Referees to 5 September 2020
The referees for the Guinness Pro14 Semifinals have been announced while Angus Gardner and Nic Berry are the men in charge of the crucial Super Rugby Australia Round 10 matches.
Andrew Brace will referee the Irish derby between Leinster and Munster at Aviva Stadium on Friday. The following day, Frank Murphy will be in charge for Edinburgh's home semifinal with Ulster.
The selections mark the first knock-out appointments for both referees. It also marks an impressive year for Brace who refereed his first Guinness Six Nations game in February between France and Italy.
There is a refereeing debut at Kingsholm as Hamish Smales takes charge of his first Premiership match, as London Irish head west to take on Gloucester Rugby. Smales has Simon Harding & Phil Watters as his assistants with David Rose taking the role of TMO at Kingsholm.
Sara Cox follows-up her piece of history with once again assisting Wayne Barnes in the first match of Gallagher Premiership Rugby Round 18, a week after becoming the first woman to be an assistant referee in a league match when she was on duty at Bath Rugby v Wasps.
Domestic
Australia
Super Rugby AU, Round 10
Saturday, 5 September 2020
Melbourne Rebels v Western Force at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Castle
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant referees: Graham Cooper, Amy Perrett
TMO: James Leckie
Reds v Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Nic Berry
Assistant referees: Damon Murphy
TMO: Jordan Way
England
Premiership, Round 18
Friday, 4 September 2020
Worcester Warriors v Bristol Bears at Sixways
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Sara Cox, Paul Dix
TMO: Geoff Warren
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Greg Macdonald, Andrew Jackson
TMO: Keith Lewis
Saturday, 5 September 2020
Saracens v Wasps at Allianz Park
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys, Adam Leal
TMO: David Grashoff
Harlequins v Bath at Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley, Simon McConnell
TMO: Sean Davey
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson, Jack Makepeace
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Gloucester v London Irish
Referee: Hamish Smales
Assistant referees: Simon Harding, Phil Watters
TMO: David Rose
Europe
PRO14, Semifinals
Friday, 4 September 2020
Leinster v Munster at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Andrew Brace
Assistant referees: George Clancy, Sean Gallagher
TMO: Brian MacNeice
Saturday, 5 September 2020
Edinburgh v Ulster at BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Frank Murphy
Assistant referees: Mike Adamson, Sam Grove-White
TMO: Neil Patterson
New Zealand
Saturday, September 5
North Island v South Island at Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser, Brendon Pickerill
Television match official: TBC