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B&I Lions Tour

(Kick-off is SA time)

Saturday, July 4:
SA v BI Lions (15.00)

Tri-Nations

(Kick-off is GMT)

Saturday, July 18:
NZ v Aus (07.35)

Saturday, July 25:
SA v NZ (13.00)

Saturday, Aug 1:
SA v NZ (13.00)

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International

Saturday, June 27:
NZ 27-6 Italy
Aus 22-6 France

B&I Lions Tour

Saturday, June 27:
SA 28-25 B&I Lions

Tuesday, June 23:
Em Boks 13-13 B&I Lions

International

Saturday, June 20:
NZ 14-10 France
Aus 34-12 Italy

Saturday, June 13:
NZ 22-27 France
Aus 31-8 Italy
Arg 24-22 England

B&I Lions Tour

Saturday, June 20:
SA 26-21 B&I Lions

Tuesday, June 16:
S Kings 8-20 B&I Lions

Saturday, June 13:
B&I Lions 26-23 Province

Wednesday, June 10:
Sharks 3-39 B&I Lions

Saturday, June 6:
Cheetahs 24-26 B&I Lions

Wednesday, June 3:
G Lions 10-74 B&I Lions

Saturday, May 30:
Royal XV 25-37 B&I Lions

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Referees to 5 July 2009

Tue, 30 Jun 2009

There is the last Test in the tough series between South Africa and Lions which will take centre stage with Stuart Dickinson to referee it. It would be a great mercy if it were just a sporting occasion.

Eye-gouging suspensions

Mon, 29 Jun 2009

Sergio Parisse and Schalk Burger were both found guilty this weekend and suspended for eye-gouging. They are not the only ones in recent times.

Refs for SA National Weeks

Thu, 25 Jun 2009

SA Referees have announced the referees appointed to various national weeks in South Africa, which, in the case of schools, start with the beginning of the mid-year holidays. The one which gets most prominence is the Craven Week which starts on the second week of July.

Statistics: Lions vs Emerging Springboks

Wed, 24 Jun 2009

In the rain, hail and wind the Lions and the Emerging Springboks drew with a try when time was up and a conversion from touch as the rain made it as hard as possible for Willem de Waal.

Referees to 28 June

Mon, 22 Jun 2009

The big Tests this weekend are those in Sydney and Pretoria with Dave Pearson and Christophe Berdos as the men in the middle.

JWC: Refs for Final day

Thu, 18 Jun 2009

The IRB has announced the appointment of referees for the Final day, including the championship Final which will refereed by James Jones of Wales.

Jutge hangs up his whistle

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

France's top referee Joël Jutge has given up the battle against injury and has decided to quit active refereeing and go into administration.

Referees to 21 June 2009

Mon, 15 Jun 2009

There are competitions and tour matches and much of interest to referees as the top men swan around the world. The big match will be in Durban with Bryce Lawrence to referee it. Then in Wellington France have a chance to win a series in New Zealand, as they did in 1994. Marius Joubert will be the man in the middle for that one.

Top refs in NZ get six new men

Tue, 09 Jun 2009

New Zealand referees' High Performance Referee Team is thrilled to announce the inclusion of six new referees.

Referees to 14 June

Mon, 08 Jun 2009

The Lions' tour moves on and Test matches break out all over the world while it is all quiet on matches below Test level.

IRB ruling on simultaneous grounding

Fri, 05 Jun 2009

South Africa asked the International Rugby Board for a ruling when two contradictory actions occur at the same time in in-goal.

IRB's time ruling

Fri, 05 Jun 2009

The French Rugby Federation asked the International Rugby Board for a ruling on the timing of the final whistle.

JWC: Referees for first two days

Fri, 05 Jun 2009

The International Rugby Board's Junior World Championship for Under-20 teams kicks off in Japan on Friday. The referees for the first two rounds have been announced.

Referees in French Finals

Wed, 03 Jun 2009

Jean-Pierre Matheu has been appointed to referee the Final of France's Top 14 at Stade de France on Saturday night, the first Final of his career. He is the latest in a long line of referees, stretching back, war breaks apart, to 1892.

Important law ruling

Wed, 03 Jun 2009

On 11 May 2009 the international Rugby Board gave a ruling on play at the tackle, which is important and makes sense. It allows a player who started an action legally to complete that action.

Referees to 7 June

Tue, 02 Jun 2009

The excitement is in South Africa and France this weekend as the Lions' tour gathers momentum and the French Championship Final is played at Stade de France.

Grand Charles Durand dies

Fri, 29 May 2009

Charles Durand, a great referee in his active days and a powerful refereeing boss afterwards died on Tuesday 26 May 2009 at the age of 88.

Burger had the first Final

Wed, 27 May 2009

In 1993 when Super Rugby had its start, Freek Burger was the top South African referee and he refereed the first Final in South Africa with a South African team playing - Transvaal playing against Auckland.

Super Final Referees

Wed, 27 May 2009

It's the 17th Super rugby Final this weekend and, for the second time Jonathan Kaplan is the referee.

Referees to 31 May

Tue, 26 May 2009

There are two matches likely to demand greater attention - the Super 14 Final, refereed by Jonathan Kaplan, and the opening match of the Lions' tour refereed by Marius Jonker. The two matches are not far from each other.