Referees to 13 December 2015
But it is also the second weekend of World Rugby's Sevens Series for the 2015-16 season. It is in Cape Town, the lucky people.
This, the second round
International
South American Championship, Division A/B Promotion/Relegation Play-Off
Brazil vs Colombia at Estádio do Canindé, em São Paulo
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Alejandro Longres (Uruguay), Santiago Romero (Uruguay)
World Rugby Sevens Series
Referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland), Nick Briant (New Zealand), Ben Crouse (South Africa), Craig Joubert (South Africa), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Matthew O'Brien (Australia), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Champions Cup Referees, Round 3
Pool 1
Ulster vs Toulouse at Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Timekeeper: David Armstrong (England)
Oyonnax vs Saracens
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Pool 2
Exeter Chiefs vs Clermont at Sandy Park
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Gary Conway (Ireland), Nigel Correll (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Ospreys vs Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Paul Burton (England)
Television match official: Sean Davey (England)
Pool 3
Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Sébastien Minery (France), Thomas Déjean (France)
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay (France)
Timekeeper: John Mclaughlin (Scotland)
Racing-Métro vs Northampton Saints at Stade Yves-Du-Manoir
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Mark Patton (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Pool 4
Benetton Treviso vs Stade Français Paris
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Peter Allan (England)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Munster vs Leicester Tigers at Thomond Park
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Tual Trainini (France), Laurent Breil (France)
Television match official: Gilles Cogne (France)
Timekeeper: John Cole (Ireland)
Pool 5
Toulon vs Leinster
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Wasps vs Bath
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon (France), Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)
Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)
Challenge Cup, Round 3
Pool 1
Connacht vs Newcastle Falcons at The Sportsground
Referee: Thomas Charabas (France)
Assistant referees: David Rosich (France), Laurent Amic (France)
Timekeeper: Louis Cunningham (Ireland)
Enisei-STM vs Brive
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Bodea Ionut (Romania), Serban Cristian (Romania)
Pool 2
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Pau
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees: Steve Lee (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Castres vs Sale Sharks at Stade Pierre Antoine
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andy Brace (Ireland) , Richard Kerr (Ireland)
Television match official: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Pool 3
Cardiff Blues vs Montpellier at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland) , Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Calvisano vs Harlequins
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)
Pool 4
Worcester Warriors vs Gloucester
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah (France), Mathieu Noirot (France)
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
La Rochelle vs Zebre
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Roger Baileff (England)
Pool 5
Agen vs Grenoble
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
London Irish vs Edinburgh
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Neil Hennessy (Wales), Rhys Thomas (Wales)
European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifier
Timisoara Saracens vs Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo at Gheorghe Rascanu Stadium, Timisoara
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland) , John Carvill John (Ireland)
British & Irish Cup
Munster A vs Ospreys Premiership Select at Rosbrien
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referees: Ken Imbusch (Ireland) , Tommy O'Donoghue (Ireland)
Leinster A vs Ealing Trailfinders at Donnybrook
Referee: Craig Evens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gary Glennon (Ireland) , Helen O'Reilly (Ireland)
Connacht Eagles vs Jersey at Sportsground
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Daithi Flood (Ireland) , Brian Deighan (Ireland)
Doncaster Knights vs Newport Gwent Dragons Premiership Select at Castle Park
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Matthew Daubney (England) , Clare Daniel (England)
Assessor: Peter Farrell (Engaldn)
Coach: Clive Leeke (England)
Cardiff Blues Premiership Select vs Cornish Pirates at Arms Park
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte (Wales), Tom Spurrier (Wales)
Moseley vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gregory Garner (England), Darryl Chapman (England)
Coach: Ashley Reay (England)
Bristol vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Andrew Jackson (England)
Assistant referees: Simon Adams (England), Dino Maddern (England)
Assessor: Sam Collins (England)
London Welsh vs Nottingham
Referee: Jack Makepeace (England)
Assistant referees: Lionel Spooner (England), Jonathan Healy (England)
Scarlets Premiership Select vs Ulster Ravens
Referee: Michael Hudson (England)
Assistant referees: Simon Mills (Wales), Richard Hughes (Wales)
Yorkshire Carnegie vs London Scottish
Referee: Andrew Jackson (England)
Assistant referees: Michael Patz (England), Brian Ravenhill (England)
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon (England)
Domestic
France
Pro D2
Dax vs Lyon at Parc Municipal Des Sports
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
Assistant referees: Mathieu Delpy, Frédéric Chazal
Goal judges: Frédéric Diaz, Vincent Lacaille
Perpignan vs Aurillacois at Stade Aime Giral
Referee: Christophe Mallet
Assistant referees: Stéphane Boyer, Fabien Soucaret
Goal judges: Christian Castello, Eric Doria
Albi vs Béziers at Parc Municipal Des Sports
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Franck Rataj
Goal judges: Alain Guillen, Dominique Salabaraas
Biarritz vs Carcassonne at Parc Des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
Assistant referees: Pierre Puharre, Sylvain Jaymes
Goal judges: Stéphane Beyer, Stéphane Lamagnere
Bourgoin vs Provence at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Luc Ramos
Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Alain Monteux
Goal judges: Bruno Gaudefrin, Stéphane Thelamon
Colomiers vs Narbonne at Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Cédric Clave
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Alexandre Vallon
Goal judges: Vincent Dathie, Stéphane Ducasse
Mont-de-Marsan vs Tarbes at Stade Montois
Referee: Christine Hanizet
Assistant referees: Pierre Brousset, Fabrice Hand
Goal judges: Cyrile Peyre, Maxime Puig
Bayonne vs Montauban at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Julien Castaignède
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Philippe Gorbenko
Goal judges: Sébastien Crussiere, Jérôme Soubigou
Italy
Trofeo Eccellenza
Viadana 1970 vs Sitav Lyons Piacenza
Referee: Riccardo Angelucci
IMA Lazio vs Petrarca Padova
Referee: Luca Trentin
Japan
Top League
NTT Shining Arcs vs Suntory Sungoliath at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Referee: Akihisa Aso
Assistant referees: Kazuo Iechika, Manabu Takeda
Toshiba Brave Lupus vs Panasonic Wild Knights at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi
Assistant referees: Ryuta Kudo, Tom Tasaki
Honda Heat vs Kubota Spears at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Referee: Kimitoshi Shiozaki
Assistant referees: Tomoyuki Matsugu, Masaya Kato
Kintetsu Liners vs Ricoh Black Rams at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Referee: Taku Otsuki
Assistant referees: Takeshi Matsumoto, Atushi Yamamoto
Toyota Verblitz vs NEC Green Rockets at Toyota Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Kazuhito Taniguchi, Yosuke Kimura
Yamaha Júbilo vs NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes at Yamaha Stadium
Referee: Tatsuya Matsuoka
Assistant referees: Yuichi Machida, Toshimasa Sekiya
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers vs Coca Cola West Red Sparks at Misaki Park Stadium
Referee: Teruhisa Kajiwara
Assistant referees: Shuhei Kubo, Masamichi Tatekawa
Toyota Industries Shuttles vs Canon Eagles at Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
Referee: Shuhei Kubo
Assistant referees: Noriaki Hashimoto, Yukiomi Asada
Portugal
Taça Portugal Seniores
Belenenses vs CRAV
Referee: Andrès Tuya
São Migue vs Aeis Técnico
Referee: Pedro Mendes Silva
Lousã vs Direito - postponed
Cascais vs CDUP Campo Guia (Sint)
Referee: Guilherme Themudo
Évora vs Vitória
Referee: Manuel Chicharro
Guimarães vs CDULl
Referee: Miguel Sousa
Benfica vs Aeis Agronomia
Referee: Filipa Jales
Vila Moita vs Coimbra
Referee: André Gomes
Scotland
Premiership
Ayr vs Heriots
Referee: Graeme Wells
Assistant referees: Ross Mabon, Stephen Ward
Coach: Colin High
Boroughmuir vs Gala
Referee: Lloyd Linton
Assistant referees: Jonathon Mackinnon, Graeme Marshall
Glasgow Hawks vs Currie
Referee: Graeme Ormiston
Assistant referees: Craig Clark, Alistair Watt
Hawick vs Selkirk
Referee: Finlay Brown
Assistant referees: Rob Dickson, Colin George
Coach: Andy Macpherson
Melrose vs Stirling County
Referee: Keith Allen
Assistant referees: Steven Turnbull, Bob Nevins
Coach: Colin High
Spain
División De Honor, 11ª Jornada
Valladolid RAC vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Álava)
Gernika vs Independiente
Referee: Iñaki Muñoz (Madrid)
Cisneros vs Hernani at Campo Hortaleza
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)
Ordizia RE vs Pozuelo at Campo Altamira
Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)
Alcobendas Rugby vs Getxo
Referee: Luis Santos (León)
UE Santboiana vs Salvador
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Málaga)
Campeonato España Selecciones Autonómicas “B” in Córdoba
Andalucía vs País Vasco
Referee: Pedro Molpeceres (Barcelona)
Baleares vs Murcia
Referee: Luis García-Mon (Madrid)
Castilla/León vs Madrid S-23
Referee: Jorge García Criado (Asturias)
División De Honor B, 11ª Jornada
Valladolid RAC “B” vs Uribealdea
Referee: Eduardo Cousillas (Cantabria)
Eibar vs Crat A Coruña
Referee: Belarmino Álvarez (Asturias)
Bera Bera vs Aparejadores Burgos
Referee: Ruben Pardo (Madrid)
Peña La Unica vs Zarautz at Campo Universidad Pública Navarra
Referee: Iñaki Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)
Vigo vs Real Oviedo
Referee: Andrés Rodríguez Gutiérrez (Valladolid)
Durango vs Salvador “B”
Referee: Adrian Rodriguez Noriega (Asturias)
División De Honor B, 11ª Jornada
Barcelona Enginyers Rugby vs UE Santboiana “B”
Referee: Iñaki Marquinez (Cantabria)
CAU Valencia vs Sant Cugat at Campo Rio Turia
Referee: Luis Muñoz (Madrid)
Valencia vs L’Hospitalet at Campo Quatre Carreres
Referee: Ignacio Chaves (Madrid)
Fenix vs Les Abelles
Referee: Eki Fanlo (Guipúzcoa)
Sitges vs Lavila
Referee: Iñaki Martínez (Castellón)
Químic Rugby Barcelona vs Barcelona Universitari Club
Referee: Christian Moreno (Barcelona)
Atletico Portuense vs Ciencias Sevilla
Referee: Eliseo Patrón-Costas (Granada)
Olímpico vs Liceo Francés
Referee: Joaquín Santo (Valencia)
Cisneros “B” vs Universidad Granada at Campo Hortaleza
Referee: José Luis Real (Valencia)
Cáceres vs Arquitectura
Referee: Pablo Tornero (Jaén)
CAU Madrid vs Ingenieros Industriales
Referee: Eduardo Anaya (Madrid)
Helvetia vs Unión Rugby Almería
Referee: Pancho Benegas (Madrid)
Wales
Foster's Challenge Cup
Llanelli vs Llandovery
Referee: Robert Price
Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Keith Thomas
Newport vs Cross Keys
Referee: Dai Cambourne
Assistant referees: Peter Hoole, Aled Liddington
Neath vs Carmarthen Quins
Referee: Aled Evans
Assistant referees: Rhys Jones, Ben Breakspear
Aberavon vs Bridgend
Referee: Morgan Whitehead
Assistant referees: Chris Oliver, Jackey Boswell
Pontypridd vs Cardiff
Referee: Gareth Newman
Assistant referees: Gerwyn Taylor, Neil Perkins
Bedwas vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: Gareth John
Assistant referees: Brian Powell, Julian Smith