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Referees to 4 April 2016

For some there is the possibility of championship; for others the grim prospect relegation. But then the poet said that April was the cruellest month. It and May will most certainly produce more sorrow from disappointments than joy from triumph.

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One referee who will be excited and apprehensive at the same time will be Rasta Rasivhenge who will be refereeing his very first Super Rugby match. Last year, when he was still 29 he became the youngest referee ever to referee a Currie Cup Final and did it with aplomb but then he has been round the world refereeing and may just be the best known Sevens referee on the circuit, having refereed the World Cup Sevens Final and 12 other finals.

Referees all over will wish Rasta Rasivhenge well when the Sunwolves come to play the Kings in Port Elizabeth and for his future in Super Rugby and higher.

In Caerphilly the inaugrual Under-18 Five Nations is taking place.

International

European Nations Cup

Division 2A

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Israel vs Czech Republic at Wingate Institute, Netanya

Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy)

Under-18

Five Nations

Ireland vs Scotland at Ystrad Mynach Centre

Referee: Ben Blain (England)

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Italy vs Wales at Ystrad Mynach Centre

Referee: Matthew Turvey (England)

Italy vs Ireland at Ystrad Mynach Centre

Referee: Ross Mabon (Scotland)

Scotland vs England at Ystrad Mynach Centre

Referee: Aled Evans (Wales)

Ireland vs England at Ashbourne RFC

Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy (France)

Assiostant referees: Jonny Erskine (Ireland), George Selwood (England)

European Championship

Conference 1

Moldova vs Serbia

Hungary vs Denmark

Andorra vs Croatia

Conference 2

Slovakia vs Bulgaria

Israel vs Malta

Slovenia vs Bosnia & Herzegovina

Super Rugby, Round 6

Highlanders vs Force at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Television match official: Chris Wratt (New Zealand)

Lions vs Crusaders at Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), AJ Jacobs (South Africa)

Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)

Blues vs Jaguares at QBE Stadium, North Harbour

Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Brumbies vs Chiefs at GIO Stadium, Canberra

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Assistant referees: William Houston (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)

Television match official: Ian Smith (Australia)

Kings vs Sunwolves at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa), Rodney Bonaparte (South Africa)

Television match official: Christie du Preez (South Africa)

Bulls vs Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Shuhei Kubo (Japan), Ben Crouse (South Africa)

Television match official: Willie Vos (South Africa)

Waratahs vs Rebels at Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)

Assistant referees: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia), Michael Hogan (Australia)

Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Pro 12, Round 19

Newport Gwent Dragons vs Ospreys at Rodney Parade

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Sean Brickell (Wales)

Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales)

Edinburgh vs Zebre at Murrayfield

Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Graeme Ormiston (Scotland)

Television match official: Charles Samson (Scotland)

Ulster vs Connacht at Kingspan Stadium

Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Gary Conway (Ireland), Nigel Correll (Ireland)

Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Scarlets vs Cardiff Blues at Parc y Scarlets

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Assistant referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)

Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)

Benetton Treviso vs Glasgow Warriors at Stadio Monigo

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Claudio Blessano (Italy), Gregorio Piran (Italy)

TMO: Stefano Pennè (Italy)

Leinster vs Munster at Aviva Stadium

Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Mark Patton (Ireland)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

 

Domestic

England

Premiership

Bath vs Saracens

Referee: Gregory Garner

Assistant referees: Simon McConnell, Paul Dix

Television match official: Graham Hughes

Timekeeper: Matthew Peters

Assessor: Rowly Williams

London Irish vs Sale Sharks

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Assistant referees: Roger Baileff, Roy Maybank

Television match official: Sean Davey

Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair

Assessor: Nigel Yates

Exeter Chiefs vs Worcester

Referee: Thomas Foley

Assistant referees: Gareth Copsey, Ross Campbell

Television match official: Keith Lewis

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant

Assessor: Jerry Wallis

Harlequins vs Newcastle Falcons

Referee: Matthew Carley

Assistant referees: Andy Watson, Kelvin Stewart

Television match official: Rowan Kitt

Timekeeper: Robert Ockenden

Assessor: Martin Fox

Leicester Tigers vs Gloucester

Referee: JP Doyle

Assistant referees: Nigel Carrick, Paul Burton

Television match official: David Grashoff

Timekeeper: Eric Bullion

Assessor: Andrew Vertigan

London Wasps vs Northampton Saints

Referee: Luke Pearce

Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson, Robin Goodliffe

Television match official: Geoff Warren

Timekeeper: Paul Stanley

Assessor: Gary Welsh

Championship

Moseley vs Doncaster Knights

Referee: Ian Tempest

Assistant referees: Chris Sharp, Clare Daniel

Stephen Leyshon

Nottingham vs Ealing Trailfinders

Referee: Dean Richards

Assistant referees: Michael Patz, Philip Watters

London Welsh vs Yorkshire Carnegie

Referee: Matthew O'Grady

Assistant referees: Jonathan Healy, Robert Warburton

Assessor: Lloyd Jackson

Bedford Blues vs Cornish Pirates

Referee: Greg Macdonald

Assistant referees: Simon Adams, Wayne Falla

Peter Farrell

London Scottish vs Bristol

Referee: John Meredith

Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman, Matthew Daubney

Assessor: Sam Collins

Jersey vs Rotherham Titans

Referee: Michael Hudson

Assistant referees: Brian Ravenhill, Lionel Spooner

France

Top 14, Round 20

Toulon vs Clermont at Stade Vélodrome

Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas, Thomas Déjean

Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat

Castres vs Toulouse at Stade Jean-Pierre Antoine

Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona, Thierry Guilloton

Television match official: Patrick Péchambert

Agen vs Pau at Stade Armandie

Referee: Pascal Gauzère

Assistant referees: Tual Trainini, Sébastien Hebert

Television match official: Bernard Dal Maso

Rochelais vs Stade Français at Stade Marcel Deflandre

Referee: Cyril Lafon

Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès, Laurent Sclafer

Television match official: Bruno Bessot

Oyonnax vs Grenoble at Stade Charles Mathon

Referee: Romain Poite

Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Bruno Gabaldon

Television match official: Denis Grenouillet

Bordeaux-Bègles at Racing 92 at Matmut Atlantique

Referee: Cédric Marchat

Assistant referees: Sébastien Minery, Patrick Beuriot

Television match official: Eric Gonthier

Montpellier at Brive at Altrad Stadium

Referee: Salem Attalah

Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes, Jean-Luc Rebollal

Television match official: Hervé Dubes

Pro D2

Perpignan vs Narbonne at Stade Aime Giral

Referee: Mathieu Delpy

Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Alain Monteux

Montauban vs Bayonne at Stade Sapiac

Referee: Laurent Millotte

Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Laurent Perrin

Provence vs Mont-de-Marsan at Stade Maurice David

Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Laurent Guillermard

Biarritz Bourgoin Parc des Sports d'Aguilera

Referee: Christine Hanizet

Assistant referees: Arnaud Blondel, Philippe Milani

Dax Carcassonne Stade Maurice Boyau

Referee: Ludovic Cayre

Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Sylvain Jaymes

Tarbes Colomiers at Stade Maurice-Trélut

Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Assistant referees: Mathieu Delpy, Frédéric Chazal

Narbonne Béziers at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié

Referee: Pierre Brousset

Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Akim Hadj Bachir

Ireland

Ulster Bank, Division 1

Garryowen vs Young Munster at Dooradoyle

Referee: Sean Gallagher

Old Belvedere vs Clontarf at Anglesea Road

Referee: Leo Colgan

St Marys vs Dublin University at Templeville Road

Referee: Frank Murphy

UL Bohemians vs Belfast Harlequins

Referee: Paul Haycock

Galwegians vs Terenure College at Crowley Park

Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Lansdowne vs Cork Constitution at Lansdowne Road

Referee: George Clancy

UCD vs Ballynahinch at Belfield

Referee: Kieran Barry

Ballymena vs Dolphin at Eaton Park

Referee: Gary Conway

Blackrock College vs Shannon at Stradbrook

Referee: Stuart Gaffikin

Buccaneers vs Old Wesley at Dubarry Park

Referee: Andy Brace

Italy

Eccellenza, Giornata 15

Viadana 1970 vs Femi-CZ Rovigo

Referee: Matteo Liperini

Marchiol Mogliano vs Fiamme Oro Roma

Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini

IMA Lazio vs Lafert San Donà

Referee: Vincenzo Schipani

L'Aquila vs Calvisano

Referee: Luca Trentin

Petrarca Padova vs Sitav Lyons Piacenza

Referee: Stefano Bolzonella

South Africa

Friendly

Leopards XV vs Griquas XV at Gert Lubbe Stadium, Vryburg

Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Assistant referees: Local

Varsity Cup Semifinals

University of Johannesburg vs NWU Pukke at UJ Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Archie Sehlako

Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Jaco Pretorius

Televisioin match official: Willie Vos

Assessor: Willie Roos

Maties vs UP-Tuks at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Referee: AJ Jacobs

Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Francois Pretorius

Televisioin match official: Shaun Veldsman

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Spain

División De Honor, 19ª Jornada

Salvador vs Gernika

Referee: David Castro (Asturias)

Cisneros vs Valladolid RAC

Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)

Ordizia vs FC Barcelona

Referee: Luis Santos (León)

Alcobendas Rugby vs Independiente

Referee: Jorge Molpeceres (Barcelona)

UE Santboiana vs Hernani

Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)

Getxo vs Pozuelo

Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)

División De Honor B, 21ª Jornada

Valladolid RAC “B” vs Salvador “B”

Referee: Iñaki Muñoz (Madrid)

Eibar vs Uribealdea

Referee: Alberto Ruíz Garcia (Vizcaya)

Bera Bera vs Crat A Coruña

Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)

Peña La Unica vs Aparejad Burgos

Referee: Arnaltz Bilbao (Guipúzcoa)

Vigo vs Zarautz

Referee: Adrien Rodriguez Noriega (Asturias)

Durango vs Real Oviedo

Referee: Juan Manuel Gárate (Cantabria)

Barcelona Enginyers Rugby vs BUC

Referee: Cristian Moreno (Barcelona)

CAU Valencia vs UE Santboiana “B”

Referee: Iñaki Vergara (Guipúzcoa)

Valencia vs Sant Cugat

Referee: Pablo Tornero (Jaén)

Fenix vs L’Hospitalet

Referee: José Luis Beltran (Valencia)

Sitges vs Les Abelles

Referee: Ignacio Martínez (Castellón)

Químic Rugby Barcelona vs Lavila

Referee: Joan Aloy (Gerona)

Atletico Portuense vs Union Rugby Almería

Referee: Alberto Requena (Granada)

Olímpico vs Ciencias Sevilla

Referee: Julio Aguirre (Barcelona)

Cisneros “B” vs Liceo Francés

Referee: Ruben Pardo (Madrid)

Cáceres vs Universidad Granada

Referee: José Ignacio Fernandez Soria (Madrid)

CAU Madrid vs Arquitectura

Referee: Ignacio Chaves (Madrid)

Helvetia vs Ad Ing Industriales

Referee: José Bogas (Barcelona)

USA

Pacific Rugby Premiership

Olympic Club vs Belmont Shore in San Francisco

Referee: Phil Akroyd

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Paul Rosenzweig

Glendale Raptors vs OMBAC in Denver

Referee: Scott Green

Assistant referees: Local

San Francisco Golden Gate vs Santa Monica in San Francisco

Referee: Kurt Weaver

Assistant referees: Local

American Rugby Premiership

Mystic River vs Boston in Boston

Referee: Haylee Slaughter

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Peter Watson

New York Athletic Club vs Boston Irish in New York

Referee: Jim Rogers

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Peter Simpson

Wales

Premiership

Aberavon vs Cross Keys

Referee: Craig Evans

Carmarthen vs Ebbw Vale

Referee: Ben Whitehouse

Pontypridd vs Neath

Referee: Dewi Phillips

Llandovery vs Newport

Referee: Daniel Jones

Cardiff vs Bridgend

Referee: Jason Bessant

Llanelli vs Bedwas

Referee: Stuart Kibble

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