Referees to 18 November 2012

Jason Jaftha of South Africa will be refereeing his very first Test when Spain play Zimbabwe in Windhoek. The rugby world will be wishing the 28-year-old well.

International

Friendlies

Wales vs Samoa at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Jérôme Garces (France)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

England vs Australia at Twickenham, London
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Timekeeper: Tony Turner (England)

France vs Argentina at Grand Stade Lille Metropole, Lille
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Italy vs New Zealand at Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Scotland vs South Africa at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Lacey (Ireland), Christophe Berdos (France)
Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)

Canada vs Russia at Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, Wales
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Tim Hayes (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Paul Adams (Wales)

Tonga vs USA at Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, Wales
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Tim Hayes (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Paul Adams (Wales)

Georgia vs Japan in Tbilisi, Georgia
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania), Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Chile vs Portugal in Santiago, Chile
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Henrique Platais (Brazil), Juan Sylvestre (Argentina)

Tri-Nations

Spain vs Zimbabwe at Hage-Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Jason Jaftha (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Tiaan Jonker (South Africa), Jacky Hüsselman (Namibia)

Namibia vs Spain at Hage-Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha (South Africa), Tiaan Jonker (South Africa)

European Nations Cup

Division 1B

Germany vs Moldova in Heidelberg
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Vittorio Favero (Italy)

Ukraine vs Czech Republic in Dnepropetrovsk
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania), Ionut Bodea (Romania)

Division 2A

Netherlands vs Switzerland
Referee: Frank Himmer (Germany)

Division 2C

Austria vs Cyprus in Vienna
Referee: Karlis Sarkans (Latvia)

Division 2D

Greece vs Bosnia & Herzegovina in Thessaloniki
Referee : Afonso Nogueira (Portugal)

Women

Italy vs USA at Centro Sportivo Giulio Onesti
Referee: Claire Hudnett (England)
Assistant referees: Federica Guerzoni (Italy), Barbara Guastini (Italy)
Assessor: Giovanni Romano (Italy)

Tour Matches

Irish Wolfhounds vs Fiji at Thomond Park, Limerick
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Neil Hennessy (Wales), Sean Brickell (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Gloucester vs Fiji at Kingsholm, Gloucester
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Robin Goodliffe (England), Greg Garner (England)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)

Leicester Tigers vs Maori
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Paul Dix (England)
Timekeeper: Brian Abrahams (England)

Newcastle Falcons vs Tonga
Referee: Sean Davey (England)
Assistant referees: Steve Lee (England), Darryl Chapman (England)

Championship XV vs NZ Maori
Referee: David Rose (England)
Assistant referees: Steve Lee (England), Simon McConnell (England)
Television match official: Trevor Fisher (England)
Assessor: Steve Leyshon (England)

Pro 12

Zebre vs Ulster at Stadio XXV Aprile
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Television match official: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Timekeeper: Giannino Cappellozza (Italy)
Assessor: Franco Zucchi (Italy)

LV= Cup

Harlequins vs Bath
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England), Gareth Copsey (England)
Timekeeper: Bob Ockenden (England)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)

Sale Sharks vs Saracens
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts (England)
Assistant referees: Stuart Terheege (England), Ashley Rowden (England)
Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin (England)

Gloucester vs London Welsh
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)
Assistant referees: Paul Burton (England), Peter Huckle (England)
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion (England)

Exeter Chiefs vs Ospreys
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell (England), Andrew Pearce (England)
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters (England)

Scarlets vs Cardiff
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Morgan (Wales), Jason Langdon (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)

London Wasps vs Worcester
Referee: Rhys Thomas (Wales)
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank (England), Andrew Small (England)
Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet (England)

Leicester Tigers vs London Irish
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alan Hughes (England), Kevin Stewart (England)
Timekeeper: David Hudson (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Coach: Clive Leeke (England)

Newport Gwent Dragons vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Chris Williams (Wales), Julian Smith (Wales)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)

Domestic

France

Pro D2, Round 11

Brive vs Colomiers at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Vincent Dathie, Stéphane Duberger
Goal judges: Stéphane Thelamon, Philippe Graciet

Auch vs Tarbes at Stade Jacques-Fouroux
Referee: Arnaud Blondel
Assistant referees: Eric Lavit, Franck Rataj
Goal judges: Michel Lasserre, Frédéric Diaz

Aix-en-Provence vs Dax at Stade Maurice David
Referee: David Rosich
Assistant referees: Yannick Thebault, Régis Gabard
Goal judges: Vincent Lacaille, Sylvain Bernard

Massy vs La Rochelle at Stade Jules Ladoumègue
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
Assistant referees: Nicolas Lezin, Pascal Lafond
Goal judges: Panait Carp, Christophe Reynes

Béziers vs Carcassonne at Stade De La Méditérranée
Referee: Mourad Zitouni
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Thierry Cazalet
Goal judges: Laurent Foucaud, Maxime Bernard

Narbonne vs Albi at Parc Des Sports Et De L'Amitié
Referee: Laurent Millotte
Assistant referees: Christian Coussan, Laurent Amic
Goal judges: Jean-Claude Pairault, Philippe Dehez

Lyon vs Oyonnax at Matmut Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert, Sébastien Hebert
Goal judges: Christian Grégoire, Franck-Olivier Duport

Pau vs Aurillac at Stade Du Hameau
Referee: Christophe Mallet
Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Bruno Gaudefrin
Goal judges: Laurent Fillol, Frédéric Cambou

Ireland

Ulster Bank League, Division 1

Dublin University vs UCD
Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell

Dolphin vs Clontarf
Referee: David Wilkinson

Lansdowne vs UL Bohemians
Referee: Paul Haycock

Old Belvedere vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Eanna O'Dowd

Ballymena vs Ballynahinch
Referee: Simon McDowell

Bruff vs Belfast Harlequins
Referee: John Carvill

Dungannon vs Blackrock
Referee: Barrie O' Connell

Malone vs Buccaneers
Referee: Ken Briggs

Shannon vs St Mary's
Referee: Leo Colgan

Young Munster vs Garryowen
Referee: Sean Gallagher

Spain

División de Honor , Round 10

Cisneros vs Bilkaia Gernika
Referee: José Luis Molpeceres (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: José Ignacio Fernandez Soria (Madrid), Iñaki Muñoz

División de Honor B, Round 5

Durango vs Oviedo
Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)

Barcelona Universitari Club vs Bera Bera
Referee: Rafael Ortega (Cádiz)

L'Hospitalet vs Sant Cugat
Referee: Iñigo Aguirre (Cataluña)

CRAT A Coruña vs FC Barcelona
Referee: Alberto Ruiz Garcia (Vizcaya)

Eibar vs Independiente Santander
Referee: Luis Santos (León)

Atco Portuense vs CAU Valencia
Referee: Eki Fanlo (Guipúzcoa)

CD Arquitectura vs AD Ingenieros Indust
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)

Helvetia Rugby vs Universidad De Granada
Referee: Francisco Ruíz Jiménez (Andalucía)

Les Abelles vs Alcobendas Rugby
Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)

1ª División Nacional, Round 6

Belenos vs Gaztedi
Referee: Ignacio Marquinez (Santander)

Zarautz vs Uribealdea
Referee: Eduardo Cousillas (Santander)

Universitario XV Bilbao vs Ordizia “B”
Referee: Iñaki Vergara (Guipúzcoa)

Baztan He vs Atletico San Sebastian
Referee: Manuel Lázaro (Madrid)

Ponent vs Sitges
Referee: Eneko García Gañan (Segovia)

GE I EG vs UE Santboiana “B”
Referee: Victor Riera (Barcelona)

Poblenou Enginyers vs Valencia
Referee: Alberto Pérez Iglesias (Asturias)

XV Sanse Scrum vs CAU Madrid
Referee: Eliseo Patrón Costas (Granada)

Badajoz vs Majadahonda
Referee: Pablo Tornero (Jaén)

Olímpico Pozuelo vs CAR Cáceres
Referee: Antoni Rodriguez Rigat (Barcelona)