Another big weekend for referees, assistant referees and TMOs in the autumn internationals, as well as the important RWC Repechage competition. The Gallagher Premiership also returns for round 7, which gives some less-familiar English refs some senior game time. The Pro14 and Top 14 remain on a break for another week.
Paul Williams of New Zealand will be at Twickenham this weekend, hoping to stay away from controversy that has featured in England’s last two matches. Japan are the visitors this weekend. Romain Poite will referee Scotland v South Africa and Wayne Barnes will be in Dublin as the Irish host the All Blacks. Joy Neville takes on the bog women’s international as the Black Ferns play France. Christophe Ridley (pic left) from England picks up his first senior World Rugby appointment, heading to Bucharest as Romania host the USA. Argentinian, Pablo DeLuca will be in Santiago as Chile host the Maori All Blacks.
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Here’s to a feast of great rugby!
World Rugby Internationals
Romania v USA
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
ARs: Brendon Pickerill (NZ) & Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Georgia v Samoa
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) & Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Italy v Australia
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
ARs: Andrew Brace (Ireland) & Mike Adamson (Scotland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Spain v Namibia
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
ARs: Alexandre Ruiz (France) & Ludovic Cayre (France)
TMO: Stefano Penne (Italy)
Uruguay v Fiji (played in Hartbury, England)
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
ARs: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) & Craig Evans (Wales)
Wales v Tonga
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
ARs: Angus Gardner (Australia) & Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
England v Japan
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
ARs: Nigel Owens (Wales) & Dan Jones (Wales)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Scotland v South Africa
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
ARs: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) & Frank Murphy (Ireland)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Ireland v New Zealand
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
ARs: Mathieu Raynal (France) & Marius Mitrea (Italy)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)
France v Argentina
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
ARs: Matthew Carley (England) & Ian Davies (Wales)
TMO: David Grashoff (England)
Chile v Maori All Blacks
Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina)
ARs: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay) & Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)
TMO: Santiago Borsani (Argentina)
Women’s Internationals
Wales v Hong Kong
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
TMO: Claire Hodnett (England)
Spain v South Africa
Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
France v New Zealand
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Ireland v USA
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
ARs: Paul Haycock (Ireland) & Cilian Hogan (Ireland)
England v Canada
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
ARs: Laura Pettingale & Katherine Ritchie
TMO: Éric Gauzins (France)
RWC Repechage
Hong Kong v Kenya
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
ARs: George Clancy (Ireland) & Thomas Charabas (France)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Canada v Germany
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
ARs: Sara Cox (England) & Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Gallagher Premiership – Round 7
Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Ian Tempest (51st Premiership Rugby game)
ARs: Adam Leal & Wayne Falla
TMO: Geoff Warren
Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: JP Doyle (158th Premiership Rugby game)
ARs: Michael Hudson & Peter Allan
TMO: Sean Davey
Bath Rugby v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (55th Premiership Rugby game)
ARs: Hamish Smales & Roy Maybank
TMO: David Rose
Northampton Saints v Wasps
Referee: Matthew O’Grady (3rd Premiership Rugby game)
ARs: Simon McConnell & Paul Dix
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Saracens v Sale Sharks
Referee: Andrew Jackson (17th Premiership Rugby game)
ARs: Tim Wigglesworth & Philip Watters
TMO: Keith Lewis
Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Greg Macdonald (6th Premiership Rugby game)
ARs: Jonathan Healy & Steve Lee
TMO: Stuart Terheege
