May 7-9 rugby referee, AR & TMO appointments

Two big finals this weekend, and referees Ben O’Keeffe and Nic Berry will in charge of them. O’Keeffe has the Super Rugby Aotearoa final and Berry, the Australia version in Brisbane.

Elsewhere, we have full rounds of matches in the French Top14, the English Premiership (men’s and women’s) and the Pro14 Rainbow Cup (both north and south versions). All the match officials involved are listed below.

Enjoy your weekend
Keith

Super Rugby AU: Final

Reds v Brumbies
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Damon Murphy & Amy Perrett
TMO: James Leckie

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Final

Crusaders v Chiefs
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
ARs: James Doleman & Paul Williams
TMO: Brendon Pickerill

Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup – Rd 2

Zebre Rugby v Benetton Rugby
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, 13th competition game)
ARs: Manuel Bottino & Riccardo Angelucci (both FIR)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)

Munster Rugby v Ulster Rugby
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 21st competition game)
ARs: Sean Gallagher & Rob O’Sullivan (both IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 11th competition game)
ARs: Sam Grove-White & Finaly Brown (both SRU)
TMO: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

Connacht Rugby v Leinster Rugby
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 44th competition game)
ARs: Andrew Brace & Peter Martin (both IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Scarlets v Ospreys
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU, 10th competition game)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse & Aled Evans (both WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)

Cardiff Blues v Dragons
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 52nd competition game)
ARs: Dan Jones & Mike English (both WRU)
TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)

Cell C Sharks v Emirates Lions
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU, competition debut)
ARs: Adriaan Jacobs & Rasta Rashivenge (both SARU)
TMO: Egon Seconds (SARU)

DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls
Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU, 31st competition game)
ARs: Jaco Peyper & Aimee Barrett-Theron (both SARU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Gallagher Premiership – Round 18

Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Tom Foley
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Jamie Leahy
TMO: Claire Hodnett
Citing Officer: David Guyan

Northampton Saints v Gloucester Rugby
Referee: Ian Tempest
ARs: Hamish Smales & Wayne Falla
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Citing Officer: John Byett

Exeter Chiefs v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: Dean Richards & Robert Warburton
TMO: Graham Hughes
Citing Officer: Danae Zamboulis

Newcastle Falcons v London Irish
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Philip Watters
TMO: Christophe Ridley
Citing Officer: Buster White

Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears
Referee: Luke Pearce
ARs: Adam Leal & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Citing Officer: Budge Pountney

Harlequins v Wasps
Referee: Wayne Barnes
ARs: Matthew Carley & Paul Dix
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Citing Officer: Nick Wood

Allianz Premier 15s

Loughborough Lightning v Sale Sharks Women
Referee: Katherine Ritchie
ARs: Andy Ashwell & Holly Wood

Wasps FC Ladies v Bristol Bears Women
Referee: Nikki O’Donnell
ARs: James Pidding & Melanie Liley

DMP Durham Sharks v Harlequins Women
Referee: Nia Parsonage
ARs: Rebecca Rees & Adam Morrison

Worcester Warriors Women v Saracens Women
Referee: Nick Wood
ARs: Clare Daniels & Callum Watson

Exeter Chiefs Women v Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC
Referee: Adam Wookey
ARs: Ellis Davies & Lloyd Davies

Top 14 – Round 23

Castres v Lyon
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
ARs: P.Nuchy & J.Labarbe
TMO: P.Dellac

Racing 92 v Clermont
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: P.Brousset & C.Coussan
TMO: D.Grenouillet

Montpellier v La Rochelle
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: J.Dufort & F.Masse
TMO: E. Briquet Campin

Bayonne v Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Alex Ruiz
ARs: C.Marchat & F.Chazal
TMO: C.Lafon

Agen v Pau
Referee: Vincent Blasco baque
ARs: T.Chereque & C.Bats
TMO: J.Rebollal

Brive v Stade Français Paris
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: S.Minery & S.Jaymes
TMO: P.Bonhoure

Toulon v Toulouse
Referee: Adrien Descottes
ARs: L.Cayre & B.Gabaldon
TMO: E.Gauzins