A long list of fixtures this weekend, but from different-to-usual places. The referees for the Women’s Six Nations are all in situ ready for kick off, with Aurélie Groizeleau (^) heading north to Doncaster referee the opener – England v Scotland. Nikki O’Donnell (top right) heads the other way as she’s in Vannes for the France v Wales match. It’s European cup weekend in the northern hemisphere which means none of the usual Top 14, Pro14 or Prem action this weekend. Mathieu Raynal (top left) is in south west wales as the Scarlets host Sale.
We do have the usual four matches in Super Rugby with Amy Perrett (bottom right) and Graham Cooper overseeing matters in Australia and Mike Fraser and Brendon Pickerill doing likewise in New Zealand. It’s an off weekend in South Africa too.
Enjoy your weekend
Keith
Women’s Six Nations
England v Scotland
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (FFR)
ARs: Beatrice Benvenuti (FIR) & Maria Pacifico (FIR)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
France v Wales
Referee: Nikki O’Donnell (RFU)
ARs: Hollie Davidson (SRU) & Katherine Ritchie (RFU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Super Rugby Aotearoa
Crusaders v Highlanders
Referee: Mike Fraser
ARs: Paul Williams & James Doleman
TMO: Ben O’Keeffe
Blues v Hurricanes
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
ARs: Paul Williams & James Doleman
TMO: Ben O’Keeffe
Super Rugby Australia
Waratahs v Brumbies
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: Reuben Keane & James Quinn
TMO: James Leckie
Rebels v Reds
Referee: Amy Perrett
ARs: Jordan Way & Matthew Kellahan
TMO: Ian Smith
European Champions Cup – round of 16
Leinster Rugby v RC Toulon
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Chris Busby (Ire) & Sean Gallagher (Ire)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)
Gloucester Rugby v La Rochelle
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
ARs: Craig Maxwell-Keys (Eng) & Paul Dix (Eng)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ire)
Wasps v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ire)
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng) & Simon Harding (Eng)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ire)
Munster Rugby v Toulouse
Referee: Wayne Barnes (Eng)
ARs: Sean Gallagher (Ire) & Chris Busby (Ire)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)
Exeter Chiefs v Lyon
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
ARs: Greg Macdonald (Eng) & Jonathan Healy (Eng)
TMO: Ian Davies (Wal)
Racing 92 v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Luke Pearce (Eng)
ARs: Tual Trainini (Fra) & Cedric Marchat (Fra)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)
Bordeaux-Begles v Bristol Bears
Referee: Mike Adamson (Sco)
ARs: Thomas Charabas (Fra) & Luc Ramos (Fra)
TMO: Neil Paterson (Sco)
Scarlets v Sale Sharks
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (Fra)
ARs: Dan Jones (Wal) & Mike English (Wal)
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (Fra)
European Challenge Cup – round of 16
Zebre Rugby Club v Bath Rugby
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (Ita) & Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
TMO: Eric Briquet-Campin (Fra)
London Irish v Cardiff Blues
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
ARs: Andrew Jackson (Eng) & Gareth Holsgrove (Eng)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)
Montpellier v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
ARs: Maxime Chalon (Fra) & Vincent Blasco Baqué (Fra)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)
Benetton Rugby v Agen
Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)
ARs: Marius Mitrea (Ita) & Filippo Russo (Ita)
TMO: Sara Cox (Eng)
Ospreys v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (Fra)
ARs: Dan Jones (Wal) & Gwyn Morris (Wal)
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (Fra)
Dragons v Northampton Saints
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (Fra)
ARs: Craig Evans (Wal) & Aled Evans (Wal)
TMO: Patrick Dellac (Fra)
Leicester Tigers v Connacht Rugby
Referee: Adam Jones (Wal)
ARs: Jack Makepeace (Eng) & Phil Watters (Eng)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wal)
Harlequins v Ulster Rugby
Referee: Romain Poite (Fra)
ARs: Adam Leal (Eng) & Hamish Smales (Eng)
TMO: Denis Grenouillet (Fra)
Allianz Premier 15s
DMP Durham Sharks v Wasps FC Ladies
Referee: Ben Rayner
ARs: David Charlton & Rebecca Rees