Referees to 28 September
Peripatetic referee Carlo Damasco is in Cardiff this weekend as the IRB and others seek to promote the young referee from Naples.
The biggest match, given the state of the Currie Cup, may just be between the Lions and the Sharks in Johannesburg with Mark Lawrence to referee.
Simon McDowell is in charge of the Irish derby when east meets west, Leinster playing Munster.
Things do not get easier in France where top teams meet - Perpignan at home to battling Toulouse and underachieving Clermont Auvergne against underachieving Biarritz.
There is much to keep the referees on their toes.
The AIB Cup gets under way this weekend.
International
European Nations Cup
Division 3B
Norway vs Hungary in Oslo
Referee: Serge Goffinet (Belgium)
Under-19
European Championship
This started in Poland on Sunday. The winner will go to the World Junior Trophy.
Semifinals
Romania vs Portugal in Przodkowo
Georgia vs Russia in Ogniwo, Sopot
5th-8th place
Belgium vs Spain in AZS Awfis, Gdansk
Netherlands vs Poland in Przodkowo
Referees: Tomasz Jarowicz (Poland), Cyril Lafon (France), Domenico Sironi (Italy), Radu Petrescu (Romania), Igotz Gallastegi (Spain)
Friendly
Fiji Warriors vs Romania A at Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: James Bolabiu
Touch judges: Mikea Rokodrakia, Napolioni Locoloco
Referee coach: Pat Gock
Referee manager: Talemo Waqa
Magners League
Cardiff Blues vs Connacht at Arms Park
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Touch judges: Neil Ballard (Wales), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Glasgow Warriors vs Llanelli Scarlets at Firhill Arena
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: David Changleng (Scotland), John Ferris (Scotland)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Edinburgh at Rodney Parade
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: Phil Fear (Wales), Simon Harris (Wales)
Ospreys vs Ulster at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: James Jones (Wales), Alan Jenkins (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Leinster vs Munster at Royal Dublin Society
Referee: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Touch judges: Colin Stanley (Ireland), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)
Domestic
England
Leicester Tigers vs London Wasps at Welford Road
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Newcastle Falcons vs Bristol at Kingston Park
Referee: Chris White
Sale Sharks vs Gloucester at Edgeley Park
Referee: Andrew Small
Bath vs Worcester Warriors at The Rec
Referee: Rob Debney
Touch judges: Andrew Pearce, Bob Mullis
Assessor: Steve Lander
Television match official: Matt Peters
Harlequins vs London Irish at The Stoop
Referee: Dean Richards
Touch judges: Roger Baileff, Paul Emerson
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: Bob Ockenden
Saracens vs Northampton Saints at Vicarage Road
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Roy Marfleet
National League Division One
Bedford Blues vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: JP Doyle
Touch judges: Keith Lewis , Paul Burton
Doncaster vs Newbury
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: Andy Taylorson, Andrew Gardner
Esher vs Rotherham
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Touch judges: Richard Kelly, Dave Grashoff
Assessor: Jim Marr
Moseley vs Otley
Referee: Chris Sharp
Touch judges: Michael Tutty, Peter Facey
Assessor: Andy McMillan
Plymouth Albion vs London Welsh
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
Touch judges: Nick Williams, Fred Spong
Assessor: Mikel Mellick
Sedgley Park vs Coventry
Referee: Greg Garner
Touch judges: Rob Sheard, David Crooks
Cornish Pirates vs Nottingham
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Mark Summerhayes
Leeds Carnegie vs Manchester
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Touch judges: Ross Campbell, Paul Dickens
Assessor: David Thomas, Steve Savage
Fiji
Promotion Relegation
Rewa vs Ra at Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Sione Tanoa
Touch judges: Saivasa Tawake, Isimeli Bari
Referee coach: Sairusi Tagivetaua
Farebrother Sullivan Challenge
Tailevu vs Tavua at Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori
Referee: Samuela Tuidraki
Touch judges: Laisa Kauyaca, Isireli Matavesi
Referee manager/coach: Nacanieli Naceba
France
Top 14 - Round 6
Clermont Auvergne vs Biarritz
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Denis Grenouillet
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda, Michel Debet
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Bayonne vs Toulon
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Morin
Assessor: Christian Zidel, Serge Marzullo
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Brive vs Dax
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Touch judges: Alain Moretto, Frédéric Ducatez
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Alain Fernandez
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Mont-de-Marsan vs Montpellier
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Jean-Christophe Clot, Claude Tajan
Assessor: Francis Coup, Roger Duhau
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas
Toulouse vs Perpignan
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Gilbert Darrieutort
Assessor: Pascal Bouchet, Michel Messan
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Montauban vs Castres
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Régis Gabard, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Claude Rouve, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Bourgoin vs Stade Français
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Eric Briquet Campin, Hervé Gilard
Assessor: Jean Izquierdo, Patrick Thomas
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Pro D2 - Round 3
Béziers vs Grenoble
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Touch judges: Jean-François Lavocat, Jean-Michel Schutz
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi, Patrick Robin
Goal judges: Laurent Guillermard, Frédéric De Castro
Racing Metro 92 vs Aurillac
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Touch judges: Gines Cerezuela, Sébastien Hebert
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy, Jean-Pierre Juanchich
Goal judges: Bruno Gaudefrin, Guillaume Robin
Auch vs Bourg-en-Bresse
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Touch judges: Pierre Chastrusse, Philippe Gorbenko
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Jacques Chapon, Christophe Degos
Albi vs Narbonne
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Patrick Noailhac, Gérard Gacon
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Pierre Bertherat
Goal judges: Laurent Cardona, Sébastien Grellety
Pau vs Colomiers
Referee: Sébastien Garat
Touch judges: Frédéric Gourgues, José Bexiga
Assessor: Michel Forget, Jean Lavergne
Goal judges: Thomas Dejean, Benoît Escoubet
Tarbes vs Agen
Referee: Laurent Sclafer
Touch judges: Pascal Ubeda, Jean-Louis Suau
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Jérôme Lamirand, Thierry Devais
Oyonnax vs Lyon
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Jean-Luc Gonzalez, Christian Destruhaut
Assessor: Michel Sicard, André Peytavin
Goal judges: Grégoire Silvan, Jérôme Favre
Bordeaux vs La Rochelle
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Abejean, Jacques De Lemos
Assessor: Bernard Bach, Jean Matheu
Goal judges: Christophe Dutreuilh, Christian Coussan
Ireland
AIB Cup
Ards vs Suttonians
Referee: Dave O'Flynn
Bective Rangers vs Galway Corinthians
Referee: David Keane
Belfast Harlequins vs Banbridge
Referee: Colin Stanley
Bruff vs Clonakilty
Referee: Richard Kerr
Connemara vs Barnhall
Referee: Dermot Moloney
Dublin University vs Co. Carlow
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Highfield vs Sunday's Well
Referee: George Clancy
Instonians vs Rainey Old Boys
Referee: Ray Menown
Malone vs Queen's University
Referee: John Lacey
Naas vs Ballynahinch
Referee: Jude Quinn
Nenagh Ormond vs Lansdowne
Referee: Mark Patton
Old Crescent vs De la Salle Palmerston
Referee: David Wilkinson
University College Cork vs Greystones
Referee: Jonathan Peake
Wanderers vs Thomond
Referee: Michael Black
Waterpark vs Portadown
Referee: Peter Roche
Italy
Super 10 - Round 3
Gwyn Morris of Wales is on exchange.
MPS Viadana vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Touch judges: Stefano Pennè (Milano), Beniamino Zanette (Venezia)
Plusvalore Gran Parma vs Femi CZ Rovigo
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Touch judges: Emiliano Roscini (Milano), Pietro Sorrentino (Milano)
Carrera Petrarca Padova vs Futura Park Rugby Roma
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Udine)
Touch judges: Andrea Pasquin (Rovigo), Carlo Guerrieri (Treviso)
AlmavivA UR Capitolina vs Cammi Calvisano
Referee: Alessandro Cason (Rovigo)
Touch judges: Claudio Castagnoli (Rovigo), Stefano Rebuschi (Rovigo)
Casino’ Di Venezia vs Overmach Cariparma
Referee: Alan Falzone (Padova)
Touch judges: Giacomo Serchiani (Padova), Ettorre Reale (Bari)
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup - Week 9
Bay of Plenty vs Southland at Bay Park Stadium, Mt Maunganui
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Peter Boyden , Stuart Beissel
Waikato vs Otago at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker
Assessor: Glenn Moore
Taranaki vs Counties Manukau at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Brent Murray
Assessor: Phil Young
North Harbour vs Auckland at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Steve Walsh
Assessor: Russell Hilton-Jones
Wellington vs Tasman at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Bryce Lawrence
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Canterbury vs Hawke's Bay at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Northland vs Manawatu at Okara Park, Whangarei
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Steve Walsh
Assessor: Errol Brain,
Stuart Beissel
Meads Cup
Wanganui vs Buller in Wanganui
Referee: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Paul Ramsay
North Otago vs King Country in Oamaru
Referee: Mike Fraser
Assessor: Allan Bateman
Mid Canterbury vs West Coast in Ashburton
Referee: Kane McBride
Lochore Cup
Horowhenua Kapiti vs East Coast in Levin
Referee: James McPhail
Assessor: Alan Riley
Poverty Bay vs South Canterbury in Gisborne
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
Wairarapa Bush vs Thames Valley in Masterton
Referee: Shane McDerrmott
Assessor: Kim Eichmann
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Valke vs Cheetahs at Bosman Stadium in Brakpan
Referee: Deon van Blommestein
Touch judges: Silulami Pityoi, Lappies Labuschagne
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Griquas vs Blue Bulls in Kimberley
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Matt Kemp, Marc van Zyl
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Lions vs Sharks in Johannesburg
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe, Cobus Wessels
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: André Watson
Boland vs Western Province in Wellington
Referee: Christie du Preez
Touch judges: Sindile Mayende, Linston Manuels
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
1st Division
Eastern Province vs Pumas at Adcock Stadium in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Touch judges: Stuart Berry, Jonathan Mouers
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
South Western Districts vs Griffons in George
Referee: Joey Salmans
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper, Peter de Bruin
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Under-21A
Boland vs Free State
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Touch judges: Chris Healey, Linston Manuels
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Western Province vs Blue Bulls in Cape Town
Referee: Tiaan Jonker
Touch judges: Archie Sehlako, Roderick Barry
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Golden Lions vs KwaZulu Natal in Johannesburg
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Touch judges: Jason Jaftha, Cobus Wessels
Assessor: André Watson
Under-21B
Eastern Province vs Pumas in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe
Touch judges: François Veldsman, Fakumile Yamile
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
South Western Districts vs Griffons in George
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Touch judges: Jerome America, Peter de Bruin
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Border vs Valke in East London
Referee: Stuart Berry
Touch judges: Mtheleni Msileni, Mandla Dakuse
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Under-19A
Boland vs Free State
Referee: Chris Healey
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Florida Park in Cape Town
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Golden Lions vs KwaZulu Natal in Johannesburg
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Under-19B
Eastern Province vs Pumas at Adcock Stadium in Port Elizabeth
Referee: François Veldsman
Assessor: Frans Muller
South Western Districts vs Griffons in George
Referee: Jerome America
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Border vs Valke in East London
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Amateur Provincial
Valke vs Blue Bulls in Brakpan
Referee: K White
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Golden Lions vs Pumas Rural at Milo Park in Johannesburg
Referee: Makuleli Rhala
Assessor: Richard Nash
Griquas vs Griffons Rural in Kimberley
Referee: Luke Burger
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Eastern Province vs Griquas Rural in Port Elizabeth
Referee: Mveliso Gladile
Assessor: Frans Muller
Leopards vs Pumas in Potchefstroom
Referee: Heyns Deacon
Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren
Free State vs Griffons at Bobbiespark in Bloemfontein
Referee: Jimmy Aphane
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Women
Semifinals
A
Border vs Western Province in East London
Referee: Madel Herselman
Touch judges: Roslyn Fortuin, Mandla Dakuse
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Blue Bulls vs Eastern Province in Pretoria
Referee: Eska Swart
Touch judges: Magda van den Heever, Jan Venter
Assessor: Lusanda Menze
B
Golden Lions vs Griffons in Johannesburg
Referee: Eugenia Daniels
Touch judges: S Ludick, Sewes Terblanche
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Free State vs Boland in Bloemfontein
Referee: Siphokasi Njani
Touch judges: François de Bruin, Martin Lekanye
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Spain
División De Honor
Cetransa Dismeva El Salvador vs Les Abelles at Pepe Rojo, Valladolid
Referee: Miguel Roure (Madrid)
Getxo Artea vs Cajasol Ciencias at CD De Fadura, Getxo
Referee: Felix Villegas (Castilla y León)
Ampo Ordizia vs Pégamo Bera Bera at Fernando Trevijano, Ordizia
Referee: Rafel Ortega (Andalucía)
La Vila vs Madrid at El Pantano, La Vilajoyosa
Referee: José Bogas (Cataluña)
UE Santboiana vs Nodalia Rugby Valladolid at Baldiri Aleu, Santboi
Referee: Manuel Chicharro (Andalucía)
Wales
Premiership
Bridgend vs Newport
Referee: Phil Connett
Touch judges: David Swain, Elwyn Marfell Jones
Aberavon vs Glamorgan Wanderers
Referee: Ken Bowen
Touch judges: Huw David, Steve Lewis
Pontypridd vs Cardiff
Referee: Nigel Owens
Touch judges: David Jones, Mark Jones
Pontypool vs Swansea
Referee: David Williams
Touch judges: Simon Wycherley, Chris Tapper
Cross Keys vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Huw Griffiths
Touch judges: Neil Howells, Steve Kavanagh
Bedwas vs Neath
Referee: Howard Hopkins
Touch judges: Lynn Davies, Jerrard Hamer
Llanelli vs Llandovery
Referee: Greg Morgan
Touch judges: Richard Hughe, Andrew Wilson