The weekend’s match officials for the PRO14, Top 14 (France) Premiership and Championship (England), National Rugby Championship (Australia), Currie Cup (S Africa) and Mitre Cup, Heartland & Farah Palmer Cup (New Zealand) are below.
Standout appointment sees Joy Neville take charge of her second PRO14 match as the Dragons host Zebre. It’s pleasing to see other female referees throughout today’s appointments list.
PRO14 – Round 4
Cheetahs v Ulster
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
ARs: Lloyd Linton (Scotland) & Ben Crouse (South Africa)
TMO: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Blues v Munster
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
ARs: Rhys Thomas (Wales) & Gareth John (Wales)
TMO: Ian Davies (Wales)
Dragons v Zebre
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
ARs: George Clancy & Simon Mills (Wales)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Leinster v Edinburgh
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
ARs: Adam Jones (Wales) & Chris Busby (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Ospreys v Treviso
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
ARs: Fin Brown (Scotland) & Wayne Davies (Wales)
TMO: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Connacht v Scarlets
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
ARs: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) & Kieran Barry (Ireland)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Southern Kings v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
ARs: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa) & Paul Mente (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Australia National Rugby Championship
Sydney v NSW Country Eagles
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: Craig Maxwell-Keys & James Quinn
TMO: Amy Perrett
Melbourne Rising v Brisbane City
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: Oliver Kellett & Rachel Horton
Queensland Country v Western Force
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Jordan Way & Brett Cronan
TMO: Damien Mitchelmore
Sydney v Fiji
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
ARs: William Houston & Dru Tonks
TMO: Amy Perrett
NSW Country Eagles v Canberra Vikings
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: James Quinn & Aaron Pool
TMO: Kathy Little
Gallagher Premiership
Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Andrew Jackson (16th appointment)
ARs: Hamish Smales & John Meredith
TMO: Graham Hughes
Bath v Northampton Saints
Referee: Karl Dickson (9th appointment)
ARs: Tom Foley & Simon McConnell
TMO: David Grashoff
Bristol Bears v Harlequins
Referee: Ian Tempest (49th appointment)
ARs: Adam Leal & Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose
Sale Sharks v Wasps
Referee: Wayne Barnes (203rd appointment)
ARs: Philip Watters & Steve Lee
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Saracens v Gloucester
Referee: Christophe Ridley (8th appointment)
ARs: Paul Dix & Rob Warburton
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Luke Pearce (78th
ARs: Greg Macdonald & Wayne Falla
TMO: Geoffrey Warren
Greene King Championship
London Scottish v Jersey Reds
Referee: Simon Harding
ARs: Simon Adams & William Burton
Doncaster Knights v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Matthew Carley
ARs: Clare Daniels & Lionel Spooner
Hartpury College v Coventry
Referee: Neil Chivers
ARs: Ian Bibey & Gregory D Garner
Cornish Pirates v Richmond
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: Paul Burton & Peter Brunt
London Irish v Bedford Blues
Referee: Matthew O’Grady
ARs: Darryl Chapman & Nigel Carrick
Yorkshire Carnegie v Nottingham
Referee: Dean Richards
ARs: Gareth Holsgrove & Simon Park
Top 14
Bordeaux-Bègles v Claremont
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
ARs: Pierre Brousset & Frédéric Chazal
TMO: Bruno Bessot
La Rochelle v Lyon
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Luc Ramos & Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Éric Gauzins
Toulon v Agen
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
ARs: Julien Castaignède & Jacques De Lemos
TMO: Cédric Marchat
Grenoble v Perpignan
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
ARs: Adrien Descottes & Thierry Guilloton
TMO: Éric Gonthier
Racing 92 v Castres
Referee: Maxime Chalon
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Jean-Claude Labarbe
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir
Pau v Stade Français
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: Laurent Cardona & Jean-Luc Rebollal
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Montpellier v Toulouse
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
ARs: Cyril Lafon & Richard Duhau
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
New Zealand Mitre 10 Cup – Week 6
Bay of Plenty v Southland
Referee: Paul Williams
Otago v Auckland
Referee: Glen Jackson
Manawatu v Northland
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
North Harbour v Canterbury
Referee: Angus Mabey
Waikato v Wellington
Referee: Cam Stone
Hawkes Bay v Taranaki
Referee: Shane McDermott
Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau
Referee: Michael Lash
Tasman v Southland
Referee: James Doleman
Heartland Championship – Round 4
Thames Valley v North Otago
Referee: Tasuku Kawahara
Buller v West Coast
Referee: James Munro
East Coast v Poverty Bay
Referee: Michael Lash
Horowhenua Kapiti v Wairarapa Bush
Referee: Hugh Reed
King Country v Wanganui
Referee: Nick Webster
South Canterbury v Mid Canterbury
Referee: James Doleman
Farah Palmer Cup – Round 4
Bay of Plenty v Taranaki
Referee: Dan Waenga
Hawke’s Bay v North Harbour
Referee: Brittany Andrew
Waikato v Auckland
Referee: Richard Kelly
Otago v Counties Manukau
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Tasman v Wellington
Referee: Nick Hogan
Manawatu v Canterbury
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
Currie Cup – Premier
Free State Cheetahs v Pumas
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
ARs: Ben Crouse & Jaco Kotze
TMO: Lourens van der Merwe
Sharks v Golden Lions
Referee: Egon Seconds
ARs: Archie Sehlako & Blake Beattie
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Western Province v Griquas
Referee: AJ Jacobs
ARs: Ruhan Meiring & Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: Joey Klaaste-Salmans
Currie Cup 1st Division
Boland Cavaliers v Valke
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Viv-Richard Adams & TBC
Eastern Province Elephants v Griffons
Referee: Jaco Peyper
ARs: Phumzile Mbewu & Rodney
Leopards v Border Bulldogs
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron
ARs: Stephan Geldenhuys & Daniel Victor
