It’s European Cup semi finals weekend and here’s hoping all four matches go ahead. With the Leicester v Castre match being postponed late on due to covid test failures by the French side, Leicester go straight into the Challenge Cup semi to face Toulouse. Mike Adamson, just rewarded with his first major mens international, will be in the south of France to referee it. Andrew Brace and Nigel Owens will be on Champions Cup duties with Frank Murphy doing the other Challenge semi.
The Premiership has a batch of matches to finish off round 21 (Luke Pearce is at Quins who play the in-form Wasps) and in New Zealand, the Mitre 10 and Farah Palmer Cup continue. Lauren Jenner (bottom right of pic) is in North Harbour as they play Aukland.
Enjoy the rugby this weekend!
Keith
European Champions Cup Semi finals
Racing Metro v Saracens
Referees: Nigel Owens (WRU)
ARs: Pascal Gauzere (FFR) & Matthieu Raynal (FFR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
Exeter Chiefs v Toulouse
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Wayne Barnes v Matthew Carley
TMO: Rowan Kitt
European Challenge Cup semi finals
Bristol Bears v Bordeaux
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
ARs: Luke Pearce & Tom Foley
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Toulon v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ARs: Romain Poite (FFR) & Alex Ruiz (FFR)
TMO: Patrick Bonhoure (FFR)
Gallagher Premiership – Round 21
Harlequins v Wasps
Referee: Luke Pearce
ARs: Simon Harding & Rob Warburton
TMO: Matthew Carley
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks
Referee: Wayne Barnes
ARs: Sara Cox & Jamie Leahy
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Exeter Chiefs v London Irish
Referee: Ian Tempest
ARs: Adam Leal & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Luke Pearce
Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Christophe Ridley
ARs: Tom Foley & Paul Dix
TMO: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Worcester Warriors v Saracens
Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: Greg Macdonald & Jack Makepeace
TMO: Sara Cox
Mitre 10 Cup – Week 3
Wellington v Bay of Plenty
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Tasman v Waikato
Referee: Richard Kelly
Southland v North Harbour
Referee: James Munro
Hawke’s Bay v Canterbury
Referee: Cam Stone
Auckland v Manawatu
Referee: Dan Waenga
Taranaki v Otago (Ranfurly Shield)
Referee: Angus Mabey
Counties Manukau v Northland
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Farah Palmer Cup Week 4
Wellington Pride v Manawatu Cyclones
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
Tasman Mako v Otago Spirit
Referee: Jono Bredin
North Harbour Hibiscus v Auckland Storm
Referee: Lauren Jenner
Bay of Plenty Volcanix v Taranaki Whio
Referee: Larissa Collingwood
Hawke’s Bay Tui v Canterbury
Referee: Becs Mahoney
Counties Manukau Heat v Northland Kauri
Referee: Nick Hogan
