Weekend referee appointments- Six Nations, Rugby Europe, URC, England, France, US & Malaysia

The Six Nations is back for a new year, and the match officials are fresh from their pre-comp gathering in London. In the main event, Jaco Peyper kicks things off in Dublin, with Ben O’Keeffe (top left) and Mike Adamson following up in Edinburgh and Paris respectively. The U20s is running parallel with Julianne Zussman (Canada), Benoit Rousselet (France) & Eoghan Cross (Ireland) on duty. There’s three Rugby Europe Championship matches around the continent too, as well as trio of URC catch ups being played this weekend. Aimee Barrett-Theron in action for the second time in the comp as the Bulls play the Lions.

We also have the referee, AR & TMO appointments from the Top 14 (Maxime Chalon, pic bottom left, referees in Perpignan), Malaysia’s top league, and also the Gallagher Premiership, RFU Championship and Premier 15s. Sara Cox is back on the whistle as she takes charge of the Saracens v Bath match.

Enjoy the rugby this weekend!
Keith

Guinness Six Nations – Round 1

Ireland v Wales
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) & Angus Gardner (RA)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)

Scotland v England
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
ARs: Nic Berry (RA) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

France v Italy
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ARs: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) & Damon Murphy (RA)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

U20 Six Nations

Ireland v Wales
Referee: Julianne Zussman (Can)
ARs: Maria Beatrice Benvenuti (FIR) & Maria Giovanna Pacifico (FIR)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

Scotland v England
Referee: Benoit Rousselet (FFR)
ARs: Aurelie Groizeleau (FFR) & Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

France v Italy
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
ARs: Chris Busby (IRFU) & Aled Evans (WRU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Rugby Championship Europe 2022

Romania v Russia
Referee: Adam Leal (ENG)
ARs: George Selwood (ENG) & Mike Woods (ENG)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (ENG)

Spain v Netherlands
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (ITA)
ARs: Manuel Bottino (ITA) & Leonardo Masini (ITA)
TMO: Emanuele Tomo (ITA)

Georgia v Portugal
Referee: Romain Poite (FRA)
ARs: Ludovic Cayre (FRA) & Stéphane Boyer (FRA)
TMO: Denis Grenouillet (FRA)

URC – Round 8&9

Ulster Rugby v Connacht Rugby
Referee: Andy Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Andrew Cole (IRFU) & Paul Haycock (IRFU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)

Vodacom Bulls v Emirates Lions
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
ARs: Rasta Rasivhenge  (SARU)  & Ashleigh Murray (SARU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuisen (SARU)

DHL Stormers v Cell C Sharks
Referee: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
ARs: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU)  & Morne Ferreira (SARU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Gallagher Premiership

Gloucester Rugby v London Irish
Referee: Karl Dickson (54th Premiership appointment)
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Jamie Leahy
TMO: David Rose

Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Matthew Carley (115th Premiership appointment)
ARs: Greg Macdonald & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Karl Dickson

Exeter Chiefs v Wasps
Referee: Wayne Barnes (251st Premiership appointment)
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Jonathan Healy
TMO: David Rose

Saracens v Bath Rugby
Referee: Sara Cox (2nd Premiership appointment)
ARs: Craig Maxwell-Keys & John Meredith
TMO: Claire Hodnett

Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Luke Pearce (122nd Premiership appointment)
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Paul Dix
TMO: Christophe Ridley

Harlequins v Sale Sharks
Referee: Ian Tempest (101st Premiership appointment)
ARs: Phil Watters & Rob Warburton
TMO: Tom Foley

RFU Championship

Nottingham v Jersey Reds
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: Gregg Dawson & Andy Ashwell

Richmond v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Dan Jones
ARs: Ryan Collier & Simon Harding

Doncaster Knights v Bedford Blues
Referee: Nick Wood
ARs: Simon Park & Darryl Chapman

Hartpury University v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Michael Hudson
ARs: Nick Marshall & James Clarke

Allianz Premier 15’s

Bristol Bears Women v Worcester Warriors Women
Referee: Katherine Ritchie
ARs: Tom Falkingham & Anthony Gordon-Eales

DMP Durham Sharks v Wasps FC Ladies
Referee: Gavin Jones
ARs: Paul Fincken & Alan Hughes

Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC v Exeter Chiefs Women
Referee: Adam Wookey
ARs: Oli Carey & Ben Simpson

Harlequins Women v Saracens Women
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Jonathan Cook & James Pidding

Sale Sharks Women v Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Rebecca Rees
ARs: Ben Moore & Kieron Henry

Top 14 – round 17

Perpignan v Toulouse
Referee: Maxime Chalon
ARs: L.Cardona & F.Masse
TMO: B.Bessot

Racing 92 v CA Brive
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: S.Minery & R.Duhau
TMO: P.Bonhoure

Montpellier v Pau
Referee: Julien Dufort
ARs: J.Gasnier & T.Mallet
TMO: E. Bruquet Campin

Lyon v Stade Français Paris
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: P.Nuchy & M.Gharbi tarchouna
TMO: P.Dellac

RC Toulon v Castres Olympique
Referee: Vincent Blasco baque
ARs: A.Descottes & S.Crapoix
TMO: M.Zitouni

Clermont v Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Cedric Marchat
ARs: V.Praderie & B.Gabaldon
TMO: J.Rebollal

Biarritz v La Rochelle
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: A.MARBOT & A.Blondel
TMO: L.Sclafer

Malaysia: Putrajaya Rugby – Round 2

SLRC v Asas RC
Referee: Huzaifah Saidin
ARs: Muhd Amiruddin & Amirul Rashid

UPNM Forces v XIIUM Stallion
Referee: Firdaud Ghani
ARs: Hadzley Ismail & Sufian Azhari

Kajang Rams v Vets Blues
Referee: Muhd Alif Iman
ARs: Muhd Bardul Hisham & Irfan Sufyan

US Major League Rugby – Round 1

ATL Rugby v Old Glory DC
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Arg)
ARs: Cisco Lopez & Dave Edwards
TMO: Amelia Luciano

Austin Gilgronis v Dallas Jackals
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
ARs: Derek Summers & Joey Swatzell
TMO: Luke Rogan

Houston Sabercats v Los Angeles Giltinis
Referee: Damian Schneider (Arg)
ARs: De Wet Roos & Kat Roche
TMO: Kahlil Harrison

NOLA Gold v New England Free Jacks
Referee: Moe Chaudhry (Can)
ARs: Allen Alongi & Rob Halcomb
TMO: Jack Gohl

San Diego Legion v Utah Warriors
Referee: Scott Green (USA)
ARs: Marquise Goodwin & Jacob Gonzales
TMO: Austin Reed

Seattle Seawolves v Toronto Arrows
Referee: Mike Lash (NZ)
ARs: Chris Assmus & Brad Schwalger
TMO: Shanda Assmus