Things are getting busier for referees, ARs and TMOs around the world as the Rugby World Cup warm ups come to a close, and the domestic leagues in France, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa start/continue with a vengeance.
Here’s what we have going on around the globe this weekend:
World Cup Warm up matches
Wales v Ireland
Referee: Romain Poite (Fra)
ARs: Jérôme Garcès (Fra) & Karl Dickson (Eng)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (Eng)
Georgia v Scotland
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (Fra)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse (Wal) & Pierre Brousset (Fra)
TMO: Trevor Fisher (Eng)
France v Italy
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Luke Pearce (Eng) & Federico Anselmi (Arg)
TMO: Graham Hughes (Eng)
Pasifika Challenge event
Samoa v NZ Divisional XV/Heartland (at Eden Park, NZ)
Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)
ARs: Mike Fraser (NZ) & Brendon Pickerill (NZ)
TMO: Ben Skeen (NZ)
Fiji v Tonga (at Eden Park, NZ)
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)
ARs: Nick Briant (NZ) & Cam Stone (NZ)
TMO: Aaron Paterson (NZ)
NZ – Farah Palmer Cup – Week 1
Canterbury v Wellington Pride – Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
Bay of Plenty Volcanix v Counties Manukau Heat – Referee: James Munro
Waikato v Auckland Storm – Referee: Lauren Jenner
NZ – Heartland Championship – Week 2
North Otago v Wairarapa Bush – Referee: Stu Curran
King Country v Buller Friday Referee: Hugh Reed
East Coast v Mid Canterbury Referee: Tim Griffiths
Horowhenua Kapiti v West Coast Referee: Jono Bredin
Poverty Bay v South Canterbury Referee: TIpene Cottrell
Wanganui v Thames Valley Referee: Rebecca Mahoney
NZ – Mitre Cup – Week 4
Wellington v Counties Manukau Referee: Nick Webster
Otago v Manawatu – Referee: Glen Jackson
Canterbury v Southland Referee: Dan Waenga
Northland v Hawke’s Bay Referee: Mike Winter
Waikato v Auckland – Referee: Richard Kelly
North Harbour v Bay of Plenty Referee: Nick Hogan
Taranaki v Tasman Referee: Angus Mabey
South Africa – Currie Cup semi-finals
Golden Lions v Griquas
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
ARs: Rasta Rasivhenge & Quinton Immelman
TMO: Christie du Preez
Free State Cheetahs v Sharks
Referee: AJ Jacobs
AR: Marius van der Westhuizen & Paul Mente
TMO: Joey Klaaste-Salmans
Currie Cup Division 1 final
Jaguares XV v Griffons (at Potchefstroom)
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: Quinton Immelman & Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: Lourens van der Merwe
Australia National Rugby Championship
NSW Country Eagles v Sydney
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: James Quinn & Matthew Kellahan
TMO: Mitchell Dwyer
Brisbane City v Fiji Druas
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Aaron Pook & Brett Cronan
Melbourne Rising v Canberra Vikings
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Jordan Way & Amber Mclachlan
Western Force v Queensland Country
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: Mark Sherriff & Kyle Burnett
France – Top 14, Round 2
Bayonne v Clermont
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Maxime Chalon & M Gharbi Tarchouna
TMO: Bruno Bessot
La Rochelle v Stade Français
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Frédéric Chazal
TMO: Éric Briquet Campin
Montpellier v Pau
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
ARs: Laurent Cardona & Arnaud Blondel
TMO: Ludovic Sclafer
Agen v Brive
Referee: Cédric Marchat
ARs: Jonathan Gasnier & Jacques De Lemos
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir
Bordeaux-Bègles v Toulon
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: Vivien Praderie & Laurent Breil
TMO: Denis Grenouillete
Racing 92 v Castres
Referee: Julien Castaignède
ARs: Flavien Hourquet & Christophe Bats
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Lyon v Toulouse
Referee: Sébastien Minery
ARs: Luc Ramos & R Duhau
TMO: Éric Gauzins
