Referees to 6 September 2015
Last weekend Jaco Peyper was in Paris. This weekend he is in Chicago.
The weekend after that he will be in London, getting ready for World Cup duty and he will not be back with his family in Bloemfontein till the middle of October.
Of course, it is what every referee would like to do but it's not roses, roses all the way.
The Pro12 starts this week reminding us what a wonderful beverage comes from the waters of the Liffey.
The Welsh Premiership also starts this week.
International
Canada vs Georgia in Esher
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England), Greg Garner (England)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
USA vs Australia in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joaquín Montes (Argentina), Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)
Television match official: Andrew McMaster (Canada)
Japan vs Georgia at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Referee: Johnny Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Marius Mitrea (Italy), Tom Foley (England)
Television match official: Simon Adams (England)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Assessor: Peter Huckle (England)
Romania vs Tonga in Bucharest
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
France vs Scotland at Stade de France
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: JP Doyle (England), Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
England vs Ireland at Twickenham, London
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Romaine Poite (France), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Wales vs Italy at Millennium Stadium, Wales
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
Canada vs Fiji at The Stoop, Twickenham
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ian Davies (Wales), Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
London Wasps vs Samoa
Referee: Neil Hennesey (Wales)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Jones (Wales)
Timekeeper: Paul Stanley (England)
Leicester Tigers vs Argentina
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)
Assistant referees: Darren Gamage (England), Nigel Carrick (England)
Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)
Worcester vs Barbarians
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Michael Patz (England), Roger Baileff (England)
Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair (England)
Assessor: Rowly Williams (England)
Uruguay vs Basque Selection at Campos Deportivos de Fadura, Getxo
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
Pro 12
Munster vs Benetton Treviso at Irish Independent Park
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland). John Carvill (Ireland)
Television match official: Alan Rogan (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Ulster vs Ospreys at Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)
Edinburgh vs Leinster at Meggetland
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Timekeeper: John Montgomery (Scotland)
Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets at Scotstoun
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Neil Paterson (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Timekeeper: John McLaughlin (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Connacht vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Sportsground
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Mark Connolly (Ireland)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Cardiff Blues vs Zebre at Arms Park
Referee: Andy Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Domestic
Australia
National Rugby Cup
North Harbour Rays vs Melbourne Rising at Pittwater Rugby Park or Manly Oval, Manly
Referee: Michael Hogan
Assistant referees: Andrew Lees, James Leckie
Television match official: George Ayoub
Coach: Mick Tanzer
UC Vikings vs Greater Sydney Rams at Viking Park, Canberra
Referee: Will Houston
Assistant referees: James Morris, Matt Hogan
Coach: Scott Izod
Sydney Stars vs Perth Spirit at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Referee: Mike Lash (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Ed Martin, Anthony Moyes
Coach: Lyndon Bray
Queensland Country vs Brisbane City at Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba
Referee: Damien Mitchelmore
Assistant referees: Rohan Hoffmann, Matt O'Brien
Coach: Greg Hinton
England
Friendlies
London Scottish vs Moseley
Referee: Darren Gamage
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Richard Kelly
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
Exeter Chiefs vs Gloucester
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys, Andrew Pearce
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion
Assessor: Jerry Wallis
Doncaster Knights vs London Welsh
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Peter Allan, Robin Goodliffe
Assessor: Martin Fox
Coach: Ashley Reay
Rotherham Titans vs Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Matthew O'Grady
Assistant referees: Clare Daniels, Chris Sharp
Assessor: Christopher White
Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, Steve Lee
Timekeeper: David Hudson
Bristol vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Thomas Foley
Assistant referees: Simon Harding, Paul Burton
Assessor: Sam Collins
Yorkshire Carnegie vs Jersey
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Assistant referees: Philip Watters, Darryl Chapman
Assessor: Peter Farrell
Coach: Stephen Leyshon
Cornish Pirates vs Nottingham
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Dino Maddern, Jonathan Healy
Assessor: Lloyd Jackson
France
Top 14
Bordeaux-Bègles vs Montpellier at Stade Chaban Delmas
Referee: Tual Trainini
Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Patrick Beuriot
Television match official: Denis Grenouillet
Stade Français Toulon Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Oyonnax vs Clermont at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Christophe Mallet, Thierry Guilloton
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
La Rochelle vs Brive at Stade Marcel Deflandre
Referee: Salem Attalah
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Eric Soulan
Television match official: Hervé Dubes
Grenoble vs Pau at Stade Des Alpes
Referee: Maxime Chalon
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Jean-Luc Rebollal
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Agen vs Racing-Métro at Stade Armandie
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Christophe Malterre
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Toulouse vs Castres at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Bruno Gabaldon
Television match official: Eric Gauzins
Pro D2
Dax vs Bayonne at Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Arnaud Blondel
Assistant referees: Hervé Lasausa Lespy Labaylette, Philippe Gorbenko
Goal judges: Charles Bonfanti, Vincent Lacaille
Perpignan vs Mont-de-Marsan at Stade Aime Giral
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
Assistant referees: Vincent Chiodi Schroeder, Baptiste Abel Coindoz
Goal judges: Stéphane Jeannot, Didier Veyssiere
Biarritz Olympique vs Albi at Parc Des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Luc Ramos
Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Philippe Milani
Goal judges: Christian Gregoire, Richard Nocart
Colomiers vs Carcassonne at Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Vivien Praderie
Assistant referees: Mathieu Delpy, Franck Rataj
Goal judges: Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Michel Huguet
Tarbes vs Aix-en-Provence at Stade Maurice Trelut
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
Assistant referees: Christine Hanizet, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Goal judges: Nicolas Coianiz, Dominique Salabaraas
Montauban vs Aurillacois at Parc Des Sports De Sapiac
Referee: Julien Castaignède
Assistant referees: Loïc Frayssinet, Frédéric Chazal
Goal judges: Christian Castello, Emmanuel Heinrich
Béziers vs Lyon at Stade De La Méditérranée
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Maxime Rouquie, Fabien Soucaret
Goal judges: Philippe Dehez, Laurent Foucaud
Ireland
Under-20
Leinster vs Connacht at Donnybrook
Referee: Stuart Douglas
Ulster vs Munster at Queens University
Referee: Nigel Correll
Assistant referees: Chris Russell, Vincent Hughes
Women's Interprovincials
Munster vs Leinster at Thomond Park
Referee: Helen O'Reilly
Ulster vs Connacht at Portadown
Referee: Pamela Browne
New Zealand
ITM Cup, Week 4
Taranaki vs Counties-Manukau at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Nick Briant
Manawatu vs Canterbury at Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
Referee: Aki Aso
Otago vs Tasman at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Paul Williams
Waikato vs Auckland at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Mike Fraser
Southland vs Wellington at Rugby Park, Invercargill
Referee: Angus Mabey
Hawke's Bay vs North Harbour at McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Glen Jackson
Northland vs Taranaki at Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Counties-Manukau vs Bay of Plenty at ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Richard Kelly
Heartland Championship, Week 3
Buller vs Wairarapa Bush at Victoria Square, Westport
Referee: Blair Barclay
Horowhenua Kapiti vs Poverty Bay at Waikanae Park, Waikanae
Referee: Shuhei Kubo
Mid Canterbury vs King Country at Ashburton Showground, Ashburton
Referee: Alistair Payne
North Otago vs Wanganui at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: Vincent Ringrose
South Canterbury vs West Coast at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Referee: James Doleman
Thames Valley vs East Coast at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
Referee: Danny Morrison
Scotland
Premiership
Ayr vs Boroughmuir
Referee: Graeme Wells
Assistant referees: Craig Clark, Colin George
Assessor: Fergus Neil
Gala vs Hawick
Referee: Sam Grove-White
Assistant referees: Finlay Brown, Stephen Hart
Heriots vs Currie
Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant referees: Fraser Balharry, Alistair Watt
Assessor: Jim Fleming
Melrose vs Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Graeme Ormiston
Assistant referees: Neil Muir, Digby Thomas
Stirling County vs Selkirk
Referee: Keith Allen
Assistant referees: John Shaw, David Jack
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Blue Bulls vs Free State at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Francois Pretorius, Vusi Msibi
Television match official: Willie Vos
Sharks vs Pumas at KINGS PARK, Durban
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert, Jason Jaftha
Television match official: Marius Jonker
Western Province vs Griquas at Newlands
Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant referees: Rodney Boneparte, Archie Sehlako
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Golden Lions vs Eastern Province Kings at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs, Ricus van der Hoven
Television match official: JJ Wagner
First Division
Border vs Griffons at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Assistant referees: Sindile Ngcese, Fernando Uithaler
South Western Districts vs Valke at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant referees: Tahla Ntshakaza, Jabian Jeftha
Boland vs Leopards at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assistant referees: Sindile Ngcese, Renier Vermeulen
Under-21
Blue Bulls vs Free State at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Francois Pretorius
Assistant referees: Vusi Msibi, Local
South Western Districts vs Valke at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza
Assistant referees: Jabian Jeftha, Local
Western Province vs Leopards at Newlands
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
Assistant referees: Archie Sehlako, Local
Golden Lions vs Eastern Province at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Assistant referees: Ricus van der Hoven, Local
Boland vs Griffons at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Sindile Ngcese
Assistant referees: Renier Vermeulen, Local
Pumas vs Border at Witbank Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Assistant referees: Rametsi Oregopotse, Local
Griquas vs Limpopo at Hoer Landbouskool, Jacobsdal, Free State
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Local
Under-19
Blue Bulls vs Free State at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Assistant referees: Local
South Western Districts at Valke at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Jabian Jeftha
Assistant referees: Local
Western Province vs Leopards at Newlands
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Assistant referees: Local
Golden Lions vs Eastern Province at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Assistant referees: Local
Boland vs Griffons at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Renier Vermeulen
Assistant referees: Local
Pumas vs Border at Witbank Stadium, Witbank
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi
Assistant referees: Local
Griquas vs Limpopo at Hoër Landbouskool, Jacobsdal, Free State
Referee: Jaco Kotze
Assistant referees: Local
Wales
Premiership
Carmarthen vs Bedwas
Referee: Richard Brace
Assistant referees: Jason Langdon, Huw David
Aberavon vs Cardiff
Referee: Simon Rees
Assistant referees: Gareth Butler, Julian Smith
Llandovery vs Cross Keys
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Jason Ludgate, Steve Smith
Llanelli vs Pontypridd
Referee: Craig Evans
Assistant referees: Chris Oliver, Richard Hughes
Bridgend vs Ebbw Vale
Referee: David Cambourne
Assistant referees: Gerwyn Taylor, Adam Bowdler
Neath vs Newport
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: Chris Williams, Keith Thomas
