12-14 April referee appointments

The RWC white smoke has yet to (officially) come out of Dublin, so in the meantime, here’s the weekend referee appointments from around the world. We’ve got World 7s (mens) in Singapore, Super Rugby, US Major League, Pro14, English Premiership and Championship, and the French Top 14 referee, assistant referee and television match official appointments all below.

Congratulations to Keith Allen from Scotland (pic right) who steps up into the Pro14 with a whistle for the first time! Good to see the development pathway starting to bear fruit again. It’s been too long since Scotland had referees at the top of the world game.

If you’re reading this and thinking – “I wish XXX’s appointments were on here” – then let us know and give us a contact at the Union concerned to get hold of them and we’ll be happy to add them in!

World Sevens Series – Singapore (Mens)

Referees: Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), James Doleman (New Zealand), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Damian Schneider (Argentina), Paulo Duarte (Portugal) and Jordan Way (Australia)

Super Rugby – Round 9

Crusaders v Highlanders
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
ARs: Damon Murphy & Angus Gardner
TMO: Glenn Newman

Rebels v Stormers
Referee: Mike Fraser
ARs: Brendon Pickerill & Rasta Rasivhenge
TMO: James Leckie

Chiefs v Blues
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: Damon Murphy & Ben O’Keeffe
TMO: Glenn Newman

Brumbies v Lions
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: Brendon Pickerill & Mike Fraser
TMO: James Leckie

Sharks v Jaguares
Referee: Nick Briant
ARs: Federico Anselmi & Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO: Marius Jonker

Bulls v Reds
Referee: Glen Jackson
ARs: Marius van der Westhuizen & AJ Jacobs
TMO: Willie Vos

Top 14 – Round 22

Bordeaux-Bègles v Castres
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: Thomas Charabas & Frédéric Chazal
TMO: Laurent Sclafer

Stade Français v Agen
Referee: Laurent Cardona
ARs: Cédric Marchat & Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Mourad Zitouni

Lyon v Perpignan
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
ARs: Vincent Blasco Baqué & Richard Duhau
TMO: Patrick Dellac

La Rochelle v Pau
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: Sébastien Minery & Jean-Luc Rebollal
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir

Grenoble v Toulon
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: Cyril Lafon & Éric Soulan
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure

Racing 92 v Montpellier
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
ARs: Maxime Chalon & Sébastien Hebert
TMO: Denis Grenouillet

Toulouse v Clermont
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: Tual Trainini & Jean-Claude Labarbe
TMO: Éric Gauzins

Gallagher Premiership – Round 19

Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Wayne Barnes (214th Premiership game)
ARs: Matthew Carley & Luke Pearce
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Citing Officer: Shaun Gallagher

Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby
Referee: Matthew Carley (84th Premiership game)
ARs: Hamish Smales & Peter Allan
TMO: Geoff Warren
Citing Officer: Paul Burke

Harlequins v Northampton Saints
Referee: Christophe Ridley (13th Premiership game)
ARs: Wayne Falla & Simon McConnell
TMO: Keith Lewis
Citing Officer: Chris Catling

Worcester Warriors v Sale Sharks
Referee: Ian Tempest (58th Premiership game)
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Rob Warburton
TMO: Graham Hughes
Citing Officer: Will James

Bristol Bears v Saracens
Referee: Thomas Foley (64th Premiership game)
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Paul Dix
TMO: David Grashoff
Citing Officer: Buster White

Exeter Chiefs v Wasps
Referee: Luke Pearce (88th Premiership game)
ARs: Adam Leal & Greg Macdonald
TMO: David Rose
Citing Officer: Nick Wood

Greene King Championship

Jersey v Ealing Trailfinders 
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth 
ARs: Shane Lewis & Lionel Spooner

Bedford Blues v Richmond 
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys 
ARs: Gareth Holsgrove & Clare Daniels

Coventry v  Nottingham 
Referee: Alex Thomas 
ARs: Simon Park & Peter Brunt

London Scottish v Cornish Pirates 
Referee: Andrew Jackson 
ARs: Simon Adams & Ian Bibey

Yorkshire Carnegie v Doncaster Knights 
Referee: Karl Dickson 
ARs: Jonathan Healy & Jamie Leahy

London Irish v Hartpury College 
Referee: Matthew O’Grady 
ARs: Bill Burton & Darryl Chapman

Guinness Pro14 – Round 20

Isuzu Southern Kings v Ospreys
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Frank Murphy (IRFU) & Ruhan Meiring (SARU)
TMO: Sean Veldsman (SARU)

Edinburgh v Ulster
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
ARs: Lloyd Linton (SRU) & Wayne Davies (WRU)
TMO: Charles Samson (SRU)

Benetton v Munster
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
ARs: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) & Simon Rees (WRU)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)

Connacht v Blues
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ARs: George Clancy (IRFU) & Fin Brown (SRU)
TMO: Ken Henley-Willis (IRFU)

Leinster v Glasgow
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
ARs: Joy Neville (IRFU) & Mateo Liperini (FIR)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Scarlets v Zebre
Referee: Keith Allen (SRU)
ARs: Dan Jones (WRU) & Graeme Ormiston (SRU)
TMO: Neil Patterson (SRU)

Toyota Cheetahs v Dragons
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
ARs: John Lacey (IRFU) & Griffin Colby (SARU)
TMO: Johan Greeff (SARU)

US Major League Rugby – Round 12

Houston SaberCats v Seattle Seawolves
Referee: Derek Summers
ARs: Luke Rogan & Greg Varnell

New Orleans Gold vs Utah Warriors
Referee: Paul-Henri Courbier
ARs: Scott Green & Allen Alongi

New York Rugby United v San Diego Legion
Referee: Elgan Williams (WRU)
ARs: Scott Green & Jake Still

Toronto Arrows vs Austin Elite
Referee: Moe Chaudhry
ARs: Lex Weiner & Michael Jones