Referees to 29 August 2009

The big focus of the rugby world this week will be on a match in Perth with Bryce Lawrence of New Zealand to referee it as the Tri-Nations sits on a knife edge.

In Wales the Premiership starts.

International

Tri-Nations

Australia vs South Africa Subiaco Oval, Perth
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

Elgon Cup

Uganda vs Kenya
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)

Under-18

South African Under-18  vs  Namibia Under-18 at Outeniqua Park,  George          
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (South Africa)

South Western Districts  vs  France at Outeniqua Park ,  George          
Referee: François Veldsman (South Africa)

 
South African Under-18  vs  France Under-18 at Florida Park,  Cape Town           
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe (South Africa)

Western Province Under-18  vs  Namibia Under-18 at Florida Park, Cape Town           
Referee: Dilbert November (South Africa)

Friendlies

Saracens A vs Nottingham 
Referee: Rob Debney
Assistant referee: Greg Garner, Andy Watson

Leicester Tigers vs Munster
Referee: David Rose
Assistant referee: Martin Fox, Stuart Terheege
Assessor: Steve Lander

Newcastle Falcons vs Edinburgh
Referee: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Assistant referee: Dave Pearson, Alan Hughes

Worcester Warriors vs Ulster
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referee: Greg Garner, Alan Biggs

Coventry vs Dragons
Referee: Mark Wilson
Assistant referee: Philip Davies, David Rose

Gloucester vs Ospreys
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referee: Richard Kelly, Nigel Higginson

Bath vs Llanelli Scarlets
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referee: Ashley Rowden, Andrew Pearce

Northampton Saints vs Newport
Referee: Sean Davey
Assistant referee: Andrew Small, Paul Dix
Assessor: Brian Campsall

Ulster vs Viadana
Referee: John Lacey
Assistant referee: David Wilkinson, Richard Kerr
Assessor: Brian Stirling

Connacht vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Assistant referee: Leo Colgan, David Connolly

Leinster vs London Irish
Referee: George Clancy
Assistant referee: Alan Rogan, Peter Haycock
Assessor: Tom Aplin

Domestic

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Volkswagen Cup Round 6

La Plata vs San Martin
Referee: Leonardo Borghi

Hindú vs San Fernando
Referee: Roberto Martinez

Champagnat vs CUBA
Referee: Hernán Filomena

Newman vs Alumni
Referee: Ignacio Iparraguirre

Atlético Del Rosario vs Pucará
Referee: Carlos Boudon

SIC vs Lomas Athletic
Referee: Ariel Guillen

CASI vs  Belgrano Athletic
Referee: Federico Cuesta

Australia

New South Wales

TooheysNewCup Shute Shield, Round 21

Manly vs Sydney University at  Manly Oval 
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Assistant referee: Jamie McGregor, Edward Martin
>>Michael Tanzer,

Parramatta vs Northern Suburbs at  Granville Park 
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Assistant referee: Buddy Kyle, Mark Newbury
>>Brendan Taylor

Penrith vs Randwick at  Nepean Rugby Park 
Referee: James Scholtens 
Assistant referee: Antony Hastie, Clinton Allardice 

Warringah vs Eastern Suburbs at  Pittwater Rugby Park 
Referee: Steve Walsh 
Assistant referee:  Luke Colbron,  Guy Grinham 
Television match official: Matt Goddard

West Harbour vs Southern Districts at  Concord Oval 
Referee: Nathan Pearce 
Assistant referee: Richard Goswell, Matt Kellahan 
>>Wayne Erickson

Eastwood vs Gordon at  TG Millner Field
Referee: James Leckie 
Assistant referee: Callan O'Neill,  John Camp 
>>John McCarthy

England

Friendlies

Henley Hawks vs Reading Abbey
Referee: Paul Kimber
Assistant referee: Tim Bailey, Roland Potter
 
Sale Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referee: Robin Goodliffe, Don Helme
Assessor: Brian Leigh

Harlequins vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Rowan Kitt
Assistant referee: Ed Turnill, Rhys Davies

Northampton Saints vs Nottingham
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Assistant referee: Marcus Caton, Chris Seeley

Worcester A vs Droitwich
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referee: Eric Woodmason, Deborah  Innes

Blackheath vs Roslyn 
Referee: Michael Tutty
Assistant referee: Nick Clarke, Chris Fowke

Bridgwater & Albion vs Bohemians
Referee: Nick Ashton
Assistant referee: S Adams, Grant Mossford
Assessor: Mikel Mellick, Jerry Wallis

Cambridge vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Darren Gamage
Assistant referee: Adrian Hartwell, Nigel Carrick

Esher  vs London Welsh
Referee: Terry Hall
Assistant referee: Steve Leyshon, Darryl Chapman

Harrogate vs Blaydon
Referee: S Lee
Assistant referee: Derek Blake, Peter Scott

Hull Ionians vs Sheffield Tigers
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Assistant referee: D Beeden, Kevan Crawshaw

Leicester Lions  vs Ealing
Referee: Mark Liddell
Assistant referee: Steve Bradford, Chris Challinor

Moseley vs London Scottish
Referee: Paul Knowles
Assistant referee: T Davis, Dave Miller

France

Top 14, Round 3

Racing-Mètro 92 vs Bayonne at Stade Yves Du Manoir, Colombes 
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Assistant referees: Gines Cerezuela, Thierry Laur
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi, Marc Desclaux,
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
 
Bourgoin vs Biarritz at Stade Pierre Rajon  
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Philippe Gorbenko, Christophe Graviou
Assessor: Max Benoît
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
 
Albi vs Toulon at Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant referees: Frédéric Ducatez, Christophe Clavere
Assessor: André Corbin
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
 
Stade Français Paris vs Montpellier at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Franck Maciello
Assistant referees: Hervé Gilard, Christophe Malterre
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
 
Perpignan vs Toulouse at Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Gérard Gacon, Gilbert Darrieutort
Assessor: Jean Izquierdo, Didier Mene
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
 
Montauban vs Castres at Stade Sapiac
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
Assistant referees: Pascal Ubeda, Jean-Claude Bes
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure
Television match official: Gilles Cogne

Brive vs Clermont Auvergne at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Fernand Pereira, Bruno Fiche
Assessor: Claude Rouve
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay 
 
Pro D2, Round 1

There are four new sides in the competition this year - Dax and Mont-de-Marsan who have been relegated from Top 14 and Lannemezan and Aix-en-Provence who have been promoted fro Fédérale 1.

Dax vs Agen
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Didier Bart, Jacques Delemos
Assessor: Daniel Pascal, Michel Lamoulie

Auch vs Colomiers
Referee: Eric Gonthier
Assistant referees: Stéphane Duberger, Lionel Fillol
Assessor: Roland Cournet

Grenoble vs Lannemezan
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: Denis Grenouillet, Thierry Chanut
Assessor: Gérard Destruels

Lyon vs Bordeaux
Referee: Attalah Salem
Assistant referees: Franck Rataj, Alain Moretto
Assessor: Jean-Paul Goyard

Narbonne vs Pau
Referee: Eric Soulan
Assistant referees: René Bonnet, Eric Sentucq
Assessor: Patrick Costa

Aurillac vs Oyonnax
Referee: Bonhoure Philippe
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Gonzalez, Jean-Christophe Clot
Assessor: Patrick Ducouret

Mont-de-Marsan vs La Rochelle
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Christian Destruhaut, Emmanuel Rosich

Tarbes vs Aix-en-Provence
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Dominique Parrini, Pierre Chastrusse
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel, Joël Dumé

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup

Ranfurly Shield: Wellington vs Canterbury at Westpac Stadium, Wellington 
Referee: Keith Brown 
Assistant referee: Garratt Williamson, Shane McDermott 
Assessor: Chris Boyd

North Harbour vs Southland at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City 
Referee: Garratt Williamson   
Assessor: Alan Riley

Northland vs Otago at Okara Park, Whangarei 
Referee: Ben Skeen   
Assessor: Stuart Beissel

Hawke's Bay vs Tasman at McLean Park, Napier 
Referee: Mike Fraser   
Assessor: Pete Boyden

Counties Manukau vs Waikato at Growers Stadium, Pukekohe 
Referee: Josh Noonan   
Assessor: Errol Brain

Manawatu vs Taranaki at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 
Referee: Jonathon White   
Assessor: Ben Skeen

Auckland vs Bay of Plenty at Eden Park, Auckland 
Referee: Matthew Stanish   
Assessor: Glenn Newman

Heartland Championship

West Coast vs Wairarapa Bush at Rugby Park, Greymouth 
Referee: Richard Kelly 
Assessor: Lyndon Bray

Buller vs Horowhenua Kapiti at Victoria Square, Westport 
Referee: Shaun Elliott 
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Wanganui vs East Coast at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui 
Referee: Grant Stuart 
Assessor: Kim Eichmann

North Otago vs South Canterbury at Whitestone Contracting Stadium,  Oamaru 
Referee: James McPhail 
Assessor: Paul Duggan

King Country vs Poverty Bay at Owen Delany Park, Taupo 
Referee: Glenn Newman 

Mid Canterbury vs Thames Valley at Ashburton Showgrounds
Referee: Matthew Muir 
Assessor: Tony Kelly

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Leopards vs Boland at Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referee: Ben Crouse, Mtheleni Msileni
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Sharks vs Western Province at Absa Stadium, Durban
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referee: Lourens van der Merwe, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman

Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referee: François Veldsman, Peet Badenhorst
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen

Griquas vs Cheetahs at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referee: Peter Allen (Scotland)
Assistant referee: Mtheleni Msileni, Stefan Breytenbach
Television match official: Michael Cupido

First Division

Border vs Mighty Elephants at Border Stadium, East London
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referee: Matt Kemp, Mandla Dakuse 

Griffons vs Valke at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referee: Jaco Peyper, Archie Sehlako

Under-21

Border vs Eastern Province at Border Stadium, East London  
Referee: Matt Kemp
Assistant referee: Petri Bosch, Mandla Dakuse

Sharks vs Western Province at Absa Stadium, Durban
 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
 Assistant referee: Luke Burger, Reuben Rossouw
 Television match official: Shaun Veldsman

Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Coca Cola Park,
Referee: François Veldsman
Assistant referee: Quinton Immelman, Peet Badenhorst
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen

Leopards vs Boland at Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referee: Rasta Rashivenga, André Botha  
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Griffons vs Valke at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Assistant referee: François de Bruin, Martin Lekhanye  
Assessor: Keith Hendricks

Pumas vs Griquas at Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Tiaan Jonker
Assistant referee: François Groenewald, Andries Retief  
Assistant referee: Dennis Immelman

Under-19

Leopards vs Free State at Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Mtheleni Msileni    
Assessor: Lusanda Menze

Sharks vs Griffons at ABSA Stadium Durban
Referee: Luke Burger   
Assessor: Theuns Naudé

Xerox Lions vs Blue Bulls at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assistant referee: Andries Retief, Peet Badenhorst 
Assessor: Theuns Naudé

Border vs Eastern Province at Border Stadium, East London
Referee: Petri Bosch   
Assessor: Theuns Naudé

Pumas vs Griquas at Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: François Groenewald   
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel

Boland vs Valke in Wellington
Referee: Richard Ingram    
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Women

Boland vs Free State in Wellington
Referee: Lisa Els    
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Griffons vs South Western Districts at North West Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Magda van den Heever    
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Eastern Province vs KwaZulu Natal at McLachlan High, Joubertina
Referee: Madel Herselman    
Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Western Province vs Border at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referee: Sanet Ludick    
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Blue Bulls vs Golden Lions at Loftus B, Pretoria
Referee: Eugenia Daniels    
Assessor: Eugene de Villiers

Amateur Provincial

BB vs Limpopo at Loftus B, Pretoria
Referee: Rasta Rashivenga    
Assessor: Eugene de Villiers

Wales

Premiership

Llanelli vs Cross Keys                       
Referee: Leighton Hodges

Bedwas vs Neath                              
Referee: David Jones

Pontypridd vs Llandovery              
Referee: Huw David

Newport vs Carmarthen                
Referee: David Bodilly

Cardiff vs Swansea                           
Referee: Tim Hayes

Pontypool vs Aberavon                  
Referee: Gwyn Morris

Glamorgan Wanderers vs Ebbw Vale       
Referee: Jonathan Mason