Here’s this weekend’s referee appointments in the pre-Christmas window for the Gallagher Premiership, Guinness Pro 14, RFU Green King Championship and the Top 14 in France. Wayne Barnes returns to Premiership action after a tough European weekend in Ireland last weekend. He’s the most experienced official on duty this weekend, clocking up his 206th Premiership referee appointment. At the other end of the scale Tual Trainini (pictured) continues his development through the French Top 14 league, as does Karl Dickson who takes charge of his 12th Premiership match in England.
Gallagher Premiership – Round 10
Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints
Referee: Wayne Barnes (206th Premiership game)
ARs: Paul Dix & Anthony Woodthorpe
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Citing Officer: Nick Wood
Exeter Chiefs v Saracens
Referee: Tom Foley (58th Premiership game)
ARs: Christophe Ridley & Greg Macdonald
TMO: Geoff Warren
Citing Officer: Duncan Bell
Leicester Tigers v Harlequins
Referee: Luke Pearce (82nd Premiership game)
ARs: Craig Maxwell-Keys & Roy Maybank
TMO: David Grashoff
Citing Officer: Paul Hull
Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears
Referee: JP Doyle (161st Premiership game)
ARs: Adam Leal & Wayne Falla
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Citing Officer: Danae Zamboulis
Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester Rugby
Referee: Karl Dickson (12th Premiership game)
ARs: Hamish Smales & Philip Watters
TMO: Sean Davey
Citing Officer: Andy Blyth
Wasps v Bath Rugby
Referee: Matthew Carley (79th Premiership game)
ARs: Jonathan Healy & Peter Allan
TMO: Keith Lewis
Citing Officer: Andrew Pearce
RFU Greene King Championship
Ealing Trailfinders v Jersey Reds
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: George Selwood & Lionel Spooner
Richmond v Bedford Blues
Referee: Simon Harding
ARs: Simon McConnell & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Graham Hughes
Nottingham v Coventry
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
ARs: Matt Turvey & Darryl Chapman
Guinness Pro14 – Round -11
Ulster v Munster
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
ARs: Nigel Correll (IRFU) & Leo Colgan (IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Cardiff Blues v Dragons
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
ARs: Mark Patton (IRFU) & Tim Spurrier (WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)
Ospreys v Scarlets
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
ARs: Nigel Owens (WRU) & Simon Rees (WRU)
TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)
Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ARs: Lloyd Linton (SRU) & Keith Allen (SRU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Leinster v Connacht
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
ARs: John Lacey (IRFU) & Rob O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Zebre v Benetton
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (FIR) & Manuel Bottino (FIR)
TMO: Alan Falzone (FIR)
France – Top 14
Agen v Stade Français
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: Vincent Blasco-Baqué & Jean-Luc Rebollal
TMO: Akim Hadj bachir
Toulon v Lyon
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
ARs: Cédric Marchat & Frédéric Chazal
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
Pau v La Rochelle
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: Julien Castaignède & Arnaud Blondel
TMO: Patrick Dellac
Racing 92 v Perpignan
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: Hervé Lasausa Lespy Labaylette & Laurent Breil
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Grenoble v Montpellier
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: Cyrille Lafon & Jacques De Lemos
TMO: Éric Gonthier
Castres v Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Maxime Chalon & Richard Duhau
TMO: Éric Gauzins
Clermont v Toulouse
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Éric Briquet-Campin
