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Referees to 24 April 2016

That means that there will be eyes on Romain Poite, Nigel Owens, Johnny Lacey and Wayne Barnes, referees used to lots of match pressure.

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Of interest, too, is that there are four ladies in top men's matches this week – Christine Hanizet in France, Alhambra Nievas in Spain and Leah Berard in the USA. Richard Every writes that Leah Berard is the first woman to referee professional rugby in the USA. From the Midwest, she will be refereeing in San Francisco this weekend. Then Haylee Slaughter of the United States has charge of a men's international in Guyana.

International

Europeans Nations Cup

Division 2B

Lithuania vs Cyprus

Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia)

Division 2D

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Turkey vs Finland

Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)

Asia Rugby Championship, Division 3

Iran vs Lebanon at Aspire Rugby Football Centre, Doha

Referee: Chris Linwood (United Arab Emirates)

Assistant referees: Maurice Butler (United Arab Emirates), David Burness (United Arab Emirates)

Coach: Stan Wright (United Arab Emirates)

Qater vs Lebanon at Aspire Rugby Football Centre, Doha

Referee: Maurice Butler (United Arab Emirates)

Assistant referees: Chris Linwood (United Arab Emirates), Tony Duminy (United Arab Emirates)

Assessor: Alan Whitcombe (United Arab Emirates)

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Rugby Americas North Championship, South Zone

Trinidad & Tobago vs Jamaica

Referee: Jorge Rodriguez (Mexico)

Assistant referees: David Crisp (Canada), Avion Callender (Trinidad & Tobago)

Guyana vs Barbados

Referee: Haylee Slaughter (USA)

Assistant referees: Antonio Magallanes (Mexico), Carlton Heywood (Guyana)

Guyana vs Barbados

South American Championship, Division A

Brazil vs Uruguay in San Pablo

Referee: Juan Hernán Sylvestre (Argentina)

Assistant referees: José Covassi (Argentina), Juan Esteban Silva (Paraguay)

Assessor: Marcelo Toscano

Chile vs Paraguay in Santiago

Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)

Assistant referees: Alejandro Agüero (Argentina), Juan Martínez (Argentina)

Assessor: Carlos Molinari (Argentina)

Under 20

World Rugby Under-20 Trophy 2016

This is taking place at the Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe

Round 1

USA vs Namibia

Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)

Spain vs Hong Kong

Referee: Ricardo Sant’Anna (Brazil)

Uruguay vs Fiji

Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA)

Samoa vs Zimbabwe

Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina)

Round 2

Samoa vs Fiji

Uruguay vs Zimbabwe

Spain vs Namibia

USA vs Hong Kong

European Professional Club Rugby

Champions Cup Semifinals

Saracens vs Wasps at Madejski Stadium, Reading

Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Pascal Gauzère (France)

Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant

Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Leicester Tigers vs Racing 92 at City Ground, Nottingham

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin

Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

Challenge Cup Semifinals

Harlequins vs Grenoble at Twickenham Stoop

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Assistant referees: M Mitrea (Italy), Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw (England)

Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Montpellier vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Altrad Stadium

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Assistant referees: JP Doyle (England), Greg Garner (England)

Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)

Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Challenge Cup Qualifier

Eniseistm vs Rovigo at Schi/Moscow

Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Jonathan Hardy (Wales)

Super Rugby

Highlanders vs Sharks at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Referee: Ben O'Keefe

Assistant referees: Mike Fraser, Kane McBride

Television match official: Shane McDermott

Rebels vs Cheetahs at AAMI Park, Melbourne

Referee: Glen Jackson

Assistant referees: James Leckie, Angus Gardner

Television match official: George Ayoub

Sunwolves vs Jaguares at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo

Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

Assistant referees: Chris Pollock, Noriaki Hashimoto

Television match official: Takashi Hareda

Hurricanes vs Chiefs at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Craig Joubert

Assistant referees: Nick Briant, Brendon Pickerill

Television match official: Glenn Newman

Force vs Waratahs at NIB Stadium, Perth

Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

Assistant referees: Will Houston, Michael Hogan

Television match official: Peter Marshall

Stormers vs Reds at Newlands

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman, Cwengile Jadezweni

Television match official: Shaun Veldsman

Kings vs Lions at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden, AJ Jacobs

Television match official: Christie du Preez

Brumbies vs Crusaders at GIO Stadium, Canberra

Referee: Jaco Peyper

Assistant referees: Nic Berry, Ed Martin

Television match official: Ian Smith

Domestic

England

Premiership

Bath vs Sale Sharks

Referee: Ian Tempest

Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Paul Burton

Television match official: Sean Davey

Timekeeper: Matthew Peters

Assessor: Brian Campsall

Championship

Nottingham vs Cornish Pirates

Referee: Matthew O'Grady

Assistant referees: Gregory Garner, Dino Maddern

Assessor: Andrew Vertigan

Ealing Trailfinders vs Rotherham Titans

Referee: Fergus Kirby

Assistant referees: Philip Watters, Darryl Chapman

Jersey vs Yorkshire Carnegie

Referee: Andrew Small

Assistant referees: Chris Sharp, Clare Daniels

Bedford Blues vs Bristol

Referee: John Meredith

Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, Robert Warburton

Assessor: Rowly Williams

London Welsh vs Doncaster Knights

Referee: Andrew Jackson

Assistant referees: Michael Patz, Brian Ravenhill

Assessor: Stephen Leyshon

Coach: Peter Huckle

Moseley vs London Scottish

Referee: Jack Makepeace

Assistant referees: Matthew Daubney, Lionel Spooner

Assessor: Jerry Wallis

France

Pro D2, Round 27

Colomiers vs Lyon at at Stade Michel Bendichou

Referee: Christophe Mallet

Assistant referees: Didier Mastoumecq, Benoît Escoubet

Goal judges: Christian Castello, Bernard Lagardère

Narbonne vs Bayonne at Parc Des Sports et de l'Amitie

Referee: Jonathan Gasnier

Assistant referees: Arnaud Blondel, Sylvain Jaymes

Goal judges: Frédéric Cambou, Stéphane Ducasse

Aurillac vs Bourgoin at Stade Jean Alric

Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Assistant referees: Sylvain Desvaux, Fabrice Hand

Goal judges: Bruno Gaudefrin, Stéphane Thelamon

Biarritz vs Provence at Parc Des Sports Aguilera

Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque

Assistant referees: Rémy Chastrusse, Philippe Milani

Goal judges: Christian Gregoire, Richard Nocart

Béziers vs Dax at Stade De La Mediterranee

Referee: Cédric Clave

Assistant referees: Paul Henri Courbier, Fabien Soucaret

Goal judges: Charles Bonfanti, Philippe Lecomte

Mont-de-Marsan vs Carcassonne at Stade Municipal Guy Boniface

Referee: Christine Hanizet

Assistant referees: Guillaume Trieux, Franck Rataj

Goal judges: Eric Armengaud, Vincent Lacaille

Tarbes vs Montauban at Stade Maurice Trelut

Referee: Luc Ramos

Assistant referees: Hervé Lasausa Lespy Labaylette, Baptiste Abel Coindoz

Goal judges: Jean Francois Favori, Serge Keromnes

Perpignan vs Albi at Stade Aime Giral

Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Assistant referees: Jaouad Marboh, Alexandre Vallon

Goal judges: Christophe Gaillardon, Didier Veyssiere

Ireland

Ulster League Play-offs

Semifinals

Clontarf vs UCD at Castle Venue

Referee: David Wilkinson

Assistant referees: Paul Haycock, Helen O'Reilly

Cork Constitution vs Young Munster at Templehill

Referee: Gary Conway

Assistant referees: Will O'Connor, Rob O'Sullivan

Promotion/Relegation for Division 1A

Dublin University vs Ballymena at College Park

Referee: Kieran Barry

Assistant referees: Brian MacNeice, Gary Glennon

Ballynamhinch vs Buccaneers at Ballymacarn Park

Referee: Leo Colgan

Assistant referees: Jonny Erskine, Adrian Reavey

Promotion/Relegation for Division 1B

Blackrock vs Cashel at Stradbrook

Referee: Stuart Gaffikin

Assistant referees: John Carvill, Dermot Blake

Portugal

Campeonato Nacional Divisão Honra, Play-offs

Cascais vs Belenenses at Campo Guia

Referee: João Costa

Aeis Tecnico vs Aeis Agronomia at Olaias

Referee: Paulo Duarte

South Africa

Currie Cup

Pumas vs Boland Cavaliers at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Free State vs Western Province at CUT Rugby Field, Bloemfontein

Referee: Ben Crouse

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Leopards vs Valke at Olien Park, Potchefstroom

Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Assistant referees: Local

Television match official: JJ Wagner

Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

EP Kings vs Border at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Referee: AJ Jacobs

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Kim Smit

Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Alberton Rugby Club, Alberton

Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Kim Smit

Sharks XV vs Welwitschias at King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban

Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Griquas vs South Western Districts at Griqua Park, Kimberley

Referee: Lesego Legoete

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Spain

División de Honor, 21ª Jornada

Valladolid Rac vs El Salvador

Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Málaga)

Gernika vs FC Barcelona

Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)

Cisneros vs Independiente

Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)

Ordizia vs Hernani

Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Guipúzcoa)

Alcobendas vs Pozuelo

Referee: Alfonso Mirat (Madrid)

UE Santboiana vs Getxo

Referee: Joaquín Santoro (Valencia)

United States

PRO Rugby

San Diego vs Sacramento in San Diego

Referee: Scott Green

Assistant Referees: Nick Ricono, Marc Nelson

San Francisco vs Denver in San Francisco

Referee: Leah Berard

Assistant Referees: Derek Summers, George O'Neil

Pacific Rugby Premiership

Denver Barbarians vs Belmont Shore in Denver

Referee: Brad Cole

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Joe Zevin

OMBAC vs Santa Monica in San Diego

Referee: Joshua Pendergrass

Assistant referees: Local

Olympic Club vs San Francisco Golden Gate in San Francisco

Referee: Derek Summers

Assistant referees: Local

American Rugby Premiership

Mystic River vs Old Blue New York in Boston

Referee: Shawn Bastic

Assistant referees: Local

Life vs Boston Irish in Atlanta

Referee: Jake Still

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Peter Watson

Wales

Premiership

Pontypridd vs Newport

Referee: Dan Jones

Assistant referees: Kelvin Shorte, Gareth Butler

Neath vs Cross Keys

Referee: Rob Price

Assistant referees: Gareth John, Mike Davies

Ebbw Vale vs Aberavon

Referee: Ian Davies

Assistant referees: Richard Brace, Steve Nash

Pontypridd vs Bedwas

Referee: Craig Evans

Assistant referees: Jason Bessant, Gerwyn Taylor

Cardiff vs Llandovery

Referee: Dan Jones

Assistant referees: Stuart Kibble, Jon Hardy

Bridgend vs Carmarthen

Referee: Simon Rees

Assistant referees: Greg Morgan, Morgan Whitehead

Newport vs Llanelli

Referee: Aled Evans

Assistant referees: Tom Spurrier, Brian Powell

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