Referees to 9 January 2011
The new year is rattling along. In the North clubs are busy; in the South players are gathering for preparation. The referees in the North continue to be active;; the referees in the South, like their teams, are getting themselves mentally and physically prepared.
International
Magners League
Dragons vs Connacht at Rodney Parade
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Bodilly (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Ulster vs Benetton Treviso at Ravenhill
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), David Connolly (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
Leinster vs Ospreys at Royal Dublin Society
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Mark Hermin (Ireland)
Television match official: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Assessor: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Edinburgh vs Scarlets
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Ian Heard (Scotland), Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Munster vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland)
Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Sheehan (Ireland)
Cardiff Blues vs Aironi at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Jones (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
Domestic
England
Premiership
Newcastle Falconsv Sale Sharks at Kingston Park, Newcastle
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: Alan Hughes, Don Helme
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Timekeeper: Hudson
Television match official: David Matthews
Bath vs Leeds Carnegie at Recreation Ground
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Roger Baileff, Roy Maybank
coach: Tony Spreadbury
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Saracens vs London Irish at Vicarage Road, Watford
Referee: David Rose
Assistant referees: Andrew Small, Ashley Rowden
Gloucester vs Exeter Chiefs at Kingsholm
Referee: Martin Fox
Assistant referees: Andrew Watson, Rhys Davies
Assessor: Steve Lander
Timekeeper: Matt Peters
Harlequins vs London Wasps at Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Robin Goodliffe, Kevin Stewart
Assistant referees: Roy Marfleet
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints at Welford Road
Referee: Dave Pearson
Assistant referees: Stuart Terheege, Peter Huckle
Assistant referees: Brian Abrahams
Television match official: Geoff Hughes
The Championship
London Welsh vs Moseley at Old Deer Park
Referee: Steve Lee
Assistant referees: Terry Hall, David Grashoff
Assessor: Clive Nicholas
Rotherham Titans vs Cornish Pirates at Clifton Lane
Referee: Michael Tutty
Assistant referees: Marius Caton, Brian Dalby
Assessor: Peter Farrell
coach: N Chapman
Plymouth Albion vs Esher at Brickfields
Referee: Rob Debney
Assistant referees: Richard Phillips, Eric Woodmason
Worcester Warriors vs Bedford Blues at Sixways
Referee: Sean Davey
Assistant referees: Paul Knowles, Gareth Copsey
Television match official: Paul Bridgman
coach: Ed Morrison
Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw
Birmingham & Solihull v Doncaster Knights at Damson Park
Referee: Darren Gamage
Assistant referees: Keith Lewis , Paul Dickens
Assessor: Rteve Savage
coach: Ron Binham
Nottinghamv Bristol at Meadow Lane
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Assistant referees: Falla, Steve Makinson
France
Round 16
Racing-Métro 92 vs Toulon at Stade Yves Du Manoir, Colombes
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Romain Poite, Jean-Michel Schutz
Assessor: Bernard Bach, Eric Darriere
Television match official : Gilles Cogne
Bayonne vs Castres at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Christophe Dutreuilh, Christophe Clavere
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Joël Jutge
Television match official : Eric Gonthier
Biarritz vs Agen at Parc des Sports d'Aguilera
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant referees: Stéphane Boyer, Christophe Malterre
Assessor: Jean-Pierre Crouzery, Michel Lamoulie
Television match official : Eric Gauzins
Bourgoin vs La Rochelle at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona, Christophe Graviou
Assessor: Philippe De Miranda, Serge Marzullo
Television match official : Akim Hadj Bachir
Montpellier vs Perpignan at Stade Yves Du Manoir, Montpellier
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Eric Soulan, Sébastien Hebert
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Patrick Thomas
Television match official : Jean-Marie Piraveau
Stade Français vs Toulouse at Stade de France
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Régis Gabard
Assessor: André Corbin, Jean Izquierdo, Marc Desclaux
Television match official : Jean-Claude Levrier
Brive vs Clermont at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, Pascal Ubeda
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre, Patrick Robin
Television match official : Gérard Borreani
Pro D2, Round 16
Saint-Etienne vs Albi at Parc des sports de l'Etivallière
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Philippe Gorbenko
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi
Goal judges: Jean-Claude Labarbe, Cyril Perpignan
Mont-de-Marsan vs Grenoble at Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Arnaud Blondel
Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz, Jean-Claude Pairault
Assessor: Alain Franco, Bernard Perez
Goal judges: Cédric Clave, Lionel Fillol
Dax vs Aurillac
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Assistant referees: Alexandre Vallon, Alain Falaise
Assessor: Roland Cournet
Goal judges: Pierre Courbin, Jean-François Fourquet
Aix-en-Provence vs Lyon at Stade Maurice-David
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Bruno Gabaldon, Michel Couzier
Assessor: Richard Senssac
Goal judges: Mourad Zitouni, Jean-Michel Huguet
Tarbes vs Narbonne Stade Maurice-Trélut
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Assistant referees: Pierre Courbin, Jean-Paul Benoît
Assessor: Guy Pince
Goal judges: Alain Monteux, Denis Grenouillet
Carcassonne vs Auch at Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
Assistant referees: Frédéric Masse, Benoît Escoubet
Assessor: Gérard Destruels, Jean-Christophe Gastou
Goal judges: Paul Henri Courbier, Laurent Breil
Colomiers vs Bordeaux at Stade Michel-Bendichou
Referee: Andrew McPherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Philippe Milani, Franck Rataj
Assessor: Claude Rouve, Joël Dumé
Goal judges: Sébastien Grellety, Laurent Amic
Oyonnax vs Pau at Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Laurent Sclafer
Assistant referees: Nicolas Lezin, Bruno Gaudefrin
Assessor: Pierre Labascat, Daniel Dartigeas
Goal judges: Mathieu Soulier, Thomas Dejean
Ireland
AIL Division 1
Cork Constitution vs St Mary's
Referee: George Clancy
Old Belvedere vs Garryowen
Referee: Dudley Phillips
Shannon vs Blackrock
Referee: Simon Mcdowell
Young Munster vs Dolphin
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Galwegians vs University College Cork
Referee: Brian Macneice
Lansdowne vs Bruff
Referee: Mark Hermin
UL Bohemians vs Clontarf
Referee: Richard Kerr
Spain
División de Honor, Round 14
Bizkaia Gernika vs La Vila
Referee: Félix Villegas (Castilla y León)
Cajasol Ciencias vs VRAC Quesos Entrepinares
Referee: Joan Montoya (País Vasco)
UE Santboiana Seat vs Sanitas Alcobendas
Referee: Iñaki Atorrasagasti (País Vasco)
Cetransa El Salvador vs Pegamo Bera Bera
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Andalucía)
Ampo Ordizia vs CAU Valencia
Referee: Luis Santos (Castilla y León)
Wales
Premiership
Aberavon vs Cardiff
Referee: Hugh Watkins
Assistant referees: Phil Harrhy, Nigel Jury
Cross Keys vs Swansea
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: Neil Perkins, Viv Pryce
Pontypool vs Pontypridd
Referee: Neil Hennessy
Assistant referees: Phil Fear, Gareth Rees (Cardiff)
Carmarthen vs Llanelli
Referee: Huw Griffiths
Assistant referees: Jason Langdon, Neil Jones
Glamorgan Wanderers vs Llandovery
Referee: Sean Brickell
Assistant referees: Gareth Butler, Neil McDonagh
Bedwas vs Newport
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Wayne Davies, Mark Jones
Neath vs Tonmawr
Referee: Tim Hayes
Assistant referees: Stuart Kibble, Steve Richmond