Six Nations referees for 2008
Chris White starts the 2008 Six Nations at Croke Park in Dublin, according to the list of appointments sent out by the International Rugby.
The IRB's referee selectors, chaired by David Pickering, has announced the appointment of referees for the 15 matches, starting on 2 February 2008.
The referees appointed were all at the recent World Cup as either referees or touch judges. They also provide the back-up referees on touch but the second touch judge and the television match officials come from a net cast wider.
The appointments:
2 February
Ireland vs Italy at Croke Park
Referee: Chris White (England)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
England vs Wales at Twickenham
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Romain Poite (France)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
3 February
Scotland vs France at Murrayfield
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television match official: Rob Debney (England)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
9 February
Wales vs Scotland at Millennium Stadium
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Paul Honiss (New Zealand), Christophe Berdos (France)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Jim Bailey (Wales)
France vs Ireland at Stade de France
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
10 February
Italy vs England at Stadio Flaminio
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Joel Jutge (France), Taizo Hirabayashi
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)
23 February
Wales vs Italy at Millennium Stadium
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England), Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Rob Debney (England)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (Scotland)
Ireland vs Scotland at Croke Park
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Joel Jutge (France), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television match official: Romain Poite (France)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
France vs England at Stade de France
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
8 March
Ireland vs Wales at Croke Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Christophe Berdos (France), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Scotland vs England at Murrayfield
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
9 March
France vs Italy at Stade de France
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Television match official: Dave Pearson (England)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)
15 March
Italy vs Scotland at Stadio Flaminio
Referee: Joel Jutge (France)
Touch judges: Chris White (England), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Romain Poite (France)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)
England vs Ireland at Twickenham
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Wales vs France at Millenium Stadium
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)