Back to Six Nations this weekend with eyes turning to referees, Romain Poite, Andrew Brace and Wayne Barnes. They’ll be hoping for a less controversial outcomes than the last round. There’s Rugby Europe Championship matches too.
We have a full Pro14 round, although last week’s matches saw Munster and Leinster secure final slots for the 27 March finale. There’s no French or South African matches this weekend, but we have four fixtures in the southern hemisphere with the Super Rugby competitions in Australia and New Zealand (James Doleman (pic bottom left) gets his first run out of the season) respectively. In England, there’s a couple of Premier 15s matches, and a full round of Gallagher Premiership. One less familiar name is Adam Leal (top left) who is making his eighth Premiership outing at Gloucester as they take on Leicester.
Enjoy whatever you’ll be watching this weekend.
Keith
Guinness Six Nations
Italy v Wales
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
ARs: Pascal Gauzere (FFR) & Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
England v France
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Mike Adamson (SRU) & Frank Murphy (IRFU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
Scotland v Ireland
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
ARs: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) & Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Alex Ruiz (FFR)
Rugby Europe Championship 2021
Portugal v Romania
Referee: Luc Ramos (FRA)
ARs: P.B. NUCHY (FRA) & R. DUHAU (FRA)
TMO: P. DELLAC (FRA)
Spain v Georgia
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FRA)
ARs: S. MINERY (FRA) & J.C. LABARBE (FRA)
TMO: P. BONHOURE (FRA)
Super Rugby Australia– round 4
Western Force v Melbourne Rebels
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: Reuben Keane & Brett Cronan
TMO: Kyle Burnett
Brumbies v Queensland Reds
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Jordan Way & Amy Perrett
TMO: James Leckie
Super Rugby Aotearoa – round 3
Crusaders v Chiefs
Referee: James Doleman
ARs: Brendon Pickerill & Ben O’Keeffe
TMO: Paul Williams
Blues v Highlanders
Referee: Mike Fraser
ARs: Brendon Pickerill & Ben O’Keeffe
TMO: Paul Williams
Pro14 – Round 15
Zebre v Leinster
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 99th competition game)
ARs: Manuel Bottino & Riccardo Angelucci (both FIR)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Glasgow Warriors v Ospreys
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 13th competition game)
ARs: Fin Brown & David Sutherland (both SRU)
TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)
Munster v Scarlets
Referee: Seán Gallagher (IRFU, 24th competition game)
ARs: Robert O’Sullivan & Peter Martin (both IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Connacht v Edinburgh
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 6th competition game)
ARs: Eoghan Cross & Stuart Gaffikin (both IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Dragons v Ulster
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 10th competition game) (pic bottom right)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse & Dan Jones (both WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)
Benetton v Cardiff Blues
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 7th competition game)
ARs: Federico Vedovelli & Filippo Russo (both FIR)
TMO: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
Gallagher Premiership – Round 13
Bristol Bears v Wasps
Referee: Karl Dickson (39th Premiership game)
ARs: Greg Macdonald & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Citing Officer: Buster White
Newcastle Falcons v Bath Rugby
Referee: Ian Tempest (84th Premiership game)
ARs: Peter Allan & Wayne Falla
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Citing Officer: Shaun Gallagher
Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (89th Premiership game)
ARs: Phil Watters & Paul Dix
TMO: Luke Pearce
Citing Officer: Grant Seely
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks
Referee: Matthew Carley (103rd Premiership game)
ARs: Mike Hudson & Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Grashoff
Citing Officer: Brian Campsall
Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Adam Leal (8th Premiership game)
ARs: Simon McConnell & Sara Cox
TMO: Geoffrey Warren
Citing Officer: Jay Curts
London Irish v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Luke Pearce (109th Premiership game)
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Anthony Woodthorpe
TMO: Graham Hughes
Citing Officer: Nick Wood
Greene King RFU Championship – Round 2
Doncaster Knights v Coventry
Referee: Hamish Smales
ARs: Stephen Lee & Gregg Dawson
Bedford Blues v Hartpury University
Referee: Simon Harding
ARs: Nigel Carrick & Darryl Chapman
Ealing Trailfinders v Ampthill
Referee: Dean Richards
ARs: Nick Wood v Simon Adams
Saracens v Jersey Reds
Referee: Jack Makepeace
ARs: Joe James & Shane Lewis
Richmond v Cornish Pirates
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: Lionel Spooner & Michael Woods
Allianz Premier 15s
Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC v DMP Durham Sharks
Referee: Andy Wigley
ARs: Ben Simpson & Nathan Howarth
Saracens Women v Sale Sharks Women
Referee: Neil Sweeney
ARs: Tom Bird & Katherine Ritchie
