23-25 April referee appointments

It’s finals weekend of the revamped Women’s Six Nations tournament, and Scotland’s Hollie Davidson (pic top left) will be refereeing the final between England and France. Both sides finished top of their pools so will play it out at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday. Clara Munarini has recovered from illness to referee the Scotland Wales match and England’s Sara Cox will referee the Ireland Italy game which has been switched to Dublin (from Parma) to accommodate quarantine challenges.

Elsewhere, we’ve got all the referees, ARs and TMOs for the usual four matches across the two Super Rugby tournaments, England’s Premiership and Championship and it’s round 22 of the Top14 in France. And finally, this weekend sees the start of the PRo14 Rainbow Cup. While the SA sides will no longer be able to join in as planned in a mixed competition, the tournament will run with a northern version and an SA version. Congratulations to Marius Mitrea who referees his 100th Pro14 match – joining Nigel Owens and George Clancy in the Centurions Club!

Enjoy your rugby wherever you are
Keith

Women’s Six Nations

Scotland v Wales (5th & 6th place match)
Referee: Clara Munarini (FIR)
ARs: Aurelie Groizeleau (FFR) & Doriane Domenjo (FFR)
TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)

Ireland v Italy (3rd & 4th place match)
Referee: Sara Cox (RFU)
ARs: Nikki O ́Donnell (RFU) & Katherine Ritchie (RFU)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

England v France (1st & 2nd place match)
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
ARs: Beatrice Benvenutti (FIR) & Maria Pacifico (FIR)
TMO: Neil Patterson (SRU)

Super Rugby AU – Round 10

Western Force v Queensland Reds                      
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Graham Cooper & Reuben Keane
TMO: Brett Cronan
 
NSW Waratahs v Melbourne Rebels
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Amy Perrett & Brett Cronan
TMO: James Leckie

Super Rugby Aotearoa – Round 9

Chiefs v Hurricanes
Referee: Paul Williams
ARs: Ben O’Keeffe & Mike Fraser
TMO: Glenn Newmann
 
Crusaders v Blues
Referee: James Doleman
ARs: Mike Fraser & Paul Williams
TMO: Chris Hart

Gallagher Premiership – Round 17

Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Wayne Barnes
ARs: Paul Dix & Jamie Leahy
TMO: Tom Foley
Citing Officer: Buster White

London Irish v Harlequins
Referee: Matthew Carley
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Simon McConnell
TMO: Geoff Warren
Citing Officer: Jay Curts

Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: Wayne Falla & Rob Warburton
TMO: Nigel Carrick
Citing Officer: Chris Catling

Worcester Warriors v Sale Sharks
Referee: Christophe Ridley
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Peter Allan
TMO: David Grashoff
Citing Officer: Danae Zamboulis

Gloucester Rugby v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Tom Foley
ARs: Adam Leal & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Sean Davey
Citing Officer: John Byett

Wasps v Bath Rugby
Referee: Ian Tempest
ARs: Hamish Smales & Simon Harding
TMO: Keith Lewis
Citing Officer: Shaun Gallagher

Greene King RFU Championship

Hartpury University v Coventry
Referee: Greg Macdonald
ARs: Neil Chivers & Simon Park

Cornish Pirates v Ampthill
Referee: Neil Chivers
ARs: James Milliner- Woodcock & Nick Marshall

Jersey Reds v Nottingham
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Ian Bibey & Steve Lee

Richmond v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: Joe James & James Clarke

Saracens v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Neil Chivers & Gareth Holsgrove

Top 14 – Round 22

Lyon v Clermont
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: R.Poite & F.Chazal
TMO: D.Grenouillet

Brive v La Rochelle
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
ARs: J.Gasnier & F.Masse
TMO E. Briquet Campin

Stade Français Paris v Pau
Referee: Alex Ruiz
ARs: L.Ramos & C.Coussan
TMO: P.Dellac

Toulon v Agen
Referee: Vivien Praderie
ARs: C.Marchat & P.Puharre
TMO: V.Blasco baque

Bayonne v Castres
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: T.Trainini & B.Gabaldon
TMO: L.Sclafer

Toulouse v Racing 92
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
ARs: J.Dufort & J.Labarbe
TMO: P.Bonhoure

Bordeaux-Bègles v Montpellier
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: L.Cardona & B.Albert
TMO: E.Gauzins

Pro14 Rainbow Cup (North)

Ulster v Connacht
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 64th competition game)
ARs: Frank Murphy & Rob O’Sullivan (both IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Edinburgh v Zebre Rugby Club
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 73rd competition game)
ARs: Ben Blain & Ian Kenny (both SRU)
TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Benetton v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 100th competition game)
ARs: Gianluca Gnecchi & Matteo Liperini (both FIR)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)

Ospreys v Cardiff Blues
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 14th competition game)
ARs: Adam Jones & Mike English (both WRU)
TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)

Leinster v Munster
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 8th competition game)
ARs: Sean Gallagher & Eoghan Cross (both IRFU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)

Dragons v Scarlets
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 20th competition game)
ARs: Nigel Owens & Gareth Newman (both WRU)
TMO: Dan Jones (WRU)