The big referee appointments this weekend sees Nigel Owens head to Wellington (New Zealand v S Africa) and John Lacey heading to the Gold Coast as Australia host the Pumas there for the third time. The other travelling referee is England’s Crag Maxwell-keys who pops up in Queensland to referee the first of a few matches in Australia’s National Rugby Championship.
In the domestic leagues, experience is to the fore – Wayne Barnes takes charge of his 202nd Premiership fixture when he officiates Worcester Warriors v Newcastle Falcons, and JP Doyle has his 155th Premiership match as the Northampton Saints host Saracens. In France, Romain Poite looks after Lyon against Montpellier . See who else is on duty and where this weekend.
Wherever you are, and whatever you’re watching or refereeing, enjoy it. Happy whistling!
The Rugby Championship – Round 4
New Zealand v South Africa
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wal)
ARs: Pascal Gaüzère (Fra) & Nic Berry (Aus)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (Eng)
Australia v Argentina
Referee: John Lacey (Ire)
ARs: Glen Jackson (NZ) & Paul Williams (NZ)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZ)
PRO14 – Round 3
Edinburgh v Connacht
Referee: Ian Davies (Wal)
ARs: Craig Evans & Ian Kenny (Sco)
TMO: Neil Paterson (Sco)
Scarlets v Benetton Treviso
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Sco)
ARs: Mike Adamson (Sco) & Simon Mills (Wal)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wal)
Toyota Kings v Ulster
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Sco)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse (Wal) & Ruhan Meiring (SA)
TMO: Johan Greeff (SA)
Munster v Ospreys
Referee: Stuart Berry (SA)
ARs: Sean Gallagher (Ire) & Paul Haycock (Ire)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ire)
Leinster v Newport Gwent Dragons
Referee: Quinton Immelman (SA)
ARs: Joy Neville (Ire) & Mark Patton (Ire)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)
Cheetahs v Glasgow
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ire)
ARs: Andrew Brace (Ire) & Cwengile Jadezweni (SA)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SA)
Zebre v Cardiff
Referee: George Clancy (Ire)
ARs: Jonny Erskine & Matteo Liperini (Italy)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Australia National Rugby Championship
Queensland Country v Fiji Druas
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
ARs: Shane Barr & Brett Cronan
NSW Country Eagles v Melbourne Rising
Referee: William Houston
ARs: Dru Tonks & Mitchell Dwyer
Sydney v Brisbane City
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: James Quinn & Lincoln Stollery
TMO: Amy Perrett
Canberra Vikings v Western Force
Referee: Jordan Way
ARs: Brodie Ingram & Reuben Keane
TMO: James Hagan
Gallagher Premiership
Gloucester v Bristol Bears
Referee: Tom Foley
ARs: Wayne Falla & Adam Leal
TMO: Sean Davey
Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks
Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: Paul Dix & Philip Watters
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Worcester Warriors v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Wayne Barnes
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Steve Lee
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Harlequins v Bath
Referee: Matthew Carley
ARs: Roy Maybank & Anthony Woodthorpe
TMO: David Rose
Northampton Saints v Saracens
Referee: JP Doyle
ARs: Christophe Ridley & Peter Allan
TMO: Keith Lewis
Wasps v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Ian Tempest
ARs: Hamish Smales & Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Grashoff
Greene King Championship
Nottingham v London Scottish
Referee: Greg Macdonald
ARs: Michael Patz & Simon Park
Hartpury College v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Michael Hudson
ARs: Clare Daniels & Gregory D Garner
Richmond v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Dean Richards
ARs: George Selwood & Nigel Carrick
Coventry v Bedford Blues
Referee: John Meredith
ARs: Lionel Spooner & Peter Brunt
Ealing Trailfinders v Yorkshire Carnegie
Referee: Matthew O’Grady
ARs: Darryl Chapman & Simon Adams
TMO: Graham Hughes
France Top 14
Lyon v Montpellier
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: Maxime Chalon & Arnaud Blondel
TMO: Éric Gonthier
Agen v Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Cyrille Lafon
ARs: Mathieu Noirot & Thierry Guilloton
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
Toulouse v Racing 92
Referee: Adrien Descottes
ARs: Thierry Mallet & Sébastien Hebert
TMO: Sébastien Minery
La Rochelle v Perpignan
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: Ludovic Cayre & Laurent Breil
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Pau v Clermont
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: Tual Trainini & Richard Duha
TMO: Éric Briquet Campin
Castres v Grenoble
Referee: Julien Castaignède
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Jacques De Lemos
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
Stade Français v Toulon
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: Vincent Blasco Baque & Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Patrick Dellac
Currie Cup – Premier
Blue Bulls v Pumas
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: Jaco Pretorius & Christopher Allison
TMO: Lesego Legoete
Golden Lions v Western Province
Referee: Jaco Peyper
ARs: Stephan Geldenhuys & Griffin Colby
TMO: Willie Vos
Griquas v Free State Cheetahs
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Jaco Kotze & Nico Schmahl
TMO: JJ Wagner
Currie Cup 1st Division
Border Bulldogs v Eastern Province
Referee: Archie Sehlako
ARs: Patrick Bulwana & JP Clements
Valke v South Western Districts Eagles
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
ARs: Mpho Matsaung & Stefan Thompson
Griffons v Boland Cavaliers
Referee: Ben Crouse
ARs: Darren Colby & Eon van Zyl
