Referees till 31 October

Lots of European action

As the Southern Hemisphere closes down for some serious aestivating and heads for beaches, the Northern Hemisphere gets more and more serious about their rugby.

The first round of the Heineken Cup was magnificent, with all the thrill of upsets. Unpredictability feeds sport.

International

Rugby World Cup Qualifiers

Malta vs Germany
Referee: Tomáš Tuma (Czech Republic)
Touch judges: Tomáš Breburda, Štepán Cekal (both Czech Republic)

Poland vs Andorra in Rumia
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Belgium  vs Croatia  in Brussels 
Referee: Eric Gauzins (France)  

Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka
Referee: Steve Scott (Arabian Gulf)
Touch judges  Grant Bateman,  Allan Whitcombe (both Arabian Gulf )

FIRA-AER

Division 3B

Lithuania vs Bulgaria in Vilnius
Referee: Carl Joergensen (Denmark)

Division 3C
 
Luxembourg vs Israel in Cessange, Luxembourg
Referee: Mike Hoyer (Netherlands)
 
Norway vs Azerbaidjan in Oslo
Referee: Peter Oberg (Sweden)

Friendly

French Barbarians vs Australia A in Bordeaux
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Christophe Berdos, Romain Poite (both France)

Holland vs Welsh Districts
Referee: Johan Meersman  (Belgium)
Touch judges: John Van Beeck, Luc Janssens (both Belgium)

“t Gooi Barbarians vs Botswana
Referee: Joop Zandvliet (Holland)

Heineken Cup

Round 2

Friday 28 October 2005

Pool 1
Dragons vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

Pool 2
Leeds Tykes vs Calvisano
Referee: Eric Darrière (France)

Perpignan vs Blues
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Saturday 29 October 2005

Pool 1
Munster vs Castres
Referee: David Pearson (England)

Pool 3
Stade Français vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

Pool 4
Benetton Treviso vs Saracens
Referee: Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)

Biarritz vs Ulster
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Pool 5
Bath vs Bourgoin
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Pool 6
Scarlets vs Edinburgh Gunners
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

Sunday 30 October 2005

Pool 3
Clermont Auvergne vs Ospreys
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)

Pool 5
Glasgow Warriors vs Leinster
Referee: Chris White (England)

Pool 6
London Wasps vs Toulouse
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

European Challenge Cup

Round 2

Friday 28 October

Pool 1
Viadana vs Narbonne
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)

Pool 5
Montpellier vs Connacht
Referee: David Changleng (Scotland)

Saturday 29 October

Pool 2
Agen vs Pau
Referee: Roy Maybank (England)

Pool 3
Gloucester vs Bucuresti
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)

Toulon vs Bayonne
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Pool 4
Brive vs L'Aquila
Referee: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Pool 5
Amatori Catania vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Sunday 30 October

Pool 1
Bristol vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)

Pool 2
London Irish vs Parma
Referee: David Rosich (France)

Pool 4
Border Reivers vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

FIRA-AER

European Regions Cup

Quarter-finals

Riga (Latvia) vs Provence (France) in RIGA
Referee: Grzegorz Michalik (Poland)
 
AS Cantonale Geneva (Switzerland) vs Bourgogne (France) at Stade de la Praille in Geneva
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
 
Tbilissi (Georgia) vs Moldova Region (Romania) in Tbilissi, match not played
 
Béarn (France) vs Midi-Pyrenées (France) in Oloron
Referee: Jean Christophe Gastou (France)

Czech Republic

Czech KB Extraliga

Dragon Brno vs Brno Byst
Referee: Miroslav Šustek
Touch judges: Libor Tenora, Miloš Wognitsch

TJ Praga Praha vs Havírov
Referee: Milan Haitman
Touch judges: Roman Vítek, Emanuel Borovian

Sparta Praha vs Tatra Smíchov
Referee: Jirí Štuksa
Touch judges: Andy Weston, Zdenek Soušek

JIMI Vyškov vs Rícany
Referee: Vladimír Kohout
Touch judges: Tomáš Jilcík, Radek Toman

England

National Division 1

Bedford Blues vs Pertemps Bees
Referee: tba 
Touch judges: Andrew Vertigan, Paul Dickens

Exeter Chiefs vs Nottingham
Referee: Dale Newitt
Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Geraint Davies

London Welsh vs Doncaster
Referee: Geraint Ashton Jones
Touch judges: Gareth Copsey, James Minards

Newbury vs Coventry
Referee: Alan Biggs
Touch judges: Greg Garner, Paul Stanley
Assessor: David Thomas

Plymouth Albion vs Otley
Referee: tba 
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Fred Spong

Earth Titans vs Harlequins
Referee: tba 
Touch judges: Tim Wigglesworth, Steve Makinson

Cornish Pirates vs Sedgley Park
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
Touch judges: Richard Parker-Sedgemore, Fred Spong
Assessor: Steve Leyshon

Friendly

Cambridge University vs Harlequins
Referee: Richard Draper
Assessor: Clive Nicholas

France

Pro D2

Tyrosse vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Joël Jutge
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Joël Dalla Cia
Assessor: Jean Matheu

Béziers vs Oyonnax
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Bernard Dubos
Assessor: André Quilis

Métro-Racing vs Dax
Referee: Denis Grenouillet
Touch judges: Daniel Jeanguiot, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Daniel Dartigeas

Albi vs Aix
Referee: Laurent Valin
Touch judges: Gérard Gacon, Abdel Bouaffou
Assessor: Francis Palmade

Aurillac vs Lyon
Referee: Stéphan Pomarède
Touch judges: Didier Bonnet, Jean-Yves Quintin
Assessor: Patrick Thomas

Bordeaux vs La Rochelle
Referee: Alain Moretto
Touch judges: Henri Claverie, Didier Barnagaud
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue

Colomiers vs Auch
Referee: Didier Mene
Touch judges: Jean-Claude Bes Jean, Didier Bart
Assessor: Daniel Gillet

Montauban vs Tarbes
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Didier Martinaud, Bernard Pichard
Assessor: Jean Lavergne

Ireland

Level 1

Ballymena vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Buccaneers vs Lansdowne
Referee: L Coglan

Belfast Harlequins vs University College
Referee: Ken Henley-Willis

Dublin University vs Shannon
Referee: Ali McDowell

Dungannon vs Clontarf
Referee: Dermot Moloney

Galwegians vs Garryowen
Referee: Alan Rogan

St Mary's vs County Carlow
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd

UL Bohemians vs Blackrock College
Referee: Peter Haycock

Scotland

Premiership 1

 Stirling County vs Glasgow Hawks at Bridgehaugh   
 Referee: Ted Coutts
 Touch judges: Gary Gordon, Alistair Cummings
 
 Melrose vs Aberdeen GSFP at Greenyards   
 Referee: Andy Macpherson
 Touch judges: Ed Crozier, Robert   Nevins
 
 Biggar vs  Hawick at Hartreemill   
 Referee: David Jack
 Touch judges: Andrew McMenemy, John Ferns
 
 Stewarts Melville vs Watsonians at Inverleith   
 Referee: Andy Hepburn
 Touch judges: Graham Knox, Gary Duncan
  
 Currie vs Ayr at Malleny Park   
 Referee: John Steele
 Touch judges: Grant Wilson, Derek  Burns  
 
 Boroughmuir vs Heriot's at Meggetland   
 Referee: Iain Heard
 Touch judges: Paterson, Jim  Oswald

Spain

Campeonato de España de Selecciones Territoriales Senior

1ª Jornada
 
Galicia vs Navarra  at  Acea Da Ma (Coruña)
Referee: Felix Villegas (Valladolid)
 
Valencia vs Castilla y León at  Campo del Río (Valencia)
Referee: Iñigo Aguirre (Vizcaya)