The Six Nations is now behind us, so the referees are now back on domestic duties as all the major leagues resume this weekend.
In the appointments you’ll see below, a few names jump out – Mike Adamson referees Connacht v Benetton in the Pro14; Karl Dickson oversees the west country derby in the English Premiership as Exeter host Bath; and in Japan, Damon Murphy continues to build into his Super Rugby career as the Sunwolves host the Lions. The theme here? Former pro players now heading to the top of their fields with a whistle. There does seem to be a scrum half theme as well!
Good luck to all in here – especially our friends in Malaysia who have their finals weekend to contend with.
Gallagher Premiership
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
Referee: Wayne Barnes (212th Premiership game)
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Paul Dix
TMO: Graham Hughes
Citing Officer: Shaun Gallagher
Bristol Bears v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Luke Pearce (87th Premiership game)
ARs: Matthew Carley & Thomas Foley
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Citing Officer: John
Saracens v Harlequins
Referee: JP Doyle (167th Premiership game)
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Roy Maybank
TMO: David Grashoff
Citing Officer: Chris Catling
Gloucester Rugby v Wasps
Referee: Ian Tempest (57th Premiership game)
ARs: Hamish Smales & Simon McConnell
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Citing Officer: Andrew Pearce
Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (60th Premiership game)
ARs: Adam Leal & Wayne Falla
TMO: Sean Davey
Citing Officer: Andy Blyth
Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby
Referee: Karl Dickson (16th Premiership game)
ARs: Phil Watters & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Keith Lewis
Citing Officer: Nick Wood
Green King RFU Championship
London Scottish v Yorkshire Carnegie
Referee: Neil Chivers
ARs: Peter Brunt & Robert Warburton
London Irish v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Dean Richards
ARs: Simon Adams & Clare Daniels
Bedford Blues v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Michael Hudson
ARs: Gregory Garner & Shane Lewis
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Jersey Reds v Hartpury College
Referee: Andrew Jackson
ARs: Simon Park & Nigel Carrick
Coventry v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
ARs: Darryl Chapman & Gregg Dawson
Nottingham v Richmond
Referee: Greg MacDonald
ARs: Bill Burton & Steve Lee
Super Rugby – Round 6
Blues v Highlanders
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Nic Berry & Brendan Pickerill
TMO: Ben Skeen
Hurricanes v Stormers
Referee: Glen Jackson
ARs: Nick Briant & Ben O’Keeffe
TMO: Glenn Newman
Waratahs v Crusaders
Referee: Jaco Peyper
ARs: Paul Williams & Egon Seconds
TMO: Ian Smith
Sunwolves v Lions
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Shuhei Kubo &
TMO: Minoru Fuji
Bulls v Chiefs
Referee: AJ Jacobs
ARs: Cwengile Jadezweni & Griffin Colby
TMO: Willie Vos
Sharks v Rebels
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: Divan Uys & Amy Barrat-Theron
TMO: Marius Jonker
Reds v Brumbies
Referee: Paul Williams
ARs: Egon Seconds & Jaco Peyper
TMO: Ian Smith
PRO14 – Round 18
Cardiff Blues v Scarlets
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
ARs: Frank Murphy (Ireland) & Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Dennis Jones (Wales)
Connacht v Benetton
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
ARs: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) & Graeme Ormiston (Scotland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Citing
Edinburgh v Leinster
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
ARs: Wayne Davies (Wales) & Rhys Jones (Wales)
TMO: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Citing
Ospreys v Dragons
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
ARs: Ian Davies (Wales) & Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Paul Thomas (Wales)
Ulster v Southern Kings
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland)
ARs: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) & Graeme Ormiston (Scotland)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Citing commissioner: Eddie Walsh (Ireland)
Glasgow Warriors v Cheetahs
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
ARs: Andrew Brace (Ireland) & Dunx McClement (Scotland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: John Kirk (Scotland)
Munster v Zebre
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
ARs: Adam Jones (Wales) & Mark Patton (Ireland)
TMO: Colin Stanley (Ireland)
Citing commissioner: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
France Top 20 – Round 20
Lyon v Toulon
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
ARs: Adrien Descottes & Jean-Claude Labarbe
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
Stade Francis v Castres
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
ARs: Maxime Chalon & Sebastien Hebert
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Perpignan v Grenoble
Referee: Cédric Marchat
ARs: Laurent Cardona & Arnaud Blondel
TMO: Ludovic Sclafer
Pau v Montpellier
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Thierry
TMO: Éric Gauzins
Agen v Clermont
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: Thomas Charabas & Frédéric Chazal
TMO: Éric Briquet-Campin
Racing 92 v Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: Pierre Brousset & Éric Soulan
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
La Rochelle v Toulouse
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: Julien Castaignède & Patrick Pechambert
TMO: Sebastien Minery
USA Major League Rugby – Round 9
Houston Sabercats vs Utah Warriors
Referee: Scott Green
ARs: Gavin Mccandless & Butch Neuenschwander
New Orleans Gold vs Austin Elite
Referee: Derek Summers
ARs: Paul-Henri Courbier & Ed Gardner
Rugby United New York vs Glendale Raptors
Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)
ARs: Lex Weiner & Mike O’Brien
Malaysia Rugby
Division 1 Final: Polis Bersatu v Blackhawks
Referee: Raimee Mansur (Negeri Sembilan)
ARs: Raja Saiful Malek (Putrajaya) & Firdaus Ghani (Putrajaya)
3-4 Place: Polymas Hornet v ATM JLJ
Referee: Raja Saiful Malek (Putrajaya)
ARs: Ahmad Sham (Kuala Lumpur) & Alif Iman (Putrajaya)
Premier Division Final: Keris Conlay v Mersing Eagle
Referee: Nik Mohd Ramadhan (Putrajaya)
ARs: Sansudin Salleh (Negeri Sembilan) & Redzuan (Pulau Pinang)
3-4 Place playoff: Serdang Angels v UITM Lions
Referee: Redzuan (Pulau Pinang)
ARs: Huzaifah Saidin (Putrajaya) & Mohd Syukran (Putrajaya)