European, Australian, New Zealand and South Africa rugby referee appointments – 11-14 October

The weekend’s referee, AR and TMO appointments for the coming weekend are as follows:

European Heineken Champions Cup

Leinster v Wasps
Referee: Romain Poite (Fra)
ARs: Cyril Lafon (Fra) & Stéphane Boyer (Fra)
TMO: Denis Grenouillet (Fra)

Bath v Toulouse
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
ARs: John Lacey (Ire) & Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (Ire)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ire)

Montpellier v Edinburgh
Referee: Wayne Barnes (Eng)
ARs: Matthew O’Grady (Eng) & Paul Dix (Eng)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (Eng)

Exeter Chiefs v Munster
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (Fra)
ARs: Ludovic Cayre (Fra) & Jonathan Dufort (Fra)
TMO: Éric Briquet-Campin (Fra)

Scarlets v Racing 92
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Luke Pearce (Eng) & Jonathan Healy (Eng)
TMO: Graham Hughes (Eng)

Ulster v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (Fra)
ARs: Maxime Chalon (Fra) & Jean-Luc Rebollal (Fra)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)

Gloucester v Castres
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Ita)
ARs: Manuel Bottino (Ita) & Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
TMO: Stefano Pennè (Ita)

Lyon v Cardiff Blues
Referee: JP Doyle (Eng)
ARs: Ian Tempest (Eng) & Wayne Falla (Eng)
TMO: David Grashoff (Eng)

Toulon v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
ARs: Craig Evans (Wal) & Wayne Davies (Wal)
TMO: Neil Patterson (Sco)

Glasgow Warriors v Saracens
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (Fra)
ARs: Alexandre Ruiz (Fra) & Thomas Charabas (Fra)
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (Fra)

European Challenge Cup

Perpignan v Sale Sharks
Referee: Joy Neville (Ire)
ARs: George Clancy (Ire) & Mark Patton (Ire)
TMO: Kevin Beggs (Ire)

Enisei-STM v La Rochelle
Referee: Christopher Ridley (Eng)
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Simon McConnell (Eng)

Timisoara Saracens v Dragons
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
ARs: Adrien Descottes (Fra) & Éric Soulan (Fra)

Benetton v Grenoble
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (Eng)
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Phil Watters (Eng)
TMO: Geoff Warren (Eng)

Ospreys v Pau
Referee: Tom Foley (Eng)
ARs: Karl Dickson (Eng) & Roy Maybank (Eng)

Northampton Saints v Claremont Auvergne
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wal)
ARs: Adam Jones (Wal) & Simon Rees (Wal)

Harlequins v Agen
Referee: Ian Davies (Wal)
ARs: Mike English (Wal) & Gareth John (Wal)

Bristol Bears v Zebre
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ire)
ARs: George Clancy (Ire) & Mark Patton (Ire)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ire)

Connacht v Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Mike Adamson (Sco)
ARs: Lloyd Linton (Sco) & Keith Allen (Sco)

Stade Français v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Dan Jones (Wal)
ARs: Gwyn Morris (Wal) & Dewi Phillips (Wal)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wal)

Australia National Rugby Championship

NSW Country Eagles v Queensland
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: Brett Cronan & Reuben Keane
TMO: Brodie Ingram

Western Force v Fiji Druas
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Justin Foster & Mark Sherriff
TMO: Aleander Ninkov

Brisbane City v Canberra Vikings
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Jordan Way & Aaron Pook
TMO: Damien Mitchelmore

Melbourne Rising v Sydney
Referee: James Quinn
ARs: Amber Hibbard & Shannon McLachlan

New Zealand – Mitre 10 Cup, Week 9

Southland v Auckland – Referee: James Doleman
Tasman v Hawkes Bay – Referee: Mike Fraser
Taranaki v Wellington – Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Bay of Plenty v Northland – Referee: Tipene Cottrell
Waikato v Otago – Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Counties Manukau v Canterbury – Referee: Angus Mabey
Auckland v North Harbour – Referee: Cam Stone
Manawatu v Southland – Referee: Paul Williams

Farah Palmer Cup Play-offs

Wellington v North Harbour – Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
Otago v Hawkes Bay – Referee: James Doleman
Canterbury v Manawatu – Referee: James Munro
Waikato v Counties Manukau – Referee: Brittany Andrew
Bay of Plenty v Auckland – Referee: Michael Winter

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship – Week 8

Mid Canterbury v King Country – Nick Webster
Poverty Bay v Buller – Rebecca Mahoney
South Canterbury v Thames Valley – Richard Kelly
Wanganui v Horowhenua Kapiti – Tim Griffiths
Wairarapa Bush v North Otago – Hugh Reed
West Coast v East Coast – Michael Lash

Currie Cup Premier Division – Round 8

iCOLLEGE Pumas v Xerox Golden Lions
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: Stephan Geldenhuys & Johre Botha
TMO: Marius Jonker

Tafel Lager Griquas v Cell C Sharks
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Ben Crouse & Jaco Kotze
TMO: Lourens van der Merwe

Vodacom Blue Bulls v DHL Western Province
Referee: Egon Seconds
AR: Jaco Pretorius & Eduan Nel
TMO: Pro Legoete