Another busy weekend on the international front, and the usual activity in both Hong Kong and Scotland. In New Zealand, it’s finals weekend for the Heartland Championship and semi finals for the NPC. In France, the Pro D2 and Top 14 take a well earned break after a 10 match run. In England, the Premiership-proper takes a break, while the annual premiership development teams take part in the Premiership Cup. Therefore, the match officials reflect the same – with some lesser known refs getting some Premiership pitch time.

Enjoy your rugby this weekend
Keith

Autumn Internationals

Men’s

England v Australia
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: AJ Jacobs (SARU) & Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Stuart Berry (SARU)

Scotland v South Africa
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
ARs: Wayne Barnes (RFU) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

Ireland v New Zealand
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

Italy v Argentina
Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
ARs: Paul Williams (NZR) & Ben Blain (SRU)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Portugal v Japan
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Frank Murphy (IRFU) & Chris Busby (IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

French Barbarians v Tonga (in Lyon)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) & Ludovic Cayre (FFR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Belgium v Canada
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
ARs: Federico Vedovelli (FIR) & Manuel Bottino (FIR)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)

Italy A v Uruguay
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ARs: Adam Jones (WRU) & Adam Leal (RFU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

France v Georgia (in Bordeaux)
Referee: Damon Murphy (RA)
ARs: Karl Dickson (RFU) & Sam Grove-White (SRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Wales v Fiji
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
ARs: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR) & Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)

Women’s

Ireland v USA
Referee: Sara Cox (RFU)
ARs: Maria Beatrice Benvenuti (FIR) & Maria Giovanna Pacifico (FIR)
TMO: Claire Hodnett (RFU)

Wales v South Africa
Referee: Clara Munarini (FIR)
ARs: Doriane Domenjo (FFR) & Maria Latos (Ger)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

France v New Zealand
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
ARs:  Sam Grove-White (SRU) & Katherine Ritchie (RFU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Scotland v Japan
Referee: Nikki O’Donnell (RFU)
ARs: Sara Cox (RFU) & Francesca Martin (WRU)
TMO: Claire Hodnett (RFU)

England v Canada
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
ARs: Aurelie Groizeleau (FFR) & Maria Giovanna Pacifico (FIR)
TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Rugby Europe – Trophy 2021

Switzerland v Lithuania
Referee: Daniel O’Connell (GER)
ARs: Jonathan Teppler (GER) & Killian O’Brien (GER)

Poland v Germany
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (GEO)
ARs: Giga Mshveniradze (GEO) & Shoti Tsagareishvili (GEO)

Rugby Europe – Women’s Trophy

Switzerland v Czechia
Referee: Maria Heitor (POR)

Rugby Europe – Conference 1 South

Malta v Israel
Referee: Pedro Mendes-Silva (POR)

Cyprus v Croatia
Referee: Florin Bonea (ROU)

Rugby Europe Championship

Romania v Netherlands
Referee: Peter Martin (IRE)
ARs: Nigel Correll (IRE) & Stuart Douglas (IRE)

Spain v Russia
Referee: Ben Breakspear (WAL)
ARs: Jason Bessant (WAL) & Tom Spurrier (WAL)

New Zealand – Bunnings Warehouse NPC – Semi finals

Premiership Semi-finals
Hawke’s Bay v Tasman
Referee: Nick Briant
ARs: Stu Catley & Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
TMO: Carl Baker

Waikato v Canterbury
Referee: Dan Waenga
ARs: Tiana Ngawati & Sam Fellows
TMO: Shane McDermott

Championship Semi finals
Manawatu v Otago
Referee: Cam Stone
ARs: Matty McEwen & Jacob Booth
TMO: Mike Fraser

Taranaki v Southland
Referee: Jono Bredin
ARs: Will Johnston & Mitch Young
TMO: Mike Fraser

Heartlands Championship finals

Meads Cup Final (1 v 2)
South Canterbury v Thames Valley
Referee: Stu Curran
ARs: George Haswell & Fraser Hannon

Lochore Cup Final Match (3 v 4)
Whanganui v North Otago
Referee: Nick Hogan
ARs: Will Johnston & Jack Sargentina
TMO: Richard Kelly

Bill Osborne Shield
Poverty Bay v Mid Canterbury (5 v 6)
Referee: Tipene Cottrell
ARs: Tiana Ngawati & Sam Fellows
TMO: Mark Johnson

Hong Kong – Dettol Men’s Premiership

DAC Kowloon v Natixis HKFC
Referee: Matt Rodden (65th Prem appointment)
ARs: Francesco Cammisa & James Byatt

Societe Generale Valley v Kroll USRC Tigers
Referee: Craig Chan (12th Prem appointment)
ARs: Stephen Copeman & Edward Fitzgerald

Impact HK HKU Sandy Bay v KPMG HK Scottish
Referee: Shane Barr (7th Prem appointment)
ARs: Nic Futter & Andrew Tranent

Hong Kong – Dettol Women’s Premiership

Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies v Kroll USRC Tigers Ladies
Referee: Patrick Kwok (12th WPrem appointment)
ARs: Sam Chan & Thomas Ngan

DAC Kowloon Ladies v Natixis HKFC Ice
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (9th WPrem appointment)
ARs: Jackie Ho & Nathan Gray

SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix v Gai Wu Falcons
Referee: Jan Tang (8th WPrem appointment)
ARs: Sunny Lee & Doris Chow

Premiership Cup – Round 1

Gloucester Rugby & Bath Rugby
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: Joe James & Paul Dix
TMO: Rowan Kitt

Saracens v Harlequins
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: Rob Warburton & Hamish Grant

Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks
Referee: Andrew Jackson
ARs: Harry Walbaum & Phil Watters

Newcastle Falcons v Wasps
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Adam Wookey & Gregg Dawson

Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears
Referee: Michael Hudson
ARs: Charles Gayther & Dean Richards

Northampton Saints v London Irish
Referee: Greg Macdonald
ARs: Jonathan Cook & Gareth Holsgrove

Allianz Premier 15’s Cup

Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC v DMP Durham Sharks
Referee: Leonie Pryor
ARs: Christopher Bartlett & Fiona Brunt

Wasps FC Ladies v Harlequins Women
Referee: Neil Sweeney
ARs: Tom Bird & Mel Sutton

Exeter Chiefs Women v Worcester Warriors Women
Referee: Max Weston
ARs: Darren Hopkins & Andy Bickle

Saracens Women v Sale Sharks Women
Referee: PJ Russell
ARs: Alex Powdrill v Simon Bourne

Scotland – Tennent’s Premiership

Jed Forest v Selkirk
Ref: Michael Todd
ARs: Samuel O’Neil & Grant Denholm

Aberdeen Grammar Rugby v Edinburgh Academical
Ref: David Young
ARs: Fergus Hollins & Andrew Laing

Scotland – Tennents Womens Premier League

Corstorphine Cougars WRFC v Heriots Blues Women
Ref: Scott Cubitt
ARs: Johnathan Cockayne & Kevin McGhee

Stirling County WRFC v Hillhead Jordanhill WRFC
Ref: Calum Worsley
ARs: Gregor McIntosh & Digby Thomas

Watsonians WRFC v Cartha Queens Park WRFC
Ref: Gordon Galashan
ARs: Andrew Laing & Willie Anderson