22-24 January: Referee appointments

It’s semi-final weekend in South Africa and Rasta Rasivhenge and Marius van der Westhuizen have been selected to referee the two Currie Cup matches. Rasta will oversee the Bulls v Lions matchup with Marius watching over the Cape Town v Durban derby!

We have limited matches elsewhere, although the Pro14 are using the blank weekend to catch up with postponed matches. The Top 14 has a full roster of matches.

Enjoy what you can and stay safe
Keith

Currie Cup semi-finals

Bulls v Lions
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: AJ Jacobs & Griffin Colby
TMO: Marius Jonker

Western Province v Sharks
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Cwengile Jadezweni & Aimee Barrett-Theron
TMO: Stuart Berry

Pro14 – Catchup matches

R14: Scarlets Rugby v Cardiff Blues
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 8th competition game)
ARs: Nigel Owens & Ben Whitehouse (both WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)

R11: Zebre Rugby Club v Edinburgh
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 5th competition game)
ARs: Manuel Bottino & Luca Trentin (both FIR)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)

R9: Munster Rugby v Leinster Rugby
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 61st competition game)
ARs: Sean Gallagher & Eoghan Cross (both IRFU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)

R8: Connacht v Ospreys
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 41st competition game) (pic bottom right)
ARs: Chris Busby & Rob O’Sullivan (both IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Top 14 – round 15

La Rochelle v Bayonne
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque (pic bottom left)
ARs: M.Chalon & S.Jaymes
TMO: P.Dellac

Racing 92 v Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Cedric Marchat
ARs: L.Ramos & C.Gaillardon
TMO: P.Brousset

ASM Clermont v Castres Olympique
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
ARs: T.Trainini & G.Elias
TMO: L.Cardona

Agen v Toulouse
Referee: Pierre Nuchy
ARs: R.Poite & A.Blondel
TMO: E.Briquet Campin

Montpellier v Lou
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: A.Descottes & C.Bultet
TMO: D.Grenouillet

Pau v Brive
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: J.Dufort & F.Chazal
TMO: E.Gauzins

Toulon v Stade Français Paris
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: S.Minery & J.Labarbe
TMO: P.Bonhoure