This week sees the return of the Rugby Championship as the Bledisloe heads to Perth. Damon Murphy (top left) will be refereeing the match before everyone heads to Queensland for the rest of the tournament. In a RWC2023 qualifier in Newfoundland, Scotland’s Mike Adamson is refereeing the first of back-to-back matches between Canada and the USA. He will also oversea the reverse fixture is in Colorado next Saturday.
It’s semi-finals weekend in South Africa with AJ Jacobs (top right) and Marius van der Westhuizen in charge of the two Currie Cup matches. In the North, the French Top 14 resumes for the new season, a week after the Pro D2 kicked off last weekend. The familiar face of Mathieu Raynal will be in Biarritz, and the less-familiar Adrien Marbot makes his Top14 debut at Brive.
It’s an off weekend in Scotland so no appointments to bring you, but it’s the opening weekend of the Premier 15s women’s league in England.
Enjoy your weekend, wherever you are!
Keith
The Rugby Championship – round 2
Australia v New Zealand
Referee: Damon Murphy (Aus)
ARs: Jordan Way (Aus) & Graham Cooper (Aus)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus)
Rugby World Cup Qualifiers
Canada v USA
Referee: Mike Adamson (Sco)
ARs: Moe Chaudhry (Can) & Robin Kaluzniak (Can)
TMO: Chris Assmus (Can)
Currie Cup – Semi-Finals
Vodacom Bulls v DHL Western Province
Referee: AJ Jacobs
ARs: Aimee Barrett-Theron & Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO: Quinton Immelman
Cell C Sharks v Tafel Lager Griquas
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Rasta Rasivhenge & Paul Mente
TMO: Egon Seconds
France – Top 14 – round 1
Biarritz v Bordeaux-Begles
Referee: M.Raynal
ARs: M.Noirot & F.Chazal
TMO: P.Bonhoure
Brive v Perpignan
Referee: Adrien Marbot
ARs: L.Cardona
& T.Mallet
TMO: J.Rebollal
Castre v Pau
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: F.Hourquet & S.Crapoix
TMO: E.BRIQUET CAMPIN
Stade Francais Paris v Racing 92
Referee: Romain Poite
ARs: L.Ramos & S.Boyer
TMO: D.Grenouillet
Toulon v Montpellier
Referee: Adrien Descottes
ARs: C.Marchat & B.Gabaldon
TMO: C.Lafon
Lyon v Clermont
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: S.Minery & L.Millotte
TMO: P.Dellac
La Rochelle v Toulouse
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
ARs: M.Chalon & P.Puharre
TMO: P.Pechambert
Pro D2 – round 2
Oyonnax v Colomiers
Referee: David Beun
ARs: Jonathan Gasnier & Frederic Masse
TMO: Eric Gauzins
Provence Rugby v Nevers
Referee: B.Hernandez
ARs: F.Bouzac & M.Gharbi tarchouna
TMO: F.Hourquet
Agen v Beziers
Referee: B.Rousselet
ARs: H.Lasausa lespy labaylette & B.Escoubet
TMO: A.Hadj bachir
Rouen v Narbonne
Referee: J.LESPES
ARs: W.LABARRE & R.Duhau
TMO: M.Zitouni
Stade Montois v Bressane
Referee: P.Bru
ARs: E.Gleyze & TBC
TMO: J.Rebollal
Aurillac v Bayonne
Referee: T.Trainini
ARs: T.Chereque & C.Coussan
TMO: C.Berdos
Montalbanaise v Carcassonne
Referee: N.Datas
ARs: C.Le gall & N.ROCHE
TMO: L.Sclafer
Vannes v Grenoble
Referee: V.Blasco baque
ARs: S.Desvaux & C.Bats
TMO: J.ROZIER
Premier 15s
Bristol Bears Women v Exeter Chiefs Women
Referee: Adam Wookey
ARs: Oli Carey & Adam Hughes
Sale Sharks Women v Worcester Warriors Women
Referee: Ben Rayner
ARs: Ben Moore & Adam Carpenter
Wasps FC Ladies v Saracens Women
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Phillip Russell v Michael Maple
Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC v DMP Durham Sharks
Referee: Daniel Rowlands
ARs: Oli Carey & Emma Sly
Harlequins Women v Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Nikki O’Donnell
ARs:Matthaeus Rozier & Melanie Sutton
