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Assistant referees: Adrian Hartwell, Nick Carrick
Assessor: Tony Trigg
Coach Clive Leeke
Birmingham & Solihull vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Tba
Assistant referees: Steve Lee, Tba
London Welsh vs Moseley
Referee: Mark Wilson
Assistant referees: Darren Gamage, Paul Burton
Assessor: Keith Page
Plymouth Albion vs Coventry
Referee: Tba
Assistant referees: Ed Turnill, James Minards
Rotherham Titans vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Michael Tutty
Assistant referees: Trevor Fisher, Rhys Davies
Assessor: N Chapman
France
Pro D2, Round 17
Grenoble vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Laurent Valin
Assistant referees: Jean-Michel Schutz, Thierry Chanut
Assessor: Michel Sicard
Goal judges: Maxime Bernard, Christophe Gaillardon
La Rochelle vs Agen
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Gérard Gacon, Lionel Fillol
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel
Goal judges: Sébastien Antunes, Eric Lacombe
Auch vs Bordeaux
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Assistant referees: Christian Destruhaut, Denis Grenouillet
Assessor: Michel Roger
Goal judges: Robert Crabos, Michael Richard
Aix-en-Provence vs Lyon
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Assistant referees: Philippe Graciet, Alain Moretto
Assessor: Christian Zidel
Goal judges: Jérôme Favre, Pierric Gerbier
Narbonne vs Lannemezan
Referee: Eric Gonthier
Assistant referees: Jean-Claude Pairault, Dominique Parrini
Assessor: Pierre Guichard
Goal judges: Laurent Guillermard, Thierry Le Grand
Pau vs Aurillac
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Gonzalez, Jean-Christophe Clot
Assessor: Francis Coup
Goal judges: Mourad Zitouni, Jean-Christophe Lacrampe Moine
Tarbes vs Oyonnax
Referee: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Assistant referees: Pierre Chastrusse, Eric Sentucq
Assessor: Jean Paul Grellety
Goal judges: Arnaud Blondel, Vincent Blasco
Dax vs Colomiers
Referee: Christophe Labaune
Assistant referees: Thierry Cazalet, Jean-François Fourquet
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure
Goal judges: Nicolas Datas, Vincent Chiodi Schroeder
Ireland
AIL Division 1
Clontarf vs UL Bohemians
Referee: Simon McDowell
Cork Constitution vs Blackrock College
Referee: John Carvill
Shannon vs Dolphin
Referee: David Wilkinson
St Mary's vs Garryowen
Referee: Alan Rogan
Ballynahinch vs Dungannon
Referee: Jonathan Peak
Old Belvedere vs Young Munster
Referee: Leo Colgan
University College Cork vs Galwegians
Referee: Mark Hermin
Buccaneers vs Ballymena
Referee: Trevor Collins
Italy
No Super 10 matches
Scotland
Premiership
Dundee HSFP vs Heriot's
Referee: Andy Ireland
Assistant referees: Frazer Balharry, Archie McInally
Edinburgh Academicals vs Boroughmuir
Referee: David Jack
Assistant referees: tba, John Montgomery
Glasgow Hawks vs Watsonians
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
Assistant referees: Jean-Marie Burel, Brian Darling
Melrose vs Ayr
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: tba, Digby Thomas
Coach: Andy Clift
Selkirk vs Currie
Referee: Andrew Healy
Assistant referees: Malcolm Gray, Bob Nevins
Stewart Melville FP vs West of Scotland
Referee: tba (Italy)
Assistant referees: Gus Tweedale, Graham Allen
Coach: Charles Adams
South Africa
Friendlies
Pretoria University vs Tswane University of Technology) in Pretoria
Referee: Ben Crouse (Blue Bulls)
Shimlas vs Pretoria University in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein Tiaan Jonker (Golden Lions)
Stormers vs UCT at Riebeeck West
Referee: Joey Salmans (Western Province)
Wales
No principality matches