Jaco Peyper and Glen Jackson (above) will be the referees starting this year’s Super Rugby competition. With only the South African conference in action, Peyper will referee the Stormers v Jaguares match with Jackson heading over from New Zealand to oversee the Lions v Sharks match.
The rest of the weekend’s appointments for the America’s Rugby Championship, the Aviva Premiership and Greene King Championship in England and the Top 14 in France are below, as are the Pro14 tie-ups.
Americas Rugby Championship – Round 4
Canada v Brazil
Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA)
USA v Chile
Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)
Uruguay v Argentina XV
Referee: Henrique Platais (Brazil)
Super Rugby, Round 1
Stormers v Jaguares
Referee: Jaco Peyper
ARs: Marius van der Westhuizen, Egon Seconds
TMO: Christie du Preez
Lions v Sharks
Referee: Glen Jackson
ARs: AJ Jacobs, Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO: Marius Jonker
Pro 14, Round 15
Ulster v Edinburgh
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
ARs: Andy Brace (Ireland), Adam Jones (Wales)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)
Cardiff Blues v Munster
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
ARs: Dan Jones (Wales), Rhys Thomas (Wales)
TMO: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Leinster v Scarlets
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
ARs: Frank Murphy (Ireland), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Dragons v Benetton Rugby
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
ARs: Ian Davies (Wales), Simon Rees (Wales)
TMO: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Ospreys v Southern Kings
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
ARs: Stuart Gaffkin (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Glasgow Warriors v Cheetahs
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
ARs: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Connacht v Zebre
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
ARs: Lloyd Linton (Scotland), Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
TMO: Andrew Cymene (Scotland)
Aviva Premiership
Sale Sharks v Saracens
Referee: Luke Pearce
ARs: Wayne Falla & Adam Leal
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Newcastle Falcons v Bath
Referee: Matthew Carley
ARs: Craig Maxwell-Keys & Peter Allan
TMO: Keith Lewis
Northampton Saints v London Irish
Referee: Ian Tempest
ARs: Jonathan Healy & Simon Harding
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Worcester Warriors v Gloucester
Referee: Tom Foley
ARs: Paul Dix & Jack Makepeace
TMO: Geoff Warren
Leicester Tigers v Harlequins
Referee: Wayne Barnes
ARs: Luke Pearce & Hamish Smales
TMO: David Grashoff
Wasps v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: JP Doyle
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Karl Dickson
TMO: Sean Davey
RFU Green King Championship
Nottingham v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
ARs: Ian Bibey, Brian Ravenhill
Jersey Reds v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Christophe Ridley
ARs: Daryl Chapman, Lionel Spooner
Rotherham Titans v Bedford Blues
Referee: Fergus Kirby
ARs: Michael Patz & TBA
London Scottish v Bristol
Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: Michael Hudson, Nick Marshall
Doncaster Knights v Hartpury College
Referee: Steve Lee
ARs: Matthew O’Grady, Gregory Garner
Yorkshire Carnegie v Richmond
Referee: Andrew Jackson
ARs: Chris Sharp, Simon Park
France – Top 14, Round 17
Toulon v Stade Français
Referee: Cédric Marchat
ARs: Nicolas Datas, Jacques De Lemos
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Brive v Pau
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: Flavien Hourquet, Laurent Breil
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
Agen v Toulouse
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: Jonathan Gasnier, Frédéric Chazal
TMO: Éric Gauzins
Lyon v Clermont
Referee: Laurent Cardona
ARs: Alexandre Ruiz, Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
Bordeaux-Bègles v Castres
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Mathieu Noirot, Patrick Pechambert
TMO: Éric Briquet Campin
Racing 92 v La Rochelle
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: Julien Castaignède, Laurent Perrin
TMO: Denis Grenouillet