Referees to 23 August

There is Tri-Nations action again this weekend with Jonathan Kaplan in action in Sydney. The Women's Nations Cup comes to an end in Ontario. The two great North Island teams meet in a Ranfurly Shield match.

France's Top 14 has its second round and there are several cross-border friendlies as competitions loom.

International

Tri-Nations

Australia vs New Zealand at ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Women

Nations Cup

Wednesday 19 August
 
England vs South Africa
Referee: Karen Lozada (Canada)
Assistant Referees: Joyce Henry (Canada), Dana Teargarden (USA)

Canada vs USA
Referee: Clare Daniels (England)
Assistant Referees: Dana Teargarden (USA), Joyce Henry (Canada)
 
Saturday 22 August  
 
USA vs France
Referee: Joyce Henry (Canada)
Assistant Referees: Clare Daniels (England), Karen Lozada (Canada)

Canada vs England
Referee: Dana Teargarden (USA)
Assistant Referees: Clare Daniels (England), Karen Lozada (Canada)

Under-18

South Africa Under-18 vs France at Boland Stadium,  Wellington    
Referee: Tiaan Jonker (South Africa)

Boland Under-18 vs Namibia Under-18 at  Boland Stadium, Wellington    
Referee: Mtheleli Msileni (South Africa)

Friendly

Edinburgh vs Harlequins
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant Referees: David Changleng, John Ferns

Coventry vs Cardiff Blues 
Referee: Chris Sharp (England)
Assistant Referees: Mark Liddell, Chris Seeley

Doncaster vs Glasgow Warriors 
Referee: Adrian Hartwell (England)
Assistant Referees: Brendan Fitzmaurice, Steve Makinson
Assessor: Allan Macgregor

Gloucester vs Connacht 
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
Assistant Referees: Chris White, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Ed Morrison

London Wasps vs Treviso 
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant Referees: JP Doyle, Ken Stewart
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury

Worcester Warriors vs Ebbw Vale 
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts (England)
Assistant Referees: Ross Campbell, James Minards
Assessor: Mike Winnell

Birmingham & Solihull vs Carmarthen Quins 
Referee: Darren Gamage (England)
Assistant Referees: Ged Stone, Dave Smith

Bridgwater & Albion vs Llanharan 
Referee: T Davis (England)
Assistant Referees: Brian Ravenhill, Mark Doran
Assessor: Mikel Mellick

Cinderford vs Pontypridd 
Referee: Marcus Caton (England)
Assistant Referees: D Maddern, Mark Summerhayes

Plymouth Albion vs Newport 
Referee: Rowan Kitt (England)
Assistant Referees: Nick Williams, Nigel Carrick

Cardiff Blues vs Leicester Tigers at Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Newport Gwent Dragons vs Worcester Warriors at Rodney Parade Newport
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)

Ospreys vs Leeds Carnegie at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Referee: tbc (Wales)

Scarlets vs Bath at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

Agen vs Saracens
Referee: tbc (France)

Domestic

England

Friendlies

Rotherham vs Hull 
Referee: Mark Wilson
Assistant Referees: Barry Dalby, Darren Beeden

Worcester Warriors vs Birmingham & Solihull 
Referee: David Rose

Northampton Saints vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant Referees: Sean Davey, Peter Huckle
Coach: Clive Leeke

Northampton A vs Rotherham 
Referee: Roy Maybank
Assistant Referees: Tim Wigglesworth, Martin Buck

Newbury vs Bristol
Referee: Paul Knowles
Assistant Referees: Darryl Chapman, Dave Grashoff

Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks 
Referee: Keith Lewis
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Paul Burton
Assessor: Mike Coleman

Saracens vs London Welsh 
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes, Roger Baileff
Assessor: Gary Welsh

Henley Hawks vs Esher
Referee: Michael Tutty
Assistant Referees: Gareth Copsey, Michael Priestley

France

Top 14, Round 2

Clermont Auvergne vs Montauban
Referee: David Rosich
Assistant Referees: René Bordeneuve, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda
 
Biarritz vs Albi
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Assistant Referees: Bruno Fiche, Jean-Louis Suau
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Assessor: Michel Roger
 
Castres vs Bourgoin
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Assistant Referees: Gérard Gacon, Sébastien Hebert
 
Montpellier vs Perpignan
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Assistant Referees: Hervé Gilard, Didier Dussaut
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Assessor: Pierre Guichard, Patrick Thomas
 
Toulon vs Racing Métro 92
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant Referees: Gilbert Darrieutort, Patrick Dellac
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre
 
Toulouse vs Brive
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant Referees: Frédéric Ducatez, Régis Gabard
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Jean-Christophe Gastou
 
Bayonne vs Stade Français
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant Referees: Jean-François Lavocat, Philippe Gorbenko
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Assessor: Joël Bernard, Pascal Bouchet, Marc Desclaux

Friendlies

Colomiers vs Béziers
Oyonnax vs Grenoble
Aurillac vs Colomiers
Lannemezan vs Auch
Tarbes vs Lourdes
Bordeaux vs La Rochelle

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup
 
Ranfurly Shield: Wellington vs Auckland) at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Chris Pollock 
Assistant Referees: Vinny Munro, Mike Fraser 
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Manawatu vs Otago in Palmerston North 
Referee: Vinny Munro   
Assessor: Alan Riley
 
North Harbour vs Northland in North Shore City
Referee: Kane McBride   
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
 
Southland vs Hawke's Bay in Invercargill 
Referee: Josh Noonan   
Assessor: Tony Kelly

Bay of Plenty vs Waikato in Mt Maunganui 
Referee: Bryce Lawrence   
Assessor: Errol Brain
 
Canterbury vs Tasman in Christchurch 
Referee: Jonathon White   
Assessor: Paul Duggan
 

Counties Manukau vs Taranaki in
Referee: Shane McDermott   
Assessor: Errol Brain

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Blue Bulls vs Leopards in Pretoria 
Referee: Stuart Berry 
Assistant Referees: Jason Jaftha, Christie du Preez 
Television match official: Michael Cupido 

Cheetahs vs Boland in Bloemfontein
Referee: Pro Legoete 
Assistant Referees: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Peet Badenhorst 
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel

Sharks vs Griquas in Durban
Referee: Phillip Bosch 
Assistant Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Reuben Rossouw 
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen 
Assessor: Theuns Naudé

Western Province vs Golden Lions in Cape Town 
Referee: Mark Lawrence 
Assistant Referees: Ben Crouse, Eugenia Daniels 
Television match official: JC Fortuin 
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
 
Division 1

Pumas vs Griffons in Witbank 
Referee: Sindile Mayende 
Assistant Referees: Stu Berry, Stefan Breytenbach 
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Valke vs Border in Kempton Park 
Referee: Joey Salmans 
Assistant Referees: Dilbert November, Madel Herselman 
Assessor: André Watson

Mighty Elephants vs South Western Districts in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Jaco Peyper 
Assistant Referees: Mlungiseli Mdashe, Fakumile Yamile 
Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Under-21

Blue Bulls vs Leopards in Pretoria 
Referee: Jason Jaftha 
Assistant Referees: Tiaan Jonker, Christie du Preez 
Television match official: Michael Cupido 
Assessor: Tappe Henning

Free State vs Boland in Bloemfontein 
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones 
Assistant Referees: Phillip Bosch, Peet Badenhorst 
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel

Western Province vs Golden Lions in Cape Town
Referee: Ben Crouse 
Assistant Referees: Mtheleni Msileni, Eugenia Daniels 
Television match official: JC Fortuin  
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Valke vs Griquas in Kempton Park
Referee: Dilbert November 
Assistant Referees: Sewes Terblanche, Madel Herselman 
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Under-19

Blue Bulls vs Leopards in Pretoria 
Referee: Tiaan Jonker   
Television match official: Michael Cupido 
Assessor: Tappe Henning
      
Western Province vs Golden Lions in Cape Town 
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni  
Television match official: JC Fortuin   
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Valke vs Griquas in Kempton Park
Referee: Sewes Terblanche   
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Amateur Provincial

Griquas vs Natal Rural in Kimberley
Referee: Amos Swartz   
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Pumas Rural vs Leopards
Referee: André Botha   
Assessor: Dries Breytenbach

Valke vs Golden Lions in Kempton Park
Referee: Jimmy Aphane   
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Valke Rural vs Griffons Rural in Vanderbijlpark
Referee: Jan Venter   
Assessor: François van Biljon
      
Mighty Elephants vs Boland in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Bongani Maloney   
Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Blue Bulls vs Leopards Rural in Pretoria 
Referee: Andries Retief   
Assessor: Allan O' Connell

Limpopo vs Pumas in Polokwane
Referee: Hentie Nel 
Assessor: Eugene Daniels

Griquas Rural vs South Western Districts in Upington
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen   
Assessor: Lusanda Menze

Border Rural vs Elephants Rural in Queenstown
Referee: François Pretorius   
Assessor: Banks Yantolo