Referees to 3 October
The European Nations Cup gets back in business before the winter freeze with two matches. In Ireland their club competition kicks off. The referees are busy and there are big matches for experienced Craig Joubert and comparative rookie Stu Berry.
International
European Nations Cup
Division 2B
Switzerland vs Armenia in Basel
Referee: tba
Division 2D
Finland vs Greece in Helsinki
Referee: tba
Magners League, Round 5
Benetton Treviso vs Gwent Newport Dragons at Stadio di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Alan Falzone (Italy), Stefano Traversi (Italy)
Television match official: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Blues vs Connacht at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Andy Macpherson (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: David Jones (Wales), Phil Connett (Wales)
Television match official: w:Neil Ballard (Wales)
Ulster vs Warriors at Ravenhill
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Brian Macneice (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Aironi vs Edinburgh at Stadio Zaffanella, Viadana
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Stefano Mancini (Italy), Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Television match official: Guilio de Santis (Italy)
Leinster vs Munster at AVIVA Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jérôme Graces (France)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Michael Black (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Assessor: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Scarlets vs Ospreys at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Domestic
Australia
New South Wales
TooheysNew Shute Shield Grand Final
Randwick vs Sydney University at Concorde Oval
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh, Nathan Pearce
Television match official: George Ayoub
England
Premiership, Round 5
Sale Sharks vs London Wasps at Edgeley Park
Referee: David Rose
Assistant referees: Alan Hughes, Martin Buck
Television match official: Andrew Turner
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Bath vs Gloucester at Recreation Ground
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Robin Goodliffe, Alan Biggs
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Timekeeper: Matt Peters
Harlequins vs Newcastle Falcons at The Stoop
Referee: Rob Debney
Assistant referees: Stuart Terheege, Kevin Stewart
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet
London Irish vs Leeds Carnegie at Madejski Stadium
Referee: Greg Garner
Assistant referees: Andrew Pearce, Nick Carrick
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Coach: Ashley Reay
Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Rhys Davies, Roger Baileff
Television match official: Brian Abrahams
Coach: Clive Leeke
Saracens vs Leicester Tigers at Vicarage Road
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Peter Huckle
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Assessor: Steve Lander
Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw
The Championship, Round 5
Esher vs London Welsh at Moseley Road
Referee: Martin Fox
Assistant referees: Paul Kimber, Gareth Copsey
Doncaster Knights vs Nottingham at Castle Park
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell, James Minards
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Bristol vs Bedford Blues at Memorial Stadium
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Keith Lewis, Eric Woodmason
Moseley vs Worcester Warriors at Billesley Common
Referee: Terry Hall
Assistant referees: Marcus Caton, Nigel Higginson
Assessor: Andy Mcmillan
Rotherham Titans vs Birmingham & Solihull at Clifton Lane
Referee: Steve Lee
Assistant referees: Chris Sharp, Steve Savage
Assessor: Geraint Davies
Cornish Pirates vs Plymouth Albion at The Mennaye
Referee: Paul Knowles
Assistant referees: Nick Williams, Steve Leyshon
France
Top 14, Round 9
Toulon vs Castres
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Perpignan vs La Rochelle
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Toulouse vs Racing Metro 92
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Bayonne vs Biarritz
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Bourgoin vs Brive
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Stade Français vs Montpellier
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Clermont vs Castres
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Ireland
AIL Division 1
Garryowen vs Young Munster
Referee: Alain Rolland
Blackrock vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Simon Mcdowell
Dolphin vs Shannon
Referee: Leo Colgan
St Mary's vs Old Belvedere
Referee: Peter Haycock
Buccaneers vs Lansdowne
Referee: Trevor Collins
Clontarf vs Bruff
Referee: Mark Hermin
UL Bohemians vs Galwegians
Referee: John Carvill
University College Cork vs Dungannon
Referee: Alan Rogan
Italy
Eccellenza, Round 4
Italy
Eccellenza, Round 4
HBS GranDucato Parma vs Mantovani Lazio
Referee: Emiliano Roscini (Livorno)
Assistant referees: Claudio Castagnoli (Livorno), Andrea Laurenti (Bologna)
Estra I Cavalieri Prato vs Marchiol Mogliano
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Roma)
Assistant referees: Gianluca Bonacci (Roma), Armanini (Parma)
Futura Park Rugby Roma vs Femi-CZ Rovigo Delta
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Udine)
Assistant referees: Vincenzo De Martino (Napoli), Marco Masetti (Arezzo)
Petrarca Padova vs BancaMonteParma Crociati
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Rovigo)
Assistant referees: Cristian Sandri (Trieste), Francisco Lento (Udine)
Casinò di Venezia vs L’Aquila
Referee: Stefano Marrama (Padova)
Assistant referees: Mauro Dordolo (Udine), Ettore Reale (Bari)
New Zealand
TMI Cup
Wellington vs Bay of Plenty in Wellington,
Referee: Keith Brown
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser, Dan Kershaw
Television match official: David Walsh
Auckland vs Hawke's Bay in Auckland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assistant referees: Matthew Stanish, Chris Peoples
Television match official: Chris Morgan
Northland vs Waikato in Whangarei
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assistant referees: Kayal Collins, Boris Jurlina
Television match official: Ray Garrett
Otago vs Canterbury in Dunedin
Referee: Glen Jackson
Assistant referees: tba, tba
Television match official: Roger Hill
Taranaki vs Southland in New Plymouth
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assistant referees: Richard Kelly, Darryl Heibner
Television match official: Rob Lord
Manawatu vs Tasman in Palmerston North
Referee: Matthew Stanish
Assistant referees: Chris Rooney , Todd Durston
Television match official: Sean Edwards
Counties-Manukau vs North Harbour in Pukekohe
Referee: Jonathon White
Heartlands
Meads Cup: Wanganui vs Poverty Bay in Wanganui
Referee: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Meads Cup: Mid Canterbury vs Thames Valley in Ashburton,
Referee: Mike Fraser
Meads Cup: North Otago vs South Canterbury in Oamaru
Referee: James McPhail
Lochore Cup: Wairarapa Bush vs West Coast in Masterton
Referee: Shaun Elliott
Lochore Cup: King Country vs East Coast in Taupo
Referee: Nick Briant
Lochore Cup: Horowhenua Kapiti vs Buller in Levin
Referee: Glenn Newman
Scotland
Premiership
West of Scotland vs Currie
Referee: Dave Walker
Assistant referees: Alan Campbell, Alan Forrest
Selkirk vs Melrose
Referee: Cammy Rudkin
Assistant referees: Gus Tweedale, Digby Thomas
Watsonians vs Stirling County
Referee: Gary Gordon
Assistant referees: David Jack, tba
Boroughmuir vs Ayr
Referee: David Changleng
Assistant referees: Andy Ireland, Bob Nevins
Glasgow Hawks vs Dundee HSFP
Referee: Graham Knox
Assistant referees: Robert Mchenry, Iain Bruce
Hawick vs Heriots
Referee: Johann van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Charles Samson, Graeme Marshall
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Sharks vs Leopards at ABSA Stadium, Durban
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Matt Kemp, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Loftus Versfeld, Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Mlungiseli Mdashe, Johan Greeff
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Pumas vs Griquas at Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman, Stefan Breytenbach
Assessor: Dries Breytenbach
Free State vs Golden Lions at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Stu Berry
Assistant referees: Luke Burger, Marc van Zyl
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Division 1
Valke vs Border at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Pro Legoete
Assistant referees: François Groenewald, Sieg van Staden
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Eastern Province vs South Western Districts at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Fakumile Yamile
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Boland vs Griffons at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Joey Salmans
Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha, Linston Manuels
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Under-21
Eastern Province vs South Western Districts at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Martin Lekhanye, Fakumile Yamile
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Loftus Versfeld,
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe
Assistant referees: Dilbert November, Johan Greeff
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Free State vs Golden Lions at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Luke Burger
Assistant referees: Andries Retief, Marc van Zyl
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Pumas vs Griffons at Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assistant referees: François de Bruin Stefan Breytenbach
Assistant referees: Dries Breytenbach
Valke vs Border at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: François Groenewald
Assistant referees: Jocelyn Tucker, Sieg van Staden
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Sharks vs Leopards at ABSA Stadium, Durban
Referee: Matt Kemp
Assistant referees: Pieter de Villiers Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Under-19
Sharks vs Leopards at ABSA Stadium, Durban
Referee: Pieter de Villiers
Television match official: Allan O'Connell
Eastern Province vs SWD at Nelson Mandela BayStadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Martin Lekhanye
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Dilbert November
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Valke vs Border at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Jocelyn Tucker
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Pumas vs Boland at Puma Stadium, Witbank
Referee: François de Bruin
Assessor: Dries Breytenbach
Free State vs Golden Lions at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Andries Retief
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Amateur Provincial
Free State vs Griffons at Clive Solomon, Bloemfontein
Referee: Jan Venter
South Western Districts vs Western Province
Referee: Stefan Geldenhuys
Assessor: Hulet Billett
Blue Bulls vs Pumas
Referee: Petros Sambo
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Free State Rural vs Valke Rural at Danie Craven Stadium, Burgersdorp
Referee: Jimmy Aphane
Border vs Eastern Province Rural at NU1, Mdantsane
Referee: Ricus van den Hoven
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Border Rural vs Boland at Sandringham RF, Queenstown
Referee: Andy Slater
Valke vs Limpopo
Referee: Euan Nel
Golden Lions vs Leopards
Referee: Sinethemba Mrulwa
Griquas vs Griffons Rural at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referee: Jimmy Aphane
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzer
Spain
División De Honor, Round 5
La Vila vs Bizkaia Gernika
Referee: João Mourinha (Madrid)
VRAC Quesos Entrepinares vs Cajasol R. Ciencias
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti(País Vasco)
Sanitas Alcobendas vs UE Santboiana Seat
Referee: Felix Villegas (Castilla y León)
Pegamo Bera Bera vs Cetransa El Salvador
Referee: José Ignacio Fernández Soria (Madrid)
CAU Valencia vs Ampo Ordizia
Referee: Itiaz Díaz (Madrid)
División de Honor B, Round 1
Pool 1
Getxo Artea vs UribealdeaReferee:
Referee: Iñaki Vergara (País Vasco)
Hernani Club Rugby Elkartea vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Luis Santos (Castilla y León)
Oviedo vs Durango
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)
Barcelona Universitari vs Iveco U. De Vigo
Referee: Axel Ginhson (Madrid)
Pool 2
Portuense vs Ponent
Referee: Miguel Roure (Madrid)
Cisneros vs Arquitectura
Referee: José Alberto Rodriguez De Castro (Madrid)
Les Abelles vs CRC Madrid
Referee: Manuel Chicharro (Andalucía)
Liceo Francés vs Helvetia
Referee: Iñigo Aguirre (Cataluña)
Wales
Premiership
Aberavon vs Newport
Referee: Tim Hayes
Assistant referees: Simon Rees, Stuart Vaudin
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Swansea
Referee: Phil Fear
Assistant referees: Peter Mortimer, Darren Gains
Pontypool vs Cardiff
Referee: Hugh Watkins
Assistant referees: Steve Nash, JeffLake
Cross Keys vs Llanelli
Referee: David Bodilly
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Brian Powell
Neath vs Pontypridd
Referee: Sean Brickell
Assistant referees: Neil Howells, Jason Ludgate
Bedwas vs Llandovery
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Huw David, Alan Shepperd
Carmarthen vs Tonmawr
Referee: Neil Hennessy
Assistant referees: Mark Davis, Martyn Williams