Referees to 20 January 2013
As January flies away, the European competitions reach a critical stage - the last round of pool matches. The massive one is Leicester Tigers vs Toulouse in Leicester with George Clancy to referee.
Munster vs Racing-Métro is also a vital match for both clubs and there are other sides needing something special to get into the quarters - Leinster, Montpellier, Northampton Saints, Biarritz - maybe Harlequins will be merciful 0- and even Castres who play might Ulster.
There is plenrty to bring out the best in referees.
International
NACRA Championship
USA vs Mexico
Referee Chris Henshall
Assistant referees: Ed Ward (USA), Dave Edwards (USA)
Women
Friendly
Ireland vs Spain
Referee: Helen O'Reilly (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ger English (Ireland), Susan Carty (Ireland)
Friendly
Lions vs Russia at Ellis Park
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Local
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Assessor: Tappe Henning
Australian Youth Festival in Sydney
Sevens
The match officials are all Australians.
South Africa vs Japan
Referee: Rachel Horton
Assistant referees: Darren Bradley, Michael Blair
Tonga vs China
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant referees: Tim Wills, James Marshall
Japan vs China
Referee: Anthony Moyes
Assistant referees: Michael Hogan, James Walker
Australia vs Tonga
Referee: Matt O'Brien
Assistant referees: Richard Goswell, Darren Bradley
Australia vs South Africa
Referee: Anthony Moyes
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce, Tim Wills
China vs Japan
Referee: Amy Perrett
Assistant referees: Matt Kellahan, Peter Redwin
South Africa vs Japan
Referee: Will Houston
Assistant referees: Richard Goswell Michael Blair
Tonga vs China
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce, Phil Baird
Tonga vs Japan
Referee: Will Houston
Assistant referees: Michael Hogan Peter Redwin
Australia vs China
Referee: Amy Perrett
Assistant referees: Darren Bradley, Jamie McGregor
Australia vs China
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce, Tim Wills
South Africa vs Tonga
Referee: Anthony Moyes
Assistant referees: Michael Hogan, Matt Kellahan
South Africa vs Tonga
Referee: Matt O'Brien
Assistant referees: Richard Goswell, Jamie McGegor
Australia vs Japan
Referee: Rachel Horton
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce, Tim Wills
Japan vs Australia
Referee: Will Houston
Assistant referees: Michael Hogan, Matt Kellahan
South Africa vs China
Referee: Matt O'Brien
Assistant referees: Richard Goswell, Jamie McGregor
South Africa vs China
Referee: Rachel Horton
Assistant referees: Tim Wills, Phil Baird
Australia vs Tonga
Referee: Amy Perrett
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce, Matt Kellahan
Japan vs Tonga
Referee: Will Houston
Assistant referees: Jamie McGregor, Tim Wills
South Africa vs Australia
Referee: Anthony Moyes
Assistant referees: Richard Goswell, Michael Hogan
Heineken Cup, Round 6
Munster vs Racing Metro 92 at Thomond Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: JP Doyle, (England) Robin Goodliffe (England)
Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Timekeeper: John Cole (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Tony Lanaway (England)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)
Saracens vs Edinburgh at Vicarage Road
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Sébastien Cloute (France), Jérôme Lamirand (France)
Television match official: Jean-Marie Piraveau (France)
Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw (England)
Citing commissioner: Denis Templeton (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Leicester Tigers vs Toulouse at Welford Road
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Brian Abrahams (England)
Citing commissioner: Ray Wilton (Wales)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Benetton Treviso vs Ospreys at Stadio Di Monigo
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: Trevor Fisher (England)
Timekeeper: Giovanni Morandin (Italy)
Citing commissioner: Yves Thieffine (France)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Connacht vs Zebre at Sportsground
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Cyril Lafon (France)
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui (France)
Timekeeper: Louis Cunningham (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Aurwel Morgan (Wales)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
Biarritz vs Harlequins at Stade Aguiléra
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Michael Black (Ireland)
Television match official: Seamus Flannery (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Eric Gonthier (France)
Citing commissioner: Roberto Carra (Italy)
Assessor: Nigel Williams (Wales)
Glasgow Warriors vs Northampton Saints at Scotstoun
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gwynn Morris Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Timekeeper: John McLaughlin (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Italy)
Assessor: Gabriele Villari (Italy)
Castres vs Ulster at Pierre Antoine, Castres
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell Jon Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Timekeeper: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat (France)
Citing commissioner: Wade Dooley (England)
Assessor: Eric Darriere (France)
Scarlets vs Clermont Auvergne at Parc & Scarlets
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland), Adrian Graves (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Terry Thomas (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Alan Mansell (England)
Assessor: Claudio Giacomel (Italy)
Exeter Chiefs vs Leinster at Sandy Park
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), Eric Soulan (France)
Television match official: Bernard Dal Maso (France)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Citing commissioner: Paul Minto (Wales)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)
Cardiff Blues vs Sale Sharks at Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland), Will O'Connor (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Jean-Claude Legendre (France)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)
Montpellier vs Toulon at Stade Yves du Manoir
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Serge Marzullo (Italy)
Citing commissioner: Shaun Gallagher (England)
Assessor: Patrick Thomas (France)
Amlin Cup, Round 6
London Irish vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Madejski Stadium
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Barrie O' Connell (Ireland), Ken Henley-Willis (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
Gloucester vs Mont-de-Marsan at Kingsholm
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), David Keane (Ireland)
Timekeeper: David Hudson (England)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Worcester Warriors vs Bizkaia Gernika RT at Sixways
Referee: Cédric Marchat (France)
Assistant referees: Arnaud Blondel (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)
Timekeeper: Tony Turner (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Perpignan vs VEA Femi-CZ Rovigo at Aimé Giral
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assistant referees: Martyn Lewis Barrie Gregory (Wales)
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Timekeeper: Gérard Borreani (France)
Citing commissioner: Peter Brown (Scotland)
Assessor: Gordon McMurray
Mogliano vs Bayonne at Stadio Maurizio Quaggia
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: James Jones Chris Williams (Wales)
Timekeeper: Valter Borghetto (Italy)
Assessor: Rosanno Facioli (Italy)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs London Wasps at Rodney Parade
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Stefano Pennè (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Television match official: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Timekeeper: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Citing commissioner: Francis Palmade (France)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
Bath vs Bucharest Wolves at Recreation Grounds
Referee: Laurent Cardona (France)
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah (France), Mourad Zitouni (France)
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Agen vs Cammi Calvisano at Stade Armandie
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: David Rose (England), Nigel Carrick (England)
Timekeeper: Bruno Bessot (France)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
I Cavalieri Prato vs Grenoble at Stadio Enrico
Referee: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Barry O'Keeffe (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Giorgio Maggi (Italy)
Assessor: Gianni Romano (Italy)
Stade Français vs London Welsh at Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Peter Allan (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Daniel Dartigeas (France)
Citing commissioner: Richard Gwynn (Wales)
Assessor: Joël Dumé (France)
British & Irish Cup
Munster A vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Rhys Thomas (Wales)
Assistant referees: Dave O’Flynn (Ireland), Mark Connolly (Ireland)
Dundee vs Swansea
Referee: Nigel Correll (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland) Stephen Ward (Scotland)
Assessor: John Bacigalupo (Scotland)
Leeds Carnegie vs Leinster A
Referee: Simon Rees (Wales)
Assistant referees: Brendan Fitzmaurice (England), tbc (England)
Rotherham Titans vs Aberavon
Referee: Simon Harding (England)
Assistant referees: Karl Kirkpatrick (England), Darryl Chapman (England)
Nottingham vs Llandovery
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Marcus Caton (England), Simon McConnell (England)
Cross Keys vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Tim Davies (Wales), Ian Buckland (Wales)
Pontypridd vs Jersey
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: David Jones (Wales), Simon Wycherley (Wales)
Carmarthen Quins vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Johann van der Merwe (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Jon Hardy (Wales), Stuart Vaudin (Wales)
Connacht Eagles vs Newport
Referee: Greg McDonald (England)
Assistant referees: Karol Collins (Ireland), Daniel Collins (Ireland)
Melrose vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Steve Lee (England)
Assistant referees: Gary Gordon (Scotland), Rab McHenrey (Scotland)
Assessor: Colin High (Scotland)
Bridgend vs Ulster Ravens
Referee: John Meredith (England)
Assistant referees: Gareth Saunders (Wales), Gerwyn Taylor (Wales)
Neath vs Stirling County
Referee: Andrew Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Phil Harrhy (Wales), Mark Davis (Wales)
London Scottish vs Gala
Referee: Greg Morgan (Wales)
Assistant referees: Terry Hall (England), Roger Baileff (England)
Bedford Blues vs Bedwas
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
Assistant referees: Thomas Davis (England), James Minards (England)
Bristol vs Cardiff
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Michael Cooper (England), Michael Patz (England)
Llanelli vs Moseley
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Simon Harris (Wales)
Domestic
Ireland
All Ireland Cup
Ballymena vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Darragh McCormack
Galwegians vs St Mary's
Referee: Brian Macneice
South Africa
Friendlies
UJ vs KOVSIES in Kroonstad
Referee: Jaco Kotze
South Western Districts vs NMMU at Outeniqua Park
Referee: Jason Jaftha
South Africa Under-20 vs UWC at Paul Roos Stadium
Referee: Quinton Immelman
South Western Districts vs Ikey Tigers at Plettenberg Bay
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Spain
División de Honor, Round 13
Universidade Vigo vs Atletico Madrid
Referee: Julio Aguirre (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: José Miguel Cuñado, Maxi Fraga
Ordizia vs La Vila
Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: Iñaki/Vergara, Arnaltz Bilbao
Getxo Artea vs Vrac Quesos Entrepinares
Referee: Sergi Figueruelo (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: Pedro Montoya, Arlantz Morentin
Ciencias Fund Cajasol vs UE Santboiana Seat
Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)
Assistant referees: Manuel Rivero, Sebastian Macias
Cisneros vs Hernani
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Málaga)
Assistant referees: Rubén Díaz, Ignacio Chaves
División de Honor B, Round 10
Barcelona Universitari Club vs L'Hospitalet
Referee: Marc Riera (Barcelona)
Durango vs Crat A Coruña
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)
Oviedo vs Independiente Santander
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)
Bera Bera vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)
Sant Cugat vs Eibar
Referee: Alberto Ruiz Jiménez (Málaga)
Atletico Portuense vs Arquitectura
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)
Liceo Francés vs Helvetia Rugby
Referee: Luis Santos (León)
CAU Valencia vs Universidad de Granada
Referee: David Castro (Asturias)
Ingenieros Indust vs Les Abelles
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Cádiz)
1ª División Nacional
Gaztedi vs Uribealdea
Referee: Alberto Ruiz Garcia (Vizcaya)
Irún vs Ordizia “B”
Referee: Alberto Pérez Iglesias (Asturias)
Belenos vs Atletico San Sebastian
Referee: Tirso López Lozano (Coruña)
Zarautz vs Baztan
Referee: Ignacio Marquinez (Cantabria)
Ponent vs GEIEG
Referee: Francisco Pesce (Madrid)
Sitges vs Poblenou Enginyers
Referee: Antoni Rodríguez Rigat (Barcelona)
UE Santboiana “B” vs Ibiza
Referee: José Luis Beltran (Valencia)
XV Sanse Scrum vs Badajoz
Referee: Joaquin Santoro (Valencia)
CAU Madrid vs Olímpico Pozuelo
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)
Cáceres vs Complutense Cisneros
Referee: Andrés Rodríguez (Valladolid)