Referees to 20 November 2011

The Heineken Cup got off to a thrilling start. Any more of what happened in Limerick, Glasgow, Paris, Reading, Montpellier, Belfast and Gloucester and the sale of tranquillisers will soar. Any more of that will, in fact, bring the fans racing in and will bring out the best in the referees. It is one of a referee's best experiences to lose himself in a thrilling, knife-edge finish.

International

European Nations Cup

Division 1B

Poland vs Germany in Gdansk
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Spain)

Czech Republic vs Netherlands at Tatra Smichov Stadium in Praha
Referee: Vladimir Volovik (Russia)

Friendly

Spain vs Uruguay at Estadio Nacional Complutense. Madrid
Referee: João Mourinha (Portugal)

Heineken Cup, Round 2

Northampton Saints vs Scarlets
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Trevor Collins (Ireland)

Cardiff Blues vs London Irish
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

Edinburgh vs Racing Metro 92
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Michael Black (Ireland), Ollie Hodges (Ireland)

Clermont Auvergne vs Aironi
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Castres Olympique vs Munster
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Leicester Tigers vs Ulster
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Biarritz Olympique vs Saracens
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Ireland)
Television match officials: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)

Benetton Treviso vs Ospreys
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assessor: Jack Sheehan (Ireland)

Gloucester vs Harlequins
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

Connacht vs Toulouse
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts (England), Nick Carrick (England)
Television match officials: Trevor Fisher (England)
Assessor: Tim Aplin (Ireland)

Leinster vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Martin Fox (England), Roy Maybank (England)
Television match officials: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (England)

Bath vs Montpellier
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), Peter Roche (Ireland)
Television match officials: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 2

Bayonne vs Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

Dragons vs Perpignan
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Assessor: Iain Heard (Scotland)

Stade Français vs Bucharest Wolves
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Sale Sharks vs La Vila
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)

Banca Monte Crociati vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Assessor: Archie McInally (Scotland)

Petrarca vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon Mcdowell (Ireland), Barrie O' Connell (Ireland)

Lyon vs Toulon
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)
Assessor: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Exeter Chiefs vs I Cavalieri Prato
Referee: Laurent Cardona (France)

Agen vs Brive
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

London Wasps vs Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)

British & Irish Cup

Nottingham vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Ian Roberts (England)
Assistant referees: John Meredith (England), Steve Makinson (England)
Assessor: Stephen Lee (England)

Rotherham Titans vs Doncaster Knights
Referee: Dean Richards(England)
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla (England), Chris Sharp (England)

Aberavon vs Llanelli
Referee: Mark Patton (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Gareth Saunders (Wales), Huw F Lewis (Wales)

Neath vs Munster
Referee: James Matthew (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Williams (Wales), Richard Hughes (Wales)

Pontypridd vs Swansea
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Mark Jones (Wales), Mike Cox (Wales)

London Welsh vs London Scottish
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell (England), Richard Parker-Sedgemore (England)

Ayr vs Cross Keys
Referee: Michael Black (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Johann van der Merwe (Scotland), Graham Allen (Scotland)
Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)

Esher vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Terry Hall (England), Darryl Chapman (England)
Assessor: Paddy Lockwood (England)

Bedford Blues vs Moseley
Referee: Michael Tutty (England)
Assistant referees: Marcus Caton (England), Christopher Seeley (England)
Assessor: John Haggart (England)

Leinster A vs Melrose
Referee: Greg Macdonald (England)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)

Bristol vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: David Rose(England)
Assistant referees: Richard Kelly (England), James Minards (England)
Coach: Ashley Reay (England)
 
Currie vs Ulster
Referee: Rhys Thomas (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gary Gordon (Scotland), Adrian Graves (Scotland)
Assessor: Dougie Kerr (Scotland)

Domestic

France

Pro D2, Round 9

Postponed match

Aix vs Bourgoin at Stade Maurice David
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Assistant referees: Bruno Gabaldon, Franck Rataj
Goal judge: Eric Chenavier, Denis Grenouillet

Wales

Premiership

Llandovery vs Newport
Referee: Nigel Owens
Assistant referees: Steve Nash, Steve Harwood

Carmarthen Quins vs Cardiff
Referee: Tim Hayes
Assistant referees: Simon Harris, Terry Thomas

Bridgend vs Bedwas
Referee: Jason Griffiths
Assistant referees: Stuart Kibble, Geoff Williams

Tonmawr vs Pontypool
Referee: Martyn Lewis
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Stuart Vaudin