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Referees to 4 September 2016

In Scotland, it is the second round of its Premiership and the French battles rage on.

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Several of the very best referees in the world are in action this weekend.

International

World Cup Qualifier

Sweden vs Czech Republic at Enkoping

Referee: Maxime Burlet (Belgium)

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Glasgow Warriors vs Canada A at Stirling County RFC

Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Assistant referees: Keith Allen (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)

Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)

Pro 12

Ulster vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Helen O'Reilly (Ireland)

Television match official: Stefano Pennè (Italy)

Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)

Leinster vs Benetton Treviso at RDS

Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Assistant referees: Sean Brickel (Wales), Joy Neville (Ireland)

Television match official: Paul Adams (Wales)

Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)

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Ospreys vs Zebre at Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), tba (Wales)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Scarlets vs Munster

Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), tba (Wales)

Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Connacht vs Glasgow Warriors at The Sportsground, Galway

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Sean Brickel (Wales), Eddie Hogan-O'Connell (Ireland)

Television match official: John Mason (Wales)

Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)

Cardiff Blues vs Edinburgh at Cardiff Arms Park

Referee: Johnny Lacey (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), tba (Wales)

Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Domestic

Australia

National Rugby Championship

Sydney Rays vs Perth Spirit at North Sydney Oval

Referee: Angus Gardner

Assistant referees: Amy Perrett, James Quinn

Coach: John McCarthy, Snr

Brisbane City vs Western Sydney Rams at Ballymore

Referee: Edward Martin

Assistant referees: Nicholas Berry, Brett Cronan

Television match official: Gregory Milne

Coach: Gregory Hinton

Melbourne Rising vs Queensland Country at Holmesglen Reserve

Referee: Rohan Hoffmann

Assistant referees: Peter Coelho, Daniel Kellett

Coach: Andrew Cole

Canberra Vikings vs NSW Country Eagles at Viking Park

Referee: Graham Cooper

Assistant referees: Matthew Hogan, Brodie Ingram

Television match official: Jamie McGregor

Coach: M Goddard

England

Premiership, Round 1

Gloucester vs Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm

Referee: Wayne Barnes

Assistant referees: Ian Tempest, Peter Allan

Television match official: David Grashoff

Timekeeper: Matthew Peters

Assessor: Jerry Wallis

Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks at Kingston Park

Referee: Gregory M Garner

Assistant referees: John Meredith, Wayne Falla

Television match official: Trevor Fisher

Timekeeper: David Hudson

Assessor: Brian Campsall

Saracens vs Worcester Warriors at Twickenham

Referee: Matthew Carley

Assistant referees: Simon McConnell, Roger Baileff

Television match official: Graham Hughes

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant

Assessor: Martin Fox

Northampton Saints vs Bath at Franklin's Gardens

Referee: J-P Doyle

Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth, Ross Campbell

Television match official: David Sainsbury

Timekeeper: Mike Hamlin

Assessor: Rowly Williams

Harlequins vs Bristol at Twickenham

Referee: Luke Pearce

Assistant referees: Greg Macdonald, Paul Dix

Television match official: Rowan Kitt

Timekeeper: Robert Ockenden

Assessor: Gary Welsh/Peter Huckle

Wasps vs Exeter Chiefs at Ricoh Arena

Referee: Thomas Foley

Assistant referees: Gareth Copsey, Jonathan Healy

Television match official: Stuart Terheege

Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair

Assessor: Nigel Yates

Championship, Round 1

Richmond vs Jersey Reds at Richmond FC

Referee: Dean Richards

Assistant referees: Matthew O'Grady, Nigel Carrick

Assessor: Sam Collins

Bedford Blues vs Cornish Pirates at Goldington Road, Bedford

Referee: Simon Harding

Assistant referees: Andy Watson, Robert Warburton

Assessor: Stephen Leyshon

Ealing Trailfinders vs Yorkshire Carnegie at Trailfinders Sports Club

Referee: Darren Gamage

Assistant referees: Simon Adams, Darryl Chapman

Assessor: Andrew Vertigan

London Irish vs Doncaster Knights at Madejski Stadium, Reading

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Assistant referees: Chris Sharp, Clare Daniels

Assessor: Lloyd Jackson

Rotherham Titans vs London Welsh at Clifton Lane

Referee: Christophe Ridley

Assistant referees: Gregory D Garner, Matthew Daubney

Assessor: Chris White / Robin Goodliffe

Nottingham vs London Scottish at Lady Bay Sports Ground

Referee: Andrew Jackson

Assistant referees: Michael Hudson, Kevin Stewart

Assessor: Peter Farrell

Esher Macclesfield Tim Baker (HKRU) Simon Dodd Matthew Shepherd

France

Top 14, Round 3

Bordeaux-Bègles vs Montpellier at Stade Chaban Delmas

Referee: Jérôme Garcès

Assistant referees: Stéphane Boyer, Akim Hadj Bachir

Television match official: Laurent Sclafer

Racing Club De France vs at Stade Toulouse at Stade Yves Du Manoir

Referee: Salem Attalah

Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Laurent Amic

Television match official: Maxime Chalon

Coach: Nicolas Lasaga

Stade Français vs Clermont at Stade Jean-Bouin

Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Laurent Breil

Television match official: Pierre Brousset

Castres vs La Rochelle

Referee: Pascal Gauzère

Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Thomas Déjean

Television match official: Arnaud Blondel, Romain Poite

Lyon vs Grenoble at Matmut Stadium

Referee: Cédric Marchat

Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Patrick Beuriot

Television match official: Jean-Marie Piraveau

Coach: Gérard Borreani

Toulon vs Brive at Stade Mayol

Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas, Sébastien Hebert

Television match official: Eric Gauzins

Coach: Franck Maciello

Pau vs Bayonne at Stade Du Hameau

Referee: Laurent Cardona

Assistant referees: Christine Hanizet, Bruno Gabaldon

Television match official: Sébastien Minery

Pro D2

Béziers vs Agen at Stade De La Méditérranée

Referee: Stéphane Boyer

Assistant referees: François Bouzac, David Rosich

Goal judges: Christian Gregoire, Richard Nocart

Coach: Marc Desclaux

Albi vs Carcassonne at Parc Municipal Des Sports

Referee: Laurent Millotte

Assistant referees: Jérémy Rozier, Thierry Devais

Goal judges: Frédéric Cambou, Stéphane Ducasse

Biarritz Olympique vs Narbonne at Parc Des Sports Aguilera

Referee: Ludovic Cayre

Assistant referees: Didier Mastoumecq, Christian Coussan

Goal judges: Jean-Christophe Lacrampe Moine, Mariano Salazar

Bourgoin vs Colomiers at Stade Marcel Guillermoz

Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Assistant referees: Benoît Mounier, Fabrice Hand

Goal judges: Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Michel Huguet

Dax vs at Stade Aurillac at Stade Maurice Boyau

Referee: Jonathan Gasnier

Assistant referees: Loïc Frayssinet, Philippe Milani

Goal judges: Thierry Nou, Cyrile Peyre

Oyonnax vs Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente at Stade Charles Mathon

Referee: Christine Hanizet

Assistant referees: Benoît Rousselet, Alain Monteux

Goal judges: Jean-Paul Collonge, Christophe Gaillardon

Coach: Pierre Bertherat

Vannes vs Montauban at Stade De La Rabine

Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Assistant referees: Stéphane Coulon, Pascal Ubeda

Goal judges: Vincent Dathie, Romeo Laurent

Coach: Jean-Pierre Matheu

Perpignan vs at Stade Montois at Stade Aime Giral

Referee: Luc Ramos

Assistant referees: Benoît Albert, Laurent Perrin

Goal judges: Stéphane Beyer, Philippe Lecomte

Coach: Hervé Chouchana

New Zealand

Mitre 10 Cup, Week 3

Otago vs Northland at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Referee: Richard Kelly

Hawke's Bay vs Counties Manukau at McLean Park, Napier

Referee: Nick Briant

Southland vs Auckland at Rugby Park, Invercargill

Referee: Kane McBride

Tasman vs Taranaki at Trafalgar Park, Nelson

Referee: Brendon Pickerill

Wellington vs North Harbour at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

Northland vs Canterbury at Toll Stadium, Whangarei

Referee: Brett Johnson

Bay of Plenty vs Otago at Tauranga Domain, Tauranga

Referee: Cam Stone

Ranfurly Shield Match

Waikato vs Manawatu at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Referee: Paul Williams

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship

Buller vs Mid Canterbury at Victoria Square, Westport

Referee: Richard Gordon

East Coast vs Wanganui at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria

Referee: James Doleman

Horowhenua Kapiti vs Wairarapa Bush at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan)

King Country vs Poverty Bay at Owen Delany Park, Taupo

Referee: Vincent Ringrose

North Otago vs Thames Valley at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru

Referee: Adam Morrison

West Coast vs South Canterbury at Rugby Park, Greymouth

Referee: Michael Winter

Farah Palmer Cup, Week 4

Canterbury vs Auckland at Rugby Park, Christchurch

Referee: Chelsea Gurr

Wellington vs Otago at Porirua Park, Porirua

Referee: Brittany Andrew

Waikato vs Manawatu in Hamilton

Referee: Lee Jeffrey

Bay of Plenty vs Counties-Manakau at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Referee: Natarsha Ganley

Scotland

Premiership

Boroughmuir vs Stirling County

Referee: Graeme Wells

Assistant referees: John Shaw, Digby Thomas

Currie vs Gala

Referee: Finlay Brown

Assistant referees: Alex Obreja, Colin George

Glasgow Hawks vs Melrose

Referee: Graeme Ormiston

Assistant referees: Iain Morrison, Alistair Watt

Coach: Andy Macpherson

Hawick vs Watsonians

Referee: Mike Adamson

Assistant referees: Grant Denholm, Allan Parry

Assessor: Jim Fleming

Heriots vs Ayr

Referee: Keith Allen

Assistant referees: Mah Duncan, Bob Nevins

Assessor: Andy Ireland

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Griquas vs Eastern Province at Griqua Park, Kimberley

Referee: AJ Jacobs

Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Griffin Colby

Weekend

Boland vs Pumas at Boland Cavaliers Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Divan Uys

Television match official: Shaun Veldsman

Blue Bulls vs Golden Lions at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Craig Joubert

Assistant referees: Francois Pretorius, Jaco Pretorius

Television match official: Johan Greeff

Assessor: Willie Roos

Free State vs Eastern Province at Bloemfontein Stadium

Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Vusi Msibi

Television match official: JJ Wagner

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Western Province vs Sharks at Newlands

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman, Jaco Kotze

Television match official: Marius Jonker

Assessor: Willie Roos

First Division

Border vs Griffons at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London

Referee: Jaco Peyper

Assistant referees: Rodney Boneparte, JP Clements

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Valke vs Leopards at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Referee: AJ Jacobs

Assistant referees: Francois Pretorius, JD de Meyer

Assessor: Willie Roos

Under-21

Blue Bulls vs Eastern Province at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Francois Pretorius

Assistant referees: Jaco Pretorius, Local

Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Free State vs Golden Lions at Bloemfontein Stadium

Referee: Ben Crouse

Assistant referees: Vusi Msibi, Local

Assessor: Kim Smit

Western Province vs Sharks at Newlands

Referee: Quinton Immelman

Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Local

Assessor: Eugene Daniels

Under-20

Boland vs Valke at Boland Cavaliers Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Pieter Maritz

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Limpopo Pumas at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Mpho Matsaung

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Griquas vs South Western Districts at Griqua Park, Kimberley

Referee: Ruhan Meiring

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Border vs Griffons at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London

Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Eugene Daniels

Under-19

Blue Bulls vs Eastern Province at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Dennis Immelman

Free State vs Golden Lions at Old Greys, Bloemfontein

Referee: Vusi Msibi

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Jacques Hugo

Western Province vs Sharks at Newlands

Referee: Jaco Kotze

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Women's Interprovincial

Free State vs Griffons at Bloemfontein Stadium

Referee: Bulela Qwane

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa

Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands

Referee: Ashleigh Murray

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Engela Pretorius

Falcons vs Leopards at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Referee: Lusanda Mtiya

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Kim Smit

Border vs Eastern Province at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London

Referee: Maria Mabote

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

Boland vs Griquas at Boland Cavaliers Stadium, Wellington

Referee: Siyanda Ketse

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Pierre Oelofse

KwaZulu Natal vs South Western Districts at Kings Park – KP2

Referee: Aimee Barrett

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Vynette Boshoff

Golden Lions vs Pumas at University of Johannesburg

Referee: Lee-Anne MacClune

Assistant referees: Local

Assessor: Vynette Boshoff

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