Referees to 23 September

The World Cup rolls on with another crunch match on Friday evening. It is a vital one for France, who have been beaten, and for Ireland, who have been battling.

World Cup

Tuesday, 18 September

Scotland vs Romania at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Referee: Nigel Owens

Touch judges: Craig Joubert, Christophe Berdos

Television match official: Mark Lawrence

Assessor: Bob Francis

Wednesday, 19 September

Italy vs Portugal at Parc des Princes, Paris

Referee: Marius Jonker

Touch judges: Federico Cuesta, Malcolm Changleng

Television match official: Paul Marks

Assessor: Steve Hilditch

Thursday, 20 September

Wales vs Japan at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Joel Jutge

Touch judges: Mark Lawrence, Craig Joubert

Television match official: Christophe Berdos

Assessor: Bob Francis

Friday, 21 September

France vs Ireland at Stade de France, Paris

Referee: Chris White

Touch judges: Dave Pearson, Hugh Watkins

Television match official: Jonathan Kaplan

Assessor: Michel Lamoulie

Saturday, 22 September

South Africa vs Tonga in Lens

Referee: Wayne Barnes

Touch judges: Paul Marks, Federico Cuesta

Television match official: Malcolm Changleng

Assessor: Michel Lamoulie

England vs Samoa in Nantes

Referee: Alan Lewis

Touch judges: Lyndon Bray, Alain Rolland

Television match official: Bryce Lawrence

Assessor: Ian Scotney

Argentina vs Namibia at the Velodrome, Marseille

Referee: Stuart Dickinson

Touch judges: Simon McDowell, Carlo Damasco

Television match official: Kelvin Deaker

Assessor: Stuart Beissel

Sunday: 23 September

Australia vs Fiji in Montpellier

Referee: Nigel Owens

Touch judges: Christophe Berdos, Mark Lawrence

Television match official: Craig Joubert

Assessor: Bob Francis

Scotland vs New Zealand at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Referee: Marius Jonker

Touch judges: Paul Marks, Dave Pearson

Television match official: Hugh Watkins

Assessor: Michel Lamoulie

Magners League

Munster vs Llanelli Scarlets

Referee: Peter Allan

Touch judges: David Keane, Peter Haycock

Television match official: Olan Trevor (Ireland)

Connacht vs Dragons

Referee: Neil Paterson

Touch judges: George Clancy, Peter Roche

Ulster vs Ospreys

Referee: David Changleng

Touch judges: Eanna O'Dowd, B Macneice

Cardiff Blues vs Glasgow Warriors Arms Park

Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Touch judges: Neil Ballard, Huw David

Leinster vs Edinburgh Rugby

Referee: Phil Fear

Touch judges: Colin Stanley, Jonathan Peake

Under-18

Leinster vs England Academy

Referee: John Carvill

Australia

Australian Rugby Championship

West Sydney Rams v Canberra Vikings at Parramatta Stadium

Referee: James Leckie

Touch judges: Grant MacNeill, Luke Colbron

Melbourne Rebels v Central Coast Rays at Olympic Park

Referee: Julian Pritchard

Touch judges: Paul McKay, Daneil Kershaw

Television match official: Pat Rae

Sydney Fleet v East Coast Aces at North Sydney Oval

Referee: James Scholtens

Touch judges: George Ayoub, Damian Mitchelmore

Television match official: Bradley Wahl

Ballymore Tornadoes v Perth Spirit at Ballymore Oval

Referee: Brett Bowden

Touch judges: Steve Leszczynsk, Stephen Hill

England

Premiership

Harlequins vs Leeds Carnegie at The Stoop

Referee: Roy Maybank

Touch judges: Bob Mullis, Steve Terheege,

Television match official: Laurie Bryant, Geoff /Warren

Leicester Tigers vs Bath at Welford Road

Referee: David Rose

Touch judges: Paul Dix, Peter Huckle

Coach: Clive Leeke

Television match official: Brian Abrahams

Worcester Warriors vs London Wasps at Sixways

Referee: Rob Debney

Touch judges: Brian Robertson, Robin Goodliffe

Assessor: Brian Campsall

Television match official: David Hudson

London Irish vs Newcastle Falcons at Madejski

Referee: Sean Davey

Touch judges: Roger Baileff, Andrew Pearce

Assessor: Ed Morrison

Television match official: John Burtenshaw

Sale Sharks vs Bristol at Edgeley Park

Referee: Ashley Rowden

Touch judges: Paul Dickens, Alan Hughes

Assessor: Colin High

Television match official: Andrew Turner

Saracens vs Gloucester at Vicarage Road

Referee: Martin Fox

Touch judges: Ashley Reay, Paul Emerson

Assessor: Paul Bridgman

Television match official: Matt Peters

National League 1

Bedford Blues vs Northampton Saints

Referee: Andrew mall A

Touch judges: Rowan Kitt, Steve Makinson

Assessor: Brian Leigh

Doncaster vs Esher

Referee: Adrian Hartwell

Touch judges: Brendan Fitzmaurice, Steve Savage

Assessor: Gary Welsh

London Welsh vs Coventry

Referee: JP Doyle

Touch judges: Ed Turnill , Peter Facey

Assessor: Tony Trigg

Moseley vs Exeter Chiefs

Referee: Richard Draper

Touch judges: Nigel Higginson, Rhys Davies

Assessor: John Haggart

Plymouth Albion vs Nottingham

Referee: Dale Newitt

Touch judges: Nick Williams, Mark Summerhayes

Assessor: Roger Quittenton

Rotherham Titans vs Launceston

Referee: Greg Garner

Touch judges: Mark Wilson, Barry Dalby

Assessor: Geraint Davies

Sedgley Park vs Newbury

Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Touch judges: Trevor Fisher, David Crooks

Assessor: Colin High

Cornish Pirates vs Pertemps Bees

Referee: Chris Sharp

Touch judges: Steve Leyshon, Kevin Obern

Assessor: Ian Hamilton

Ireland

Under-20

Ulster vs Leinster

Referee: Ger English

Touch judges: Kim Imbusch, David O'Brien

Connacht vs Munster

Referee: Alan Rogan

Touch judges: Robbie Doyle, Kevin Beggs

Under-18

Munster vs Ulster

Referee: David Connolly

Connachts vs Leinster

Referee: Brian Twomey

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup

Wellington vs Taranaki at Wellington

Referee: Jonathon White

Television match official: Brent Murray

Assessor: Peter Boyden

Tasman vs Canterbury at Blenheim

Referee: Josh Noonan

Television match official: Jonathon White

Assessor: Colin Hawke

Auckland vs Otago at Auckland

Referee: Keith Brown

Television match official: Vinny Munro

Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Southland vs Manawatu at Invercargill

Referee: Chris Pollock

Television match official: Josh Noonan

Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Hawke's Bay vs Waikato at Napier

Referee: Matt Stanish

Television match official: Gary Wise

Assessor: Peter Boyden

North Harbour vs Bay of Plenty at North Shore City

Referee: Brent Murray

Television match official: Keith Brown

Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Northland vs Counties Manukau at Whangarei

Referee: Vinny Munro

Television match official: Gary Wise

Assessor: Colin Hawke

AA Rewards Heartland Championship

Meads And Lochore Cups

Meads Cup

Mid Canterbury vs Wanganui in Ashburton

Referee: Shane McDermott

Assessor: Paul Ramsay

North Otago vs King Country in Oamaru

Referee: Todd Pullar

Assessor: Kim Eichmann

Buller vs Wairarapa Bush in Westport

Referee: Chris Rooney

Assessor: Tony Dunlop

Lochore Cup

West Coast vs East Coast in Greymouth

Referee: Glenn Newman

Assessor: Allan Bateman

Poverty Bay vs Horowhenua-Kapiti in Gisborne

Referee: James McPhail

Assessor: Dick Ross

Thames Valley vs South Canterbury in Paeroa

Referee: Matthew Muir

Assessor: Alan Riley

Scotland

Premiership

Heriots vs Ayr

Referee: John Steele

Touch judges: David Jack, Pete Carruthers

Glasgow Hawks vs Edinburgh Accies

Referee: Graham Knox

Stirling County vs Boroughmuir

Referee: Iain Heard

Touch judges: Ted Coutts, John Ferns

Hawick vs GHA

Referee: Andy MacPherson

Touch judges: Colin Brett,

Dundee HSFP vs Melrose

Referee: tbc

Touch judges: Ian Clark, David Anderson

Watsonians vs Currie

Referee: Andy Ireland

Touch judges: Robert McKinnon, Alan Forres

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Blue Bulls vs Sharks at Loftus Pretoria

Referee: Willie Roos (SARU)

Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (Free State), Cobus Wessels (Blue Bulls)

Television match official: Michael Cupido (Golden Lions)

Western Province vs Cheetahs at Newlands

Referee: Pro Legoete (SARU)

Touch judges: Chris Healey (KwaZulu Natal),Louis Mzomba (Western Province)

Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (Boland)

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Golden Lions vs Valke at Ellis Park

Referee: Christie du Preez (SARU)

Touch judges: Marius Bonthuys (Griffons), Peet Badenhorst (Golden Lions)

Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel

Boland vs Griquas at Boland Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones (SARU)

Touch judges: Fumanekile Yamile (Eastern Province), Roderick Barry (Western Province)

Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

1st Division

Border vs Leopards at Absa, East London

Referee: Deon van Blommestein (SARU)

Touch judges: Mlungiseli Mdashe (Eastern Province), Mandla Dakuse (Border)

Assessor: Banks Yantolo

South Western Districts vs Eastern Province at Outeniqua Park, George

/Linston Manuels (SARU)

Touch judges: Jerome America (Western Province), Eugenia Daniels (Western Province)

Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Griffons vs Pumas at North West Welkom

Referee: JC Fortuin (SARU)

Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe (Free State), Johan Greeff (Blue Bulls)

Assessor: Lusanda Menze

Under-21

Border vs Griquas at Absa Stadium, East London

Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe (Eastern Province)

Touch judges: Mtheleni Msileni (Eastern Province), Mandla Dakuse (Border)

Assessor: Banks Yantolo

Western Province vs Free State at Newlands

Referee: Chris Healey (KwaZulu Natal)

Touch judges: Jason Jaftha (South Western Districts), Louis Mzomba (Western Province)

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Golden Lions vs Leopards at Ellis Park

Referee: Marius Bonthuys (Griffons)

Touch judges: Sindile Mayende (KwaZulu Natal), Peet Badenhorst (Golden Lions)

Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel

Boland vs Blue Bulls at Boland Wellington

Referee: Fumanekile Yamile (Eastern Province)

/Joey Salmans (Western Province), Roderick Barry (Western Province)

Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

South Western Districts vs Eastern Province

Referee: Jerome America (Western Province)

Touch judges: Marc van Zyl (Western Province), Eugenia Daniels (Western Province)

Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Griffons vs Valke at North West Stadium, Welkom

Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (Free State)

Touch judges: Gert Stander (Golden Lions), Johan Greeff (Blue Bulls)

Assessor: Lusanda Menze

Under-19

Border vs Griquas at Absa Stadium, East London

Referee: Mtheleni Msileni (Eastern Province)

Assessor: Banks Yantolo

Western Province vs Free State at Newlands

Referee: Jason Jaftha ((South Western Districts)

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Golden Lions vs Leopards at Ellis Park

Referee: Sindile Mayende ((KwaZulu Natal)

Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel

Boland vs Blue Bulls at Boland Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Joey Salmans ((Western Province)

Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

South Western Districts vs Eastern Province

Referee: Marc van Zyl ((Western Province)

Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Provincial Amateur

Impalas vs Valke South at Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Referee: Martin Lekanye( (Free State)

Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren (PR)

Griffons vs Valke at North West Stadium, Welkom

Referee: Gert Stander ((Golden Lions)

Assessor: Lusanda Menze

Border Urban vs Boland at Absa Stadium, East London

Referee: Norman Drake ((South Western Districts)

Assessor: Banks Yantolo, Frans Muller

Border Rural vs Eastern Province at Sandringham, Queenstown

Referee: Dilbert November ((South Western Districts)

Assessor: Neville Heilbron

KwaZulu Natal Rural vs Golden Lions

Referee: Andries Retief ((Pumas)

Assessor: Andrew O'Connell

Valke East vs KwaZulu Natal Duikers at Kemptonpark RFC

Referee: Eddie Lubbe ((Boland)

Assessor: Andre Watson

Pumas vs Blue Bulls

Referee: Richard Ingram ((KwaZulu Natal)

Assessor: Theuns Naude, Schalk van der Merwe

Pumas Rural vs Limpopo

Referee: Heinrich Deacon ((Golden Lions)

Assessor: Anton Cooke

Impalas vs Valke South

Referee: Martin Lekanye ((Free State)

Assessor: Theuns Janse van Vuuren

Griquas Central vs Free State at Absa Park, Kimberley

Referee: Willie Killian ((Leopards)

Assessor: Kat Swanepoel

Griffons vs Leopards at North West Stadium, Welkom

Referee: Stephan Breytenbach ((Pumas)

Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Griffons Oos vs Griquas Agri at Goble Park, Bethlehem

Referee: Sazi Katiya( (Border)

Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer

Spain

Campeonato De Selecciones Autonomicas Senior

Galicia vs Comunidad Valenciana

Referee: Felix Villegas

Castilla-Leon vs Madrid

Referee: Pedro Montoya

Wales

Premiership

Neath vs Glamorgan Wanderers

Referee: David Williams

Llanelli vs Maesteg

Referee: Gwyn Morris

Ebbw Vale vs Bridgend

Referee: Gary Davies

Newport vs Aberavon

Referee: James Jones

Swansea vs Cardiff

Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

Llandovery vs Pontypridd

Referee: David Jones

Cross Keys vs Bedwas

Referee: Mike Bethell