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Referees to 24 September 2017

It is interesting how national boundaries are being ignored even in non-Test matches. The PRO14 is sending people across the equator and also has a lady as an assistant referee – Joy Neville who refereed the final of the Women's World Cup splendidly.

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She is ripping off the 'Men Only' sign with energy it seems, for she is also refereeing in the men's Eccelenza in Italy. And Andrea Piardi of Italy is refereeing in Ireland.

International

PRO14, Round 4

Connacht vs Blues at The Sportsground

Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Nigel Correll (Ireland)

Television match official: Stefano Roscini (Italy)

Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)

Citing Commissioner: Gordon Black (Ireland)

Glasgow Warriors vs Munster at Scotstoun stadium

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Assistant referees: Keith Allen (Scotland), Lloyd Linton (Scotland)

Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)

Assessor: Andrew MacPherson (Scotland)

Citing Commissioner: John Montgomery (Ireland)

Cheetahs vs Leinster at Free State Stadium

Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)

Citing Commissioner: Marius van Rensburg (South Africa)

Ulster vs Dragons at Kingspan Stadium

Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

Assistant referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Gareth John (Wales)

Television match official: John Mason (Wales)

Assessor: Tim O'Brien (Ireland)

Citing Commissioner: Eddie Walsh (Ireland

Scarlets vs Edinburgh at Parc y Scarlets

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Gwyn Morris (Wales)

Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Assessor: Dai Herbert (Wales)

Citing Commissioner: Chris Morgan (Wales)

Benetton Treviso vs Ospreys at Stadio Monigo Treviso

Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Joy Neville (Ireland), Claudio Blessano (Italy)

Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)

Assessor: Rosanno Faccioli (Italy)

Citing Commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (Italy)

Kings vs Zebra at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Referee: Seán Gallagher (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Quinton Immelman (South Africa)

Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)

Citing Commissioner: Nomsebenzie Tsotsobe (South Africa)

Domestic

Australia

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National Championship

Fiji Druas vs Perth Spirit at ANZ National Stadium, Suva

Referee: William Houston

Assistant referees: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji), Lote Saudranu (Fiji)

Television match official: Johnson Lee

New South Wales Country Eagles vs Canberra Vikings at Bellevue Oval

Referee: Damon Murphy

Assistant referees: Jordan Way, Max Fulton

Melbourne Rising vs Greater Sydney Rams at Holmesglen Reserve

Referee: Graham Cooper

Assistant referees: Jared Jensen, Amber Hibbard

Television match official: Daniel Coelho

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Sydney Rays vs Queensland Country at Pittswater Rugby PO ark

Referee: Nicholas Berry

Assistant referees: Charles Hartson, Lincoln Stollery

England

Premiership

Gloucester vs Worcester Warriors

Referee: Wayne Barnes

Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Peter Allan

Television match official: Rowan Kitt

Timekeeper: Matthew Peters

Assessor: Tony Spreadbury

Citing Commissioner: Dave Guyan

Saracens vs Sale Sharks

Referee: Thomas Foley

Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth, Paul Dix

Television match official: David Grashoff

Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw

Assessor: Nigel Yates

Citing Commissioner: Pete Larter

Bath vs Newcastle Falcons

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Roy Maybank

Television match official: David Sainsbury

Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant

Assessor: Brian Campsall

Citing Commissioner: Shaun Gallagher

Harlequins vs Leicester Tigers

Referee: Ian Tempest

Assistant referees: Hamish Smales, Jonathan Healy

Television match official: Geoffrey Warren

Timekeeper: Roy Marfleet

Assessor: Gary Welsh

Citing Commissioner: Andy Blyth

London Irish vs Northampton Saints

Referee: Matt Carley

Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Greg Macdonald

Television match official: Sean Davey

Timekeeper: Paul Stanley

Assessor: Martin Fox

Citing Commissioner: Nick Wood

Exeter Chiefs vs Wasps

Referee: John-Paul Doyle

Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley, Simon McConnell

Television match official: Graham Hughes

Timekeeper: Eric Bullion, Andrew Pearce

Assessor: Jerry Wallis

Citing Commissioner: Paul Hull

Championship

Richmond vs Jersey Reds

Referee: Simon Harding

Assistant referees: Dan Parrott, Matt Daubney 

Assistant referees' coach: Peter Huckle 

Assessor: Steve Leyshon

Citing Commissioner: Danny Rumble 

Doncaster Knights vs Nottingham

Referee: John Meredith

Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, William Burton

Assessor: Lloyd Jackson

Citing Commissioner: James Hall

Hartpury College vs Yorkshire Carnegie

Referee: Michael Hudson

Assistant referees: Michael Patz, Paul Burton

Assessor: Darren Gamage

Citing Commissioner: Tony Lanaway

Bedford Blues vs Bristol

Referee: Andrew Jackson

Assistant referees: Nigel Carrick, Darryl Chapman

Assessor: Peter Farrell

Citing Commissioner: Liam McTiernan

Cornish Pirates vs Rotherham Titans

Referee: Dean Richards

Assistant referees: Greg Garner, Nick Marshall

Assessor: Sam Collins

Citing Commissioner: Buster White

Ealing Trailfinders vs London Scottish

Referee: Matthew O'Grady

Assistant referees: Clare Daniels, Simon Adams

Assessor: Steve Leyshon

Citing commissioner: Budge Pountney

Women

Saracens Women vs Loughborough Lightning

Referee: Alexis Manley

Assistant referees: Nikki O'Donnell, Paul Carroll

Citing Commissioner: Paul Burke

Richmond vs Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

Referee: Benjamin Wilde

Assistant referees: Andrew JM Jackson, James Davies

Assistant referees' coach: Peter Topham

Citing Commissioner: Ashley Rowden

Harlequins Ladies vs Firwood Waterloo Ladies

Referee: Calum Howard

Assistant referees: Paul Kimber, Peter Crouch

Citing Commissioner: Grant Seely

Worcester Valkyries vs Bristol Ladies

Referee: Claire Hodnett

Assistant referees: David Huson, David Smith

Citing Commissioner: White

Gloucester-Hartpury Women's vs Wasps Ladies

Referee: Sarah Toll

Assistant referees: David Philpot, Fred Spong

Citing Commissioner: Tony Lanaway

France

Top 14, Round 5

Clermont vs Racing at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin

Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Patrick Pechambert

Television match official: Laurent Sclafer

Bordeaux-Bègles vs Montpellier at Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Referee: Laurent Cardona

Assistant referees: Cédric Clave, Éric Soulan

Agen vs Pau at Stade Armandie

Referee: Adrien Descottes

Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Frédéric Chazal

Television match official: Denis Grenouillet

La Rochelle vs Oyonnax at Stade Marcel Deflandre

Referee: Sébastien Minery

Assistant referees: Flavien Hourquet, Thierry Guilloton

Television match official: Mourad Zitouni

Brive vs Toulouse at Stade Amédée Domenech

Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

Assistant referees: Nicholas Datas, Sébastien Hebert

Television match official: Éric Gonthier

Lyon vs Castres at Matmut Stadium de Gerland

Referee: Tual Trainini

Assistant referees: Jonathan Gasnier, Jean-Claude Labarbe

Television match official: Éric Briquet Campin

Stade Français vs Toulon at Stade Jean Bouin

Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Arnaud Blondel

Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure

Pro D2, Round 6

Bayonne vs Grenoble at Stade Jean Dauger

Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baque

Referee: Stéphane Boyer, Sylvain Jaymes

Angoulême vs Aurillac at Stade Chanzy

Referee: Luc Ramos

Referee: Nicholas Bridoux, Alexandre Vallon

Montauban vs Mont-de-Marsan at Stade Sapiac

Referee: François Bouzac

Assistant referees: Stéphane Coulon, Marc Lalaude

Dax vs Nevers at Stade Maurice Boyau

Referee: Régis Guatelli

Assistant referees: Pierre Puharre, Philippe Milani

Massy vs Colomiers at Stade Jules Ladoumègue

Referee: Thomas Chereque

Assistant referees: Sylvain Desvaux, Jean-Marie Bouvier

Narbonne vs Carcassonne at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié

Referee: Hervé Lasausa Lespy Labaylette

Assistant referees: Corentin Meler, Richard Duhau

Vannes vs Biarritz at Stade de la Rabine

Referee: Thierry Mallet

Assistant referees: Quentin Janicot, Francis Giacomini

Béziers vs Perpignan at Stade de la Méditérranée

Referee: Julien Castaignède

Assistant referees: Benoît Rousselet, Benoît Escoubet

Hong Kong

Societe Generale Valley vs Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers

Referee: Tim Baker

Assistant referees: Rowan Turner, Edward Fitzgerald

Assessor: Stan Harman

Herbert Smith Freehills HKCC vs Bloomberg HK Scottish

Referee: Lawrence Wilkinson

Assistant referees: Malcolm Pratt, Craig Chan

Assessor: Peter White

Kowloon vs Natixis HKFC

Referee: Stephen Copeman

Assistant referees: Dewi Rowlands, Peter Hudson

Assessor: Hugh Watkins,

Ireland

Ulster Bank Division 1

Shannon vs Old Belvedere at Coonagh

Referee: Mark Patton

Ballynahinch vs Old Wesley at Ballymacarn Park

Referee: Shane Kierans

Ballymena vs Dolphin at Eaton Park

Referee: Paul Haycock

University College Dublin vs Dublin University at UCD Bowl

Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell

Lansdowne vs Young Munster at Lansdowne Rd

Referee: Jonny Erskine

Terenure vs Cork Constitution at Lakelands

Referee: Leo Colgan

Garryowen vs Buccaneers at Dooradoyle

Referee: Kieran Barry

Clontarf vs St Mary's at Castle Avenue

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Banbridge vs University College Cork

Referee: Gary Conway

Italy

Eccellenza, Round 1

Fiamme Oro Rugby vs Mogliano

Referee: Riccardo Angelucci (Livorno)

Assistant referees: Emanuele Tomò (Roma), Claudio Passacantando (L’Aquila)

Viadana 1970 vs Lafert San Donà

Referee: Luca Trentin (Lecco)

Assistant referees: Federico Vedovelli (Sondrio), Stefano Pennè (Milano)

Toscana Aeroporti I Medicei vs Patarò Rugby Calvisano

Referee: Manuel Bottino (Roma)

Assistant referees: Gabriel Chirnoaga (Roma), Francesco Pier’Antoni (Roma)

Conad Reggio vs FEMI-CZ Rovigo

Referee: Claudio Blessano (Treviso)

Assistant referees: Francesco Russo (Milano), Andrea Laurenti (Bologna)

Petrarca Padova vs SS Lazio Rugby 1927

Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Stefano Bolzonella (Cuneo), Filippo Bertelli (Brescia)

New Zealand

Mitre Cup, Round 6

Bay of Plenty vs Southland at Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

Referee: Paul Williams

Otago vs Auckland at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Referee: Glen Jackson

Manawatu vs Northland at Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

North Harbour vs Canterbury at QBE Stadium, North Harbour

Referee: Angus Mabey

Waikato vs Wellington at FMG Stadium, Hamilton

Referee: Cam Stone

Hawkes Bay vs Taranaki at McLean Park, Napier

Referee: James Doleman

Bay of Plenty vs Counties Manukau at Tauranga Domain, Tauranga

Referee: Michael Lash

Tasman vs Southland at Trafalgar Park, Nelson

Referee: Shane McDermott

Heartland Championship, Week 5

Buller vs Wairarapa Bush at Victoria Square, Westport

Referee: Nick Hogan

Horowhenua Kapiti vs East Coast at Levin Domain, Levin

Referee: Tim Griffiths

King Country vs Thames Valley at Rugby Park, Te Kuiti

Referee: Boris Jurlina

Mid Canterbury vs Wanganui at Ashburton Showground, Ashburton

Referee: Nick Webster

Poverty Bay vs West Coast at More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne

Referee: Hugh Reed

South Canterbury vs North Otago at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru

Referee: Richard Gordon

Farah Palmer Cup, Round 4

Manawatu vs Waikato Central Energy Trust Arena Palmerston North

Referee: Rebecca Mahoney

Wellington vs Auckland Porirua Park Wellington

Referee: Matt McEwan

Counties Manukau vs Canterbury Massey Park Papakura

Referee: Natarsha Ganley

North Harbour vs Hawke's Bay QBE Stadium Albany

Referee: Amber Hibbard

Bay of Plenty vs Tasman Tauranga Domain Tauranga

Referee: Lauren Jenner 

Scotland

Premiership

Currie Chieftains vs Ayr

Referee: Ben Blain

Assistant referees: Ruaridh Smith, Stephen Hart

Heriot's vs Hawick

Referee: Lloyd Linton

Assistant referees: Mike Goodman, Colin George

Assessor: Gordon McMurray

Marr vs Waytsonians

Referee: David Sutherland

Assistant referees: Michael Todd, David Harvey

Melrose vs Glasgow Hawks

Referee: Kevin White

Assistant referees: Richard Downing, Grant Denholm

Assessor: Andy Ireland

Stirling County vs Boroughmuir

Referee: Sam Grove-White

Assistant referees: Gordon Alaskan, John Ferry

Assessor: Andy Clift

South Africa

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Free State Cheetahs vs Pumas at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Referee: Jaco Peyper

Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Eon van Zyl

Television match official: Lourens van der Merwe

Western Province vs Griquas at Newlands

Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Sinethemba Mrulwa

Television match official: Joey Klaaste-Salmans

Sharks vs Blue Bulls at Kings Park, Durban

Referee: AJ Jacobs

Assistant referees: Ruhan Meiring, Rodney Boneparte

Television match official: Christie du Preez

1st Division

Valke vs Boland Cavaliers at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Referee: Stuart Berry

Assistant referees: Mpho Matsaung, Hernus Coetzee

Griffons vs Eastern Province at Northwest Stadium, Welkom

Referee: Vusi Msibi

Assistant referees: Eon van Zyl , Maria Mabote

Border Bulldogs vs Leopards at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Assistant referees: Paul Mente, JP Clements

Welwitschias vs South Western Districts Eagles at Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Egon Seconds

Assistant referees: Local

Under-21

Golden Lions vs Free State at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

Referee: Sehlako Archie

Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron, Local

Eastern Province vs Blue Bulls at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys  

Assistant referees: Local

Sharks vs Western Province at Kings Park, Durban

Referee: Ruhan Meiring

Assistant referees: Lusanda Mtiya, Local

Under-20

Griquas vs Limpopo at GW Park, Kimberley

Referee: Jaco Kotze

Assistant referees: Local

Valke vs South Western Districts at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Referee: Mpho Matsaung

Assistant referees: Local

Border vs Boland at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London

Referee: Paul Mente

Assistant referees: Local

Under-19

Golden Lions vs Free State at Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

Assistant referees: Local

Eastern Province vs Blue Bulls at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium B field, Port Elizabeth

Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi 

Assistant referees: Local

Sharks vs Western Province at Kings Park, Durban

Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Assistant referees: Local

Gold Cup

Vereeniging vs Sasol at Vereeniging High School

Referee: Pieter Maritz

Assistant referees: Local

Rustenburg Impala vs Welkom at Impala RFC, Rustenburg

Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Assistant referees: Local

Old Georgians vs QBR in Harare

Referee: Local

Assistant referees: Local

Raiders vs Northam Platinum Rhinos at Bill Jardine Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Eduan Nel

Assistant referees: Local

Old Selbornians vs Progress Uitenhage at Mike Pendock Motors Park, EL

Referee: Sindile Ngcese

Assistant referees: Local

Western Suburbs vs Sishen in Windhoek

Referee: Local

Assistant referees: Local

College Rovers vs Roses United at Kings Park 3, Durban

Referee: Divan Uys

Assistant referees: Local

Swallows vs Progress George at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London

Referee: Bulelani Naka

Assistant referees: Local

Wales

Premiership

Bargoed vs Pontypridd

Referee: Dewi Phillips

Assistant referees: Paul Jones, Simon Beard

Merthyr vs Newport

Referee: Craig Evans

Assistant referees: Stephen Allsop, Gareth Butler

Cross Keys vs Bedwas

Referee: Wayne Davies

Assistant referees: Richard Deacy, Jacob Ellis

Cardiff vs Ebbw Vale

Referee: Mike English

Assistant referees: Jason Griffiths, Stuart Vaudin

Aberavon vs Llandovery

Referee: Robert Price

Assistant referees: Jason Morris, Daniel Harries

Neath vs Llanelli

Referee: Aled Evans

Assistant referees: Peter Evans, Neil Howells

Swansea vs RGC

Referee: Simon Mills

Assistant referees: Stuart Kibble, Richard Hughes

Carmarthen vs Bridgend

Referee: Elfyn Morris-Roberts

Assistant referees: Jason Bessant, Tony Pratt

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