Referees to 9 March 2015
The Six Nations has a rest this week before the final burst of two matches each. But there is a lot of enthusiastic rugby taking place, including the start of the NACRA Championship in the Caribbean.
The Vodacom Cup starts in South Africa with four matches in the North Section this weekend.
Jason Jaftha continues to make his way back from his long injury.
International
NACRA Championship, Round 1
NACRA is the North America Caribbean Rugby Association.
Bermuda vs Turks and Caicos Islands at National Sports Centre, Bermuda
Referee: Ryan Hinckson (Guyana
Assistant referees: Green, tba (Bermuda)
Mexico vs USA South in Mexico City
Referee: David Sherwin (Cayman Islands)
Assistant referees: Dave Robinson Cayman Islands), Karla Cañedo (Mexico)
Curacao vs St Vincent and the Grenadines at Blue Bay Curacao Golf and Beach Resort
Referee: Toño Magallanes (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Guzman, Grayson
Guyana vs Barbados at The Guyana National Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Referee: Miles McIvor (USA)
Assistant referees: Christie, tba (Guyana)
Under-18
England vs Scotland at Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Rob Price (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ben Blain, Dean Lythgoe
France vs Wales at Marcoussis
Referee: Nigel Correll (Ireland)
Pro 12
Cardiff Blues vs Connacht at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Leighton Hodges (Wales), Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Glasgow Warriors vs Zebre at Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Timekeeper: John McLaughlin (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Ospreys vs Munster at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Simon Rees (Wales)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: Robert G Davies (Wales)
Benetton Treviso vs Edinburgh at Stadio Monigo
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy), Claudio Blessano (Italy)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Timekeeper: Vittorio Barzan (Italy)
Assessor: Giovanni Romano (Italy)
Scarlets vs Leinster at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Ulster at Rodney Parade
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Super Rugby, Round 4
Chiefs vs Highlanders at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Wratt (New Zealand)
Brumbies vs Western Force at GIO Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Andrew Lees (Australia)
Television match official: Ian Smith (Australia)
Blues vs Lions at North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Referee: Matt O'Brien (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glen Newman (New Zealand)
Reds vs Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Rohan Hoffman (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Cheetahs vs Bulls at Free State Rugby Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Stormers vs Sharks at Newlands
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman (South Africa), Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)
Domestic
England
Premiership
Bath vs Sale Sharks at Recreation Ground
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Andrew Small, Roger Baileff
Television match official: Sean Davey
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Exeter Chiefs vs London Welsh at Sandy Park
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Peter Huckle, Andrew Pearce
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Chris White
Harlequins vs London Irish at The Stoop
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes, Luke Pearce
Television match official: Steve Terheege
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Gloucester vs Northampton Saints at Kingsholm
Referee: Greg Garner
Assistant referees: Kevin Stewart, Ashley Rowden
Television match official: Dave Grashoff
Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin
Assessor: Jerry Wallis
Wasps vs Saracens at Ricoh Arena
Referee: Matt Carley
Assistant referees: Nigel Carrick, Andy Watson
Television match official: Dave Sainsbury
Timekeeper: Paul Stanley
Assessor: Martin Fox
Newcastle Falcons vs Leicester Tigers at Kingston Park
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Andy Jackson. Roy Maybank
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: Dave Hudson
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Championship
Moseley vs Doncaster Knights at Billesley Common
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: Chris Sharp, Michael Patz
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
Bristol vs Nottingham at Ashton Gate Stadium
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant referees: Simon Adams. Dino Maddern
Assessor: Ashley Reay
Jersey vs London Scottish at St Peter's
Referee: Steve Lee
Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman, Lionel Spooner
Worcester Warriors vs Plymouth Albion at Sixways Stadium
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, Clare Daniel
Yorkshire Carnegie vs Bedford Blues at Headingley
Referee: David Procter
Assistant referees: Philip Watters, Brian Ravenhill
Cornish Pirates vs Rotherham Titans at The Mennaye
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: tba, Simon McConnell
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
France
Top 14, Round 19
Bordeaux-Bègles vs at Stade Français at Stade Chaban Delmas
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos, Eric Soulan
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Castres vs Lyon at Stade Jean Pierre Antoine
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Laurent Sclafer
Television match official: Eric Gauzins
Clermont vs Bayonne at Parc Sports Marcel Michelin
Referee: Maxime Chalon
Assistant referees: Vincent Blasco Baque, Thomas Déjean
Television match official: Bruno Bessot
Montpellier vs La Rochelais at Altrad Stadium
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes, Patrick Beuriot
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Racing-Métro vs Grenoble at Stade Oceane
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Mourad Zitouni, Thierry Guilloton
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Toulon vs Brive at Stade Mayol
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, Laurent Amic
Television match official: Jean Pierre Pellaprat
Oyonnax vs Toulouse at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Mathieu Delpy, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Jean Marie Piraveau
Pro D2, Round 23
Aurillacois vs Pau at Stade Jean Alrict
Referee: Cédric Clave
Assistant referees: Pierre Brousset, Pascal Ubeda
Goal judges: Sylvain Bernard, Jean Michel Huguet
Biarritz vs Narbonne Parc Des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
Assistant referees: Vincent Chiodi Schroeder, Alexandre Vallon
Goal judges: Eric Armengaud, Alain Guillen
Agen vs Albi at Stade Armandie
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Jérôme Lamirand, Thierry Devais
Goal judges: Bernard Lagardère, Stéphane Lamagnere
Béziers vs Perpignan at Stade De La Méditérranée
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Stéphane Boyer, Laurent Guillermard
Goal judges: Stéphane Beyer, Claude Monloubou
Bourgoin vs Dax at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Tual Trainini
Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Laurent Perrin
Goal judges: Vincent Dathie, Philippe Graciet
Massy vs Colomiers at Stade Maurice Lamarre
Referee: Arnaud Blondel
Assistant referees: Francis Vanamandel, Benoît Escoubet
Goal judges: Maxime Bernard, Alain Falaise
Mont-de-Marsan vs Carcassonne at Stade Municipal Guy Boniface
Referee: Thierry Mallet
Assistant referees: Benoît Traineau, Jérôme Lamarque
Goal judges: Denis Grenouillet, Vincent Lacaille
Tarbes vs Montauban at Stade Maurice Trelut
Referee: Julien Castaignède
Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Alain Monteux
Goal judges: Christophe Pleutin, Maxime Puig
Georgia
Aia vs Batumi in Aia
Referee: Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Kotchebi vs Lelos in Kotchebi
Referee: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Ireland
Ulster Bank, Division 1
UL Bohemians vs Shannon
Referee: Oisin Quinn
Clontarf vs Dolphin
Referee: David Wilkinson
Lansdowne vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Andy Brace
Old Belvedere vs Ballynahinch
Referee: Gary Conway
Terenure vs St Mary's
Referee: Mark Connolly
UCD vs Young Munster
Referee: Mark Patton
Ballymena vs Garryowen
Referee: John Carvill
Assistant referees: Jonny Erskine, David Armstrong
Belfast Harlequins vs Corinthians
Referee: Sean Gallagher
Assistant referees: Jonathan Peak, Niall McLean
Dublin University vs Buccaneers
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
Malone vs Galwegians
Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell
Assistant referees: Adrian Reavey, Bill Halliday
Italy
Eccellenza, Round 12
Lazio vs Mogliano
Referee: Claudio Passacantando
San Donà vs Viadana
Referee: Carlo Damasco
Cammi Calvisano vs I Cavalieri Prato
Referee: Stefano Pennè
Petrarca vs Fiamme Oro Roma
Referee: Matteo Liperini
L'Aquila vs Rovigo
Referee: Federico Meconi
Portugal
Nacional Divisão Honra
Belenenses vs Coimbra
AEIS Agromia vs Cascais at Estádio do Restelo campo 2
Arcos Valdevez vs CDUP at Tapada campo A
Direito vs CDUL at Estádio Municipal Arcos Valdevez
South Africa
Friendly
EP Kings vs Free State XV at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
Assistant referees: Local
Griquas vs Border at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Assistant referees: Local
Vodacom Cup
Valke vs Blue Bulls at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA)
Assistant referees: Local
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Welwitchias vs Golden Lions at Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Assistant referees: Oscar Lambert, Danie Koen
Pumas vs Griffons at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Vusi Msibi, Local
Assessor: Willie Roos
Leopards XV vs Limpopo at Olïn Park, Potchefstroom
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assistant referees: Renier Vermeulen, Local
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Community Cup, Round 3
Springs vs PE Police at Springs Rugby Club, Springs
Referee: Ruaan du Preez
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Old Selbornians vs Rustenburg Impala at Kempston Park, East London
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Pretoria Police vs College Rovers at Old Pretoria Club
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Noordelikes vs Raiders at Noordelikes Rugby Club, Polokwane
Referee: Jacques Nieuwenhuis
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Jacques Hugo
Pacaltsdorp Evergreens vs Wanderers at Pacaltsdorp Sports Grounds, George
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Kim Smit
Worcester Villagers vs Hamiltons at Boland Park, Worcester
Referee: Sindile Ngcese
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Wesbank vs Durban Collegians at Wesbank Sports Grounds, Malmesbury
Referee: Divan Uys
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Willie Roos
Ferros vs Despatch at Puma Stadium, Emalahleni
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Varsity Cup
Maties vs UJ at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Jaco Kotze
Assistant referees: Local
Television match official: tba
Assessor: Willie Roos
Pukke vs Ikeys at Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds, Potchefstroom
Referees: Lesego Legoete, Jaco Pretorius
Assistant referees: Local
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Madibaz vs Shimlas at NMMU Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referees: Francois Pretorius, Rodney Boneparte
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Kim Smit
Tukkies vs CUT at Tuks Stadium, Pretoria
Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa
Varsity Shield
TUT vs UKZN at TUT Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Bank Yantolo
Wits vs Fort Hare at Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA)
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Spain
División De Honor, Round 17
Hernani vs Salvador
Referee: Julio Aguirre (Barcelona)
Getxo vs Vigo
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Sevilla)
Cisneros vs Ordizia
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Málaga)
FC Barcelona vs UE Santboiana
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Álava)
Independiente vs Pozuelo
Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)
Valladolid RAC vs Gernika
Referee: David Castro (Asturias)
División De Honor B, Round 20
Durango vs Crat A Coruña
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)
Zarautz vs Salvador “B”
Referee: Ignacio Marquinez (Cantabria)
Independiente “B” vs Oviedo
Referee: Iñaki Vergara (Guipúzcoa)
Belenos vs Aparejadores Burgos
Referee: Eki Fanlo (Guipúzcoa)
Valladolid RAC ”B” vs Eibar
Referee: Ignacio Chaves (Madrid)
Bera Bera vs Uribealdea
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Guipúzcoa)
Tecnidex Valencia vs CAU Valencia
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)
Sant Cugat vs Barcelona Enginyers
Referee: Cristian Moreno (Barcelona)
Barcelona UC vs L’Hospitalet
Referee: Joan Aloy (Gerona)
Fenix vs Les Abelles
Referee: José Bogas (Barcelona)
Alcobendas vs Cáceres
Referee: José Luis Real (Valencia)
Ingenieros Indust Las Rozas vs Tasman Rugby Boadilla
Referee: Luis García-Mon (Madrid)
Helvetia vs Cisneros “B”
Referee: Pablo Tornero (Jaén)
Arquitectura vs Ciencias
Referee: Iñaki Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)
CAU Madrid vs Olímpico
Referee: Declan Lane (Australia)
Universidad Granada vs Liceo Francés
Referee: Vasile Mugurell (Alicante)
USA
Pacific Rugby Premiership
Olympic Club vs Belmont Shore at San Francisco
Referee: Phil Akroyd
San Francisco Golden Gate vs Santa Monica at San Francisco
Referee: George O'Neill
Glendale Raptors vs Denver Barbarians at Glendale
Referee: Derek Summers
Wales
Principality Premiership
Cross Keys vs Llandovery
Referee: Dan Jones
Assistant referees: Elgan Williams, Neil McDonagh
Aberavon vs Llanelli
Referee: Craig Evans
Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Mark Jones
Bedwas vs Bridgend
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
Assistant referees: Stuart Kibble, Aled Evans
Newport vs Cardiff
Referee: Richard Brace
Assistant referees: Paul Jones, Michael Sheehan
Carmarthen vs Neath
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Colin Kirkhouse, Steve Harwood
Pontypridd vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Neil Hennessy
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Julian Smith