Weekend appointments – 6-8 March

  • Internationals: 6 Nations men’s and women’s, World Rugby 7s, Rugby Europe
  • Super Rugby
  • Pro14
  • England – Premiership
  • Scotland – Premiership, Super 6s, Sarah Beaney Cup
  • Australia – Super W
  • N America – Major League Rugby

Despite the best efforts of Covid-19, there’s loads of rugby around this weekend. The 6 Nations is back (well, 66% of it is). Rebecca Mahoney and Nic Berry have been saved a 24+ hour flight to Dublin as the Italy games have been postponed. Fellow antipodeans, Ben O’Keeffe and Paul Williams have made the trip, as has Amber Maclachan who makes her 6 Nations debut in England Roses play the visitors from Wales. In Super Rugby, the Sunwolves versus Brumbies is now being played in Australia with Federico Anselmi in charge, while a few hours later the Waratahs host the Chiefs at the same venue. Angus Gardner watches that one.

There’s no Top 14 rugby this weekend, but there’s a full list of Gallagher Premiership. There’s one rescheduled match from the Pro14, giving George Clancy a run out, and out west, the US Major League continues. We’ve got international rugby at stake in the Pacific Challenge, the Rugby Europe championship, and in Canada, the World 7s mens circuit lands for another couple of days.

Finally, we have a couple of Australian Super W matches and a full line up of Scottish club rugby with match officials all gearing up for a storm-free weekend

Enjoy whatever it is you end up refereeing, flag waving, coaching, assessing or watching! If you’re a referee, then why not come discuss your match over at refsquad.com
Keith

World Rugby 7s – Vancouver

Mens tournament. Referees: Jeremy Rozier (France), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Richard Haughton (England), Craig Evans (Wales), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Damian Schneider (Argentina), Damon Murphy (Australia) & Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)

Six Nations

Mens:

England v Wales
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
ARs: Romain Poite (France) & Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Scotland v France
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
ARs: Wayne Barnes (England) & Frank Murphy (Ireland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Ireland v Italy – Postponed

Women’s

England v Wales
Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)
ARs: Clara Munarini (Italy) & Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Scotland v France
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
ARs: Nikki O’Donnell (England) & Clare Daniels (England)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)
Women’s – postponed

World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2020

Junior Japan v Tonga A
Referee: David Vosalevu (FRU)

Fiji Warriors v Samoa A
Referee: Dan Waenga (NZR)

Rugby Europe Championship

Russia v Romania
Referee: Dan Jones (Wal)
ARs: Mike English (Wal) & T. Spurrier (Wal)

Belgium v Spain
Referee: Sean Gallagher
ARs: C. Busby & J. Carvill

Netherlands v Lithuania
Referee: J. Costa (Portugal)
ARs: P. Duarte & P. Mendes Silva

Portugal v Georgia
Referee: Ben Blain (Scot)
ARs: Ross Mabon (Sco) & N. Muir (Sco)

Gallagher Premiership – Round 13

Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints
Referee: Andrew Jackson (22nd Premiership match)
ARs: Paul Dix & Jamie Leahy
TMO: David Rose
Citing Officer: Paul Hull

Sale Sharks v London Irish
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (2nd Premiership match)
ARs: Hamish Smales & Wayne Falla
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Citing Officer: Chris Sharp

Saracens v Leicester Tigers
Referee: JP Doyle (180th Premiership match)
ARs: Karl Dickson & Roy Maybank
TMO: Graham Hughes
Citing Officer: Jay Curtis

Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby
Referee: Luke Pearce (97th Premiership match)
ARs: Adam Leal & Phil Watters
TMO: Keith Lewis
Citing Officer: Buster White

Wasps v Gloucester Rugby
Referee: Ian Tempest (69th Premiership match)
ARs: Christophe Ridley & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Citing Officer: Shaun Gallagher

Bristol Bears v Harlequins
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (73rd Premiership match)
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Peter Allan
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Citing Officer: David Guyan

Super Rugby – Round 6

Sunwolves v Brumbies (in Wollongong)
Referee: Federico Anselmi
ARs: Amy Perrett & Aaron Pook
TMO: Ian Smith

Crusaders v Reds
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: Mike Fraser & Brendon Pickerill
TMO: Shane McDermott

Waratahs v Chiefs (in Wollongong)
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: Jordan Way & James Quinn
TMO: Ian Smith

Hurricanes v Blues
Referee: Mike Fraser
ARs: Rasta Rasivhenge & Brendon Pickerill
TMO: Shane McDermott

Rebels v Lions
Referee: James Doleman
ARs: Federico Anselmi & James Quinn
TMO: James Leckie

Sharks v Jaguares
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Egon Seconds & Aimee Barrett-Theron
TMO: Joey Klaaste-Salmans

Bulls v Highlanders
Referee: AJ Jacobs
ARs: Cwengile Jadezweni & Griffin Colby
TMO: Willie Vos

Pro14

Dragons v Benetton Treviso
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) & Rhys Jones (Wales)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Major League Rugby – Round 5

Colorado Raptors v Toronto Arrows
Referee: Mike O’Brien
ARs: Steve Gore & Rick Goldammer

NOLA Gold v New England Freejacks
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown (NZ)
ARs: Kahlil Harrison & Dave Edwards

Houston Sabercats v Austin Gilgronis
Referee: Scott Green
ARs: Joey Swatzell & Greg Varnell

Seattle Seawolves v Utah Warriors
Referee: Henrique Platais
ARs: Austin Reed & Denny Russell

Old Glory DC v ATL Rugby
Referee: Derek Summers
ARs: Mike O’Brien & Stu Geiger

San Diego Legion v Rugby United
Referee: Lex Weiner
ARs: PH Courbier & Austin Reed

Australia – Super W

Queensland Reds Women v Waratahs Women
Referee: Reuben Keane
ARs: Charles Marshall & Lara West

Rugby WA Women v Melbourne Rebels Women
Referee: Madeline Putz
ARs: Tyler Miller & Sam Jones

Scotland – Tennent’s Premiership

Selkirk v GHA
Ref: Samuel O’Neil
ARs: John Smith & Brian McGuff

Musselburgh v Currie Chieftains
Ref: Graeme Ormiston
ARs: Euan Clipstob & Kevin McGhee

Jed Forest v Hawick
Ref: Ruairidh Campbell
ARs: Michael Todd & Bob Nevins

Edinburgh Academical v Glasgow Hawks
Ref: Jonny Perriam
ARs: Gordon Galashan & Dean Lythgoe

Aberdeen Grammar Rugby v Marr
Ref: Finlay Brown
ARs: Grant Stephen & Willie Anderson

Sarah Beaney Cup

Stirling County WRFC v Garioch WRFC
Ref: Matt Duncan

Howe Harlequins v Watsonians WRFC
Ref: George Pounder

Super 6

Watsonians Rugby v Southern Knights
Ref: Hollie Davidson
ARs: Mike Adamson & Alistair Watt