New Year referee appointments

Just the three major leagues in operation this weekend with Pro14, Gallagher Premiership and French Top 14 referees all in action. In Bordeaux, Luc Ramos makes his Top14 debut after his promotion to the elite french group in the summer. They take on Bayonne. Good luck Luc! At the other end of the scale Ian Tempest takes charge of his 66th Premiership match as Sale play Harlequins with JP Doyle clocking up his 176th as Leicester play Bristol. Joy Neville is back in action in the Pro14 having refereed the inaugural match between a Tyrrells side (Harlequins Ladies) and an Irish province side. Quins Women overcame Leinster Women, 47-26. In her 7th Pro14 match, she’ll be looking after one of the South African sides who are back in play as the Southern Kings head to Edinburgh.

Enjoy your rugby this weekend
Keith

Pro14 – Round 10

Cardiff Blues v Scarlets
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 30th Championship appearance)
ARs: Adam Jones (WRU) & Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (IRFU)
TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)

Ulster Rugby v Munster Rugby
Referee: Dan Jones (WRU, 29th Championship appearance)
ARs: Sean Gallagher (IRFU) & Mike English (WRU)
TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)

Benetton Rugby v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU, 182nd Championship appearance)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (FIR) & Wayne Davies (WRU)
TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)

Dragons v Ospreys
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 50th Championship appearance)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) & Paul Haycock (IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Zebre v Toyota Cheetahs
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 19th Championship appearance)
ARs: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) & Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Paul Larter (SRU)

Leinster Rugby v Connacht Rugby
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 41st Championship appearance)
ARs: George Clancy (IRFU) & Keith Allen (SRU)
TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Edinburgh Rugby v Isuzu Southern Kings
Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU, 7th Championship appearance)
ARs: Ben Blain (SRU) & Johnny Erskine (IRFU)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

Gallagher Premiership – Round 8

Sale Sharks v Harlequins
Referee: Ian Tempest (66th Premiership appearance)
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Steve Lee
TMO: Trevor Fisher

Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears
Referee: JP Doyle (176th Premiership appearance)
ARs: Michael Hudson & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Nigel Carrick

Saracens v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (69th Premiership appearance)
ARs: Adam Leal & Philip Watters
TMO: Claire Hodnett

Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby
Referee: Tom Foley (72nd Premiership appearance)
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Roy Maybank
TMO: David Rose

London Irish v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Christophe Ridley (19th Premiership appearance)
ARs: Greg Macdonald & Tim Wigglesworth
TMO: Geoff Warren

Wasps v Northampton Saints
Referee: Matthew Carley (91st Premiership appearance)
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Hamish Smales
TMO: Graham Hughes

Top 14 – Round 13

Agen v Lyon
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
ARs: Maxime Chalon & Frédéric Chazal
TMO: Mourad Zitouni

Racing 92 v Clermont
Referee: Laurent Cardona
ARs: Cédric Marchat & Jean-Claude Labarbe
TMO: Cyril Lafon

Bordeaux-Bègles v Bayonne
Referee: Luc Ramos
ARs: Mathieu Raynal & Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Éric Briquet-Campin

Pau v La Rochelle
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: Sébastien Minery & Laurent Breil
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure

Montpellier v Brive
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
ARs: Pascal Gaüzère & Arnaud Blondel
TMO: Jean-Luc Rebollal

Toulon v Castres Olympique
Referee: Adrien Descottes
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Christophe Gaillardon
TMO: Laurent Sclafer

Stade Français Paris v Toulouse
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Thomas Charabas & Mourad Gharbi Tarchouna
TMO: Bruno Bessot

Scotland – Border League

Peebles v Selkirk
Referee: Michael Todd
ARs: Steven Dyer & Cammy Forrest