Referees to 29 September 2013
The Championship starts up again with South Africa at Newlands and Argentina in La Plata.
It has been a tough time for match officials lately with all the complaints. Let's hope this is a quiet weekend.
International
Rugby Championship, Round 5
South Africa vs Australia at Newlands
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Pascal Gauzère (France)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Timekeeper: Albert Mocke (South Africa)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Argentina vs New Zealand at Estadio Ciudad De La Plata, La Plata
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)
Assessor: Donal Courtney
European Nations Cup
Division 2D
Finland vs Greece in Turku
Referee: Michael Vestorp (Denmark)
Schools
Fiji vs Australia Country Schools in Armidale
Referee: Michael Hogan (Australia)
New Zealand vs Fiji at St Mary's Rugby League Stadium
Referee: Richard Goswell (Australia)
Assistant referees: Darren Bradle (Australia)y, Tim Wills (Australia)
Assessor: Michael Tanzer (Australia)
Pro 12
Edinburgh vs Scarlets at Murrayfield
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Leinster vs Cardiff Blues at Royal Dublin Society
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Mark Patton (Ireland), Barrie O'Connell (Ireland)
Television match official: Alan Rogan (Ireland)
Assessor: Michael Carroll (Ireland)
Citing Commissioner: Murray Whyte (Ireland)
Ulster vs Benetton Treviso at Ravenhill Stadium
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Brian Macneice (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Young (Ireland)
Zebre vs Glasgow Warriors at Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Matteo Liperini (Italy), Fabrizio Bertelli (Italy)
Television match official: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Timekeeper: Giovanni Morandin (Italy)
Assessor: Fabrizio Zucchi (Italy)
Citing Commissioner: Marco Cordelli (Italy)
Connacht vs Ospreys at Sportsground
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Dave O'Flynn (Ireland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Munster vs Newport Gwent Dragons
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Gary Glennon (Ireland)
Television match official: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Assessor: Jack Sheehan (Ireland)
Domestic
England
Premiership
Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks
Referee: David Rose
Assistant referees: Stuart Terheege, Nigel Carrick
Television match official: Rowan Kitt
Timekeeper: Clive Leeke
Assessor: Clive Leeke
London Wasps vs Worcester
Referee: Gregory Garner
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Andrew Pearce
Television match official: David Grashoff
Timekeeper: Robert Ockenden
Bath vs London Irish
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Paul Burton, Peter Huckle
Television match official: Keith Lewis
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Jerry Wallis
Harlequins vs Saracens
Referee: Martin Fox
Assistant referees: Gareth Copsey, Andy Watson
Television match official: Sean Davey
Timekeeper: Matthew Peters
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Exeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant referees: Ashley Rowden, Roger Baileff
Television match official: Geoffrey Warren
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion
Assessor: Gary Welsh
Newcastle Falcons vs Gloucester
Referee: Andrew Small
Assistant referees: Robin Goodliffe, Paul Dix
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: David Hudson
Assessor: Christopher White
Championship
London Welsh vs Plymouth Albion
Referee: Ross Campbell
Assistant referees: James Sullivan, Chris Sharp
Bedford Blues vs Leeds Carnegie
Referee: Steve Lee
Assistant referees: Darren Gamage, Darryl Chapman
Assessor: Stephen Leyshon
London Scottish vs Nottingham
Referee: Simon Harding
Assistant referees: Fergus Kirby, Brian Ravenhill
Assessor: Ashley Reay
Moseley vs Rotherham Titans
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Andrew Taylorson, Jonathan Healy
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Ealing Trailfinders vs Cornish Pirates
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Shane Lewis, Michael Patz
Jersey vs Bristol
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Paul Kir, Dino Maddern
France
Top 14, Round 8
Stade Français vs Montpellier at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Christophe Mallet, Stéphane Pomarède
Television match official: Hervé Dubes
Oyonnax vs Toulon at Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Bayonne vs Biarritz at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Jérôme Lamirand, Laurent Sclafer
Television match official: Jean-Luc Pellaprat
Castres vs Racing-Métro at Stade Pierre Antoine
Referee: Sébastien Clouté
Assistant referees: Sébastien Minery, Christophe Malterre
Television match official: Bruno Bessot
Grenoble vs Brive at Stade Lesdiguières
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Laurent Breil
Television match official: Bernard Dal Maso
Perpignan vs Toulouse at Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, Pascal Ubeda
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Clermont vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Parc Des Sports Marcel Michelin
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Jacques De Lemos
Television match official: Eric Gonthier
Pro D2, Round 5
Agen vs Narbonne at Stade Armandie
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
Assistant referees: Pierre Puharre, Stéphane. Duberger
Goal judges: Emmanuel Heinrich, Michel Lasserre
Albi vs Colomiers at Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Mourad Zitouni
Assistant referees: Frédéric Cartault, Franck Rataj
Goal judges: Patrick Chaniol, Dominique Salabaraas
Carcassonne vs Aurillac at Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
Assistant referees: Eric Gleyze, Philippe Milani
Goal judges: Panait Carp, Alain Falaise
Mont-de-Marsan vs Auch at Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
Assistant referees: Cédric Bigaran, Jean Punzano
Goal judges: Ascenso Garcia, Stéphane Lamagnere
Béziers vs Lyon at Stade De La Méditérranée
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Eric Lavit, Akim Hadj Bachir
Goal judges: Denis Grenouille, Christophe Pleutin
Bourg-en-Bresse vs Dax at Stade Marcel Verchere
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Italy)
Assistant referees: Nicolas Lezin, Franck Hand
Goal judges: Franck-Olivier Duport, Christian Olivier
Bourgoin vs Tarbes at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Alain Blondel
Assistant referees: Cédric Chartrain, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Goal judges: Thierry Cazalet, Bruno Gaudefrin
Pau vs La Rochelle at Stade Du Hameau
Referee: Tual Trainini
Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Alexandre Vallon
Goal judges: Philippe Dehez, Alain Guillen
Ireland
Ulster Bank, 1st League
Ballynahinch vs Cork Constitution
Referee: Kieran Barry
Garryowen vs Dolphin
Referee: George Clancy
Lansdowne vs UCD
Referee: Nigel Correll
Old Belvedere vs Clontarf
Referee: Eddy Hogan-O'Connell
St Mary's vs Young Munster
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Belfast Harlequins vs Buccaneers
Referee: Brian MacNeice
Dublin University vs Galway Corinthians
Referee: Jonathan Peak
Malone vs Dungannon
Referee: Mark Patton
Shannon vs Blackrock
Referee: Stuart Gaffkin
Terenure vs UL Bohemians
Referee: Barrie O'Connell
New Zealand
ITM Cup
Canterbury vs Manawatu at Christchurch
Referee: Chris Pollock
Northland vs Tasman at Whangarei
Referee: Mike Fraser
Waikato vs Wellington at Hamilton)
Referee: Glen Jackson
Otago vs Southland at Dunedin
Referee: Kane McBride
Manawatu vs Taranaki at Palmerston North
Referee: Jonathon White
Auckland vs Canterbury at Auckland
Referee: Nick Briant
Heartland Championship
Buller vs Wairarapa Bush at Westport
Referee: Paul Williams
East Coast vs Poverty Bay at Ruatoria
Referee: Richard Kelly
King Country vs Mid Canterbury at Taupo
Referee: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
North Otago vs sWanganui at Oamaru
Referee: Michael Lash
South Africa
Currie Cup
Premier Division
Golden Lions Sharks at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Stefan Breytenbach
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Griquas vs Blue Bulls at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assistant referees: Lesego Legoete, Francois de Bruin
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Free State Cheetahs vs Western Province at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Pieter Janse van Vuuren
Television match official: Willie Roos with JJ Wagner in training
First Division
Valke vs Pumas at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Lusanda Jam
Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden, Jaco Pretorius
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Border vs EP Kings at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Loyiso Bosman
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
South Western Districts vs Leopards at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Lihan Pretorius, Ruan Meiring Ruan
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Boland Cavaliers vs Griffons at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Tiaan Jonker
Assistant referees: Sindile Mayende, Linston Manuels
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Under-21
Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Jaco Kotze
Assistant referees: Francois Groenewald, Stefan Breytenbach
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Assessor: Pieter White
Valke vs Pumas at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant referees: Oregopotse Rametsi, Local
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Sharks vs Leopards at Kings Park 2, Durban
Referee: Francois Pretorius
Assistant referees: Daniel Fortuin, Local
Assessor: Alan O'Connell
Border Western Province at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Gerrie de Bruin
Assistant referees: Eduan Nel, Local
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Boland vs Griffons at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Assistant referees: Christie du Preez, Linston Manuels
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
South Western Districts vs Griquas at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Lihan Pretorius
Assistant referees: Tahla Ntshakaza, Local
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Limpopo vs EP Kings at Groblersdal
Referee: Matt Kemp
Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Local
Assessor: Pieter White
Under-19
Valke vs Pumas at Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Pierre Oelofse
Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Francois Groenewald
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Pieter White
Sharks vs Leopards at Kings Park 2, Durban
Referee: Daniel Fortuin
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Alan O'Connell
Border vs Western Province at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Eduan Nel
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Banks Yantolo
Limpopo vs EP Kings at Groblersdal
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Pieter White
South Western Districts vs Griquas at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Boland vs Griffons at Boland Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Christie du Preez
Assistant referees: Local
Assessor: Dennis Immelman
Spain
División De Honor, Round 3
Independiente vs. Salvador at Campo San Román
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Guipúzcoa)
Assistant referees: Juan Manuel Gárate, S Crespo
Gernika vs Ciencias at Campo Urbieta
Referee: Sergi Figueruelo (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: Alberto Ruiz Garcia, Arnaltz Bilbao
Ordizia vs Hernani at Campo Altamira
Referee: Félix Villegas (Valladolid)
Assistant referees: Pedro Montoya, Arlantz Morentin
UE Santboiana vs Cisneros at Campo Baldiri Aleu
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Málaga)
Assistant referees: Fernández Cañaveras, C Gil
Valladolid Rac vs Getxo
Referee: Julio Aguirre (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: Eneko García Gañan, Izquierdo
Madrid vs Vigo at Polideportivo La Luz
Referee: Igotz Gallastegi (Guipúzcoa)
Assistant referees: Eduardo Anaya, Fernando Zizzias
Wales
Premiership
Neath vs Bedwas
Referee: Simon Rees
Assistant referees: Colin Kirkhouse, Mike Cox
Llanelli vs Bridgend
Referee: Neil Hennessy
Assistant referees: Huw Griffiths, Richard Hughes
Cross Keys vs Llandovery
Referee: Kelvin Shorte
Assistant referees: Mike Griffiths, Robert Mota
Swansea vs Carmarthen
Referee: Jason Langdon
Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Gavin Roberts
Aberavon vs Cardiff
Referee: Greg Morgan
Assistant referees: Justin Williams, Huw F Lewis
Pontypridd vs Newport
Referee: Wayne Davies
Assistant referees: Sean Bricke, Matthew Thomas (Gwent)
Television match official: Paul Adams
