Referees to 6 September
Europe is sloughing off its sloth and there is serious rugby happening now while in the south there is still a huge match to come. England and Wales start their club competitions, the Magners League gets going and in France the Pro D2 starts.
Stuart Dickinson comes back from the injury which kept him out of the Tri-Nations match at Newlands. Willie Roos comes back after breaking his ankle in Japan.
International
New Zealand vs Samoa in New Plymouth
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Acton (Australia)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Under-19
Oceania
FORU Under-19 Tournament.
This is taking place in Fiji.
There are two pools of three teams each.
Pool A: Samoa, Tonga, Fiji
Pool B: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tahiti
Day 1, Wednesday, 3 September 2008 at Prince Charles Park, Nadi
Tonga vs Vanuatu
Referee: Samuela Tuidraki (Fiji)
Touch Judges: Misaele Petero (Fiji), Samson Korong (PNG)
Match Officials Manager and Time Keeper: Etienne Rangivari (Tahiti)/Takelo Savou (Fiji)
Referee Coach: Sairusi Tagivetaua/Isikeli Soqonalawa (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti
Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa)
Touch Judges: Mikea Rokodrakia (Fiji), Albert Steward (Vanuatu)
Match Officials Manager and Time Keeper: Sione Tanoa (Fiji)
Referee Coach: Sairusi Tagivetaua/Isikeli Soqonalawa (Fiji)
Fiji vs Samoa
Referee: Mounga Vea (Tonga)
Touch Judges: Etienne Rangivari (Tahiti), Samuela Tuidraki (Fiji)
Match Officials Manager and Time Keeper: Albert Steward (Vanuatu)/Petero Misaele (Fiji)
Referee Coach: Sairusi Tagivetaua/Isikeli Soqonalawa (Fiji)
Day 2, Saturday 6 September 2008 at Churchill Park, Lautoka
Fiji vs Tahiti
Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu
Samoa vs Tonga
It continues next week.
Magners League
Connacht vs Ospreys at Sportsground
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Touch judges: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Peter Roche (Ireland)
Assessor: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Edinburgh vs Munster at Murrayfield
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: Rob Dickson (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Glasgow Warriors at Rodney Parade
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Phil Fear (Wales), Phil Connett (Wales)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
Ulster vs Llanelli Scarlets at Ravenhill
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: David Keane (Ireland), Peter Haycock (Ireland)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
Cardiff Blues vs Leinster at Arms Park
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland)
Touch judges: David Bodilly (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Assessor: Tony Lynch (Wales)
Domestic
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Top 14 - Round 8
Champagnat vs Pucará
Referee: Roberto Martinez
San Cirano vs Belgrano Athletic
Referee: Gustavo Tomanovich
La Plata vs Regatas Bella Vista
Referee: Ignacio Iparraguirre
Newman vs CASI
Referee: Cristian Sanchez Ruiz
Hindu vs San Luis
Referee: Federico Cuesta
CUBA vs Lomas Athletic
Referee: Ignacio Rellan
SIC vs Alumni
Referee: Pablo Deluca
Australia
Shute Shield Semifinal
Eastern Suburbs vs West Harbour Western at Weekender Stadium St. Mary's
Referee: Ian Smith
Touch judges: James Leckie, Nathan Pearce
Television match official: George Ayoub
Assessor: John McCarthy
Randwick vs Warringah at Woollahra Oval
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Touch judges: James Leckie, Ian Smith
Assessor: Wayne Erickson
England
Premiership
London Irish vs London Wasps in Twickenham
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: David Kurk, Andy Watson
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: Clive Leeke
Saracens vs Harlequins in Twickenham
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Alan Biggs
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: John Burtenshaw
Coach: Clive Leeke
Bristol vs Bath in Memorial Stadium
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Ken Stewart
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
Gloucester vs Leicester Tigers in Kingsholm
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Television match official: Matt Peters, Geoff Warren
Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks in Kingston Park
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Alan Hughes, Paul Emerson
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Television match official: Trevor Parlett
Northampton Saints vs Worcester Warriors in Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Sean Davey
Touch judges: Martin Buck, Don Helme
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: Brian Abrahams, Graham /Hughes
National League 1
Coventry vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Mark Wilson
Touch judges: Luke Pearce, Peter Facey
Assessor: Bob Bullock
Exeter Chiefs vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Adrian Hartwell, Steve Savage
Assessor: Roger Quittenton, Gary Welsh
London Welsh vs Doncaster
Referee: Terry Hall
Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Fred Spong
Assessor: Steve Womersley
Manchester vs Sedgley Park
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Richard Draper, Steve Makinson
Newbury vs Moseley
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Ed Turnill, Paul Burton
Otley vs Esher
Referee: tba
Touch judges: Darren Gamage, Rhys Davies
Nottingham vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Nick Williams
Touch judges: Chris Sharp, Fred Farndon
Assessor: Ian Roberts
Rotherham Titans vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Keith Lewis
Touch judges: Chris Seeley, Paul Dickens
Assessor: Tony Rossall
Fiji
Digicel Cup 2008 - Round 1
This is a postponed match.
Nadi vs Tailevu at Prince Charles Park, Nadi
Referee: Napolioni Locoloco
Touch Judges: Eliesa Hereniko, Isimeli Bari
Referee/Coach: Pat Gock
France
Top 14 - Round 3
Toulouse vs Biarritz
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hervé Gilard, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre, Michel Forget, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Brive vs Castres
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Olivier Migne
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak, Alain Fernandez
Television match official: Serge Marzullo
Mont-de-Marsan vs Toulon
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Morin
Assessor: Pascal Panel, Joël Dumé
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Perpignan vs Stade Français
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Dax vs Montpellier
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Denis Grenouillet, Régis Gabard
Assessor: Michel Roger, Michel Debet
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Montauban vs Bourgoin
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Alain Moretto, Gilbert Darrieutort
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Michel Messan
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Bayonne vs Clermont Ferrand
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Frédéric Ducatez
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure, Michel Lamoulie
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Pro D2 - Round 1
Agen vs Auch
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Touch judges: Jean-François Lavocat, Christophe Graviou
Assessor: Bernard Gabriel, Yves Bressy
Goal judges: Jérôme Lamirand, Sébastien Cloute
Bourg-en-Bresse vs Bordeaux
Referee: Christophe Labaune
Touch judges: Sébastien Hebert, Claude Roux
Assessor: Patrick Ducouret, Pierre Bertherat
Goal judges: Grégoire Silvan, Raphaël Guaragna
Béziers vs Pau
Referee: Laurent Valin
Touch judges: Franck Rataj, Dominique Parrini
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Jean Lavergne
Goal judges: Laurent Cardona, Frédéric De Castro
Grenoble vs Colomiers
Referee: Emmanuel Chenavier
Touch judges: Thierry Chanut, Gérard Gacon
Assessor: Gérard Destruels, Francis Palmade
Goal judges: Cyril Lafon, Laurent Guillermard
Lyon vs Racing Metro 92
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Touch judges: Stéphane Duberger, Thierry Laur
Assessor: Max Benoit, Jean-Pierre Juanchich
Goal judges: Salem Attalah, Thierry Mallet
Narbonne vs Tarbes
Referee: Sébastien Garat
Touch judges: Frédéric Gourgues, Jean-François Fourquet
Assessor: Richard Senssac, Claude Debat
Goal judges: Alain Monteux, Thierry Mallet
Aurillac vs Albi
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Gines Cerezuela, Jean-Luc Gonzalez
Assessor: Patrick Costa, Henri Lalanne
Goal judges: Laurent Sclafer, Thomas Dejean
La Rochelle vs Oyonnax
Referee: Jean-Marie Piraveau
Touch judges: Pierre Chastrusse, Christophe Malterre
Assessor: Jean-Paul Soules, Jean Matheu
Goal judges: Christophe Dutreuilh, Richard Denninger
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup - Week 6
Hawke's Bay vs Taranaki at McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Colin Hawke
Bay of Plenty vs Otago at Bay Park Stadium, Mt Maunganui
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Errol Brain, Stuart Beissel
Manawatu vs Wellington at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Glenn Moore
Ranfurly Shield: Auckland vs Southland at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Touch judges: Steve Walsh, Chris Pollock
Television match official: Brent Murray
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Russell Hilton-Jones
Northland vs Tasman at Okara Park, Whangarei
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Phil Young
North Harbour vs Canterbury at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Stuart Beissel
Waikato vs Counties Manukau at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Steve Walsh
Assessor: Peter Boyden
AA Awards Heartland Championship - Week 3
Pool A
Wairarapa Bush vs Buller at Memorial Park, Masterton
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Allan Bateman
Horowhenua-Kapiti Kapiti vs West Coast at Paraparaumu Domain, Paraparaumu
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
North Otago vs South Canterbury at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: Josh Noonan
Assessor: Kim Eichmann
Pool B
East Coast vs Thames Valley at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria
Referee: Mike Fraser
Assessor: Paul Ramsay
Mid Canterbury vs King Country at Ashburton S/grounds, Ashburton
Referee: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Dick Ross
Wanganui vs Poverty Bay at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Alan Riley
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier
Valke vs Lions in Brakpan
Referee: Marius Jonker
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Peter de Bruin
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Sharks vs Blue Bulls in Durban
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Theuns Jonker, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Griquas vs Boland in Kimberley
Referee: Deon van Blommestein
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper, Cobus Wessels
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Cheetahs v Western Province in Bloemfontein
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Touch judges: Pro Legoete, Peet Badenhorst
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: André Watson
1st Division
Border vs Pumas in East London
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Sindile Mayende, Mandla Dakuse
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
South Western Districts vs Leopards in George
Referee: Willie Roos
Touch judges: Christie du Preez, Fakumile Yamile
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Under-21A
Free State vs Western Province in Bloemfontein
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Touch judges: François Veldsman, Peet Badenhorst
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Assessor: André Watson
KwaZulu Natal vs Blue Bulls in Durban
Referee: Theuns Jonker
Touch judges: Joey Salmans, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Under-21B
Valke vs Griffons in Brakpan
Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones
Touch judges: Stuart Berry, Peter de Bruin
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Griquas vs South Western Districts in Kimberley
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe, Cobus Wessels
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Border vs Pumas in East London
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Touch judges: Mlungiseli Mdashe, Mandla Dakuse
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Under-19A
KwaZulu Natal vs Blue Bulls in Durban
Referee: Joey Salmans
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Western Province vs Free State in Bloemfontein
Referee: François Veldsman
Assessor: André Watson
Under-19B
Valke vs Griffons in Brakpan
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Griquas vs South Western Districts in Kimberley
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Border vs Pumas in East London
Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Amateur Provincial
Free State Rural vs KwaZulu Natal Rural in Aliwal-Noord
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Griquas Rural vs Border in Upington
Referee: Jimmy Aphane
Assessor: Kat Swanepoel
South Western Districts vs Border Rural
Referee: Teschin Naicker
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Valke Rural vs Free State
Referee: Sewes Terblanche
Assessor: Richard Nash
Griffons vs Griquas in Wesselbron
Referee: Jan Venter
Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren
Boland vs Eastern Province Rural
Referee: Lusanda Jam
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Women
Free State vs Lions in Bloemfontein
Referee: Eugenia Daniels
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Border vs Western Province in Mdantsane
Referee: Eska Swart
Assessor: Frans Muller
South Western Districts vs Griffons
Referee: Magda van den Heever
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Eastern Province vs Blue Bulls
Referee: Madel Herselman
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Leopards vs Boland
Referee: Magda Jordaan
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Wales
Premiership
Llanelli vs Glamorgan Wanderers
Referee: Leighton Hodges
Touch judges: Mike Bethell, Kevin Brooks
Pontypridd vs Newport
Referee: Tim Hayes
Touch judges: Phil Harrhy, Dominic Lonergan
Swansea vs Aberavon
Referee: Nigel Owens
Touch judges: Colin Kirkhouse, Gerald Davies
Cross Keys vs Cardiff
Referee: Hugh Watkins
Touch judges: Huw Williams, Paul Richards
Neath vs Pontypool
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Touch judges: Scott Fleming, Mark Davis
Ebbwe Vale vs Bedwas
Referee: Matthew Aplin
Touch judges: Jason Langdon, Wayne Carter
Llandovery vs Bridgend
Referee: Steve Edwards
Touch judges: Chris Williams, Stan Griffiths