Appointments for the coming weekend are as follows:
The Rugby Championship
South Africa v Australia
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
ARs: Wayne Barnes (England) & Matthew Carley (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Argentina v New Zealand
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
ARs: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) & Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
TMO: David Grashoff (England)
Gallagher Premiership – Round 5
Newcastle Falcons v Wasps
Referee: Karl Dickson (10th Premiership game)
ARs: Peter Allan & Hamish Smales
TMO: Sean Davey
Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints
Referee: Luke Pearce (79th Premiership game)
ARs: Dean Richards & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Exeter Chiefs v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Ian Tempest (50th Premiership game)
ARs: Matthew O’Grady & Robert Warburton
TMO: Claire Hodnett
Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins
Referee: JP Doyle (156th Premiership game)
ARs: Steve Lee & Simon McConnell
TMO: Keith Lewis
Saracens v Bath Rugby
Referee: Tom Foley (55th Premiership game)
ARs: Roy Maybank & Anthony Woodthorpe
TMO: Geoff Warren
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (53rd Premiership game)
ARs: Adam Leal & Paul Dix
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Greene King Championship
Nottingham v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
ARs: Peter Brunt, & Clare Daniels
Jersey Reds v Yorkshire Carnegie
Referee: Adam Leal
ARs: George Selwood & Darryl Chapman
Coventry v London Irish
Referee: Michael Hudson
ARs: Jamie Leahy & Simon Adams
Ealing Trailfinders v Cornish Pirates
Referee: John Meredith
ARs: Nick Marshall & Gareth Holsgrove
Richmond v Hartpury College
Referee: Hamish Smales
ARs: Shane Lewis & Lionel Spooner
Bedford Blues v London Scottish
Referee: Christophe Ridley
ARs: Paul Burton & Simon Park
Pro14 – Round 5
Cardiff Blues v Toyota Cheetahs
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
ARs: Joy Neville (IRFU) & Gwyn Morris (WRU)
TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)
Edinburgh v Benetton Rugby
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
ARs: Elgan Williams (WRU) & Keith Allen (SRU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Zebre v Ospreys
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
ARs: Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (IRFU) & Vincenzo Schipani (FIR)
TMO: Allan Falzone (FIR)
Connacht v Leinster
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
ARs: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)
TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)
Scarlets v Isuzu Southern Kings
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
ARs: Mark Patton (IRFU) & Simon Rees (WRU)
TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)
Glasgow Warriors v Dragons
Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
ARs: Mike Adamson (SRU) & Dunx McClement (SRU)
TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)
Munster v Ulster
Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)
ARs: Ian Davies (WRU) & Nigel Correll (IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
NZ – Mitre Cup – Round 7
Hawke’s Bay v Northland – Nick Hogan
Bay of Plenty v Manawatu – Michael Lash
Auckland v Otago – Mike Fraser
Waikato v Southland – Jamie Nutbrown
Taranaki v North Harbour – Tim Griffiths
Wellington v Tasman – Nick Briant
Canterbury v Hawke’s Bay – James Doleman
Counties Manukau v Northland – Ben O’Keeffe
Farah Palmer Cup – Week 5
Auckland v Bay of Plenty – Rebecca Mahoney
Waikato v Manawatu – Maggie Cogger-Orr
Taranaki v Otago – Tipene Cottrell
North Harbour V Wellington – Lauren Jenner
Hawke’s Bay v Tasman – Brittany Andrew
Canterbury v Counties Manukau – Chris Paul
Heartland Championship – Week 6
Horowhenua Kapiti v King Country – Richard Kelly
Mid Canterbury v East Coast – Hugh Reed
North Otago v West Coast – Angus Mabey
Poverty Bay v Thames Valley – James Munro
Wanganui v Buller– Michael Winter
Wairarapa Bush v South Canterbury – Paul Williams
Australia – National Rugby Championship
Fiji Druas v NSW Country Eagles
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Kaveni Talemaivalagi & Aisake Drekeni
Canberra Vikings v Melbourne Rising
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: Brodie Ingram & James Hagan
TMO: Sarah Corrigan
Brisbane City v Queensland Country
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Jordan Way & Brett Cronan
Western Force v Sydney
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: Justin Foster & Tyler Miller
France Top 14
Toulouse v Castres
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: Ludovic Cayre & Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Éric Gonthier
Stade Français v Racing 92
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
ARs: Pierre Brousset & Patrick Pechambert
TMO: Éric Briquet Campin
Perpignan v Montpellier
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Thomas Charabas, & Sébastien Hebert
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Agen v Pau
Referee: Laurent Cardona
ARs: Nicolas Datas & Laurent Breil
TMO: Patrick Dellac
Bordeaux-Bègles v La Rochelle
Referee: Maxime Chalon
ARs: Laurent Millotte & Éric Soulan
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Lyon v Grenoble
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
ARs: Julien Castaignède & Arnaud Blondel
TMO: Sébastien Minery
Claremont v Toulon
Referee: Adrien Descottes
ARs: Cyril Lafon & Jean-Claude Labarbe
TMO: Laurent Sclafer