As usual, we have all the match officials for you for a weekend which sees the final round of Rugby World Cup warm up matches this weekend, Asia 7s in Korea, and some big club finals around the world too!
Matthew Carley (picture top left) is on home turf as the All Blacks and the Springboks play at Twickenham before they head onto France next week. Tarsh Ganley (top right) becomes the fourth NZ Female referee to control a Heartland Championship fixture and in the FPC Championship, Maggie Cogger-Orr and Cassie Watt will referee the quarter finals. In South Africa, Sinesipho Foloti (bottom right) referees the final of the Women’s Premier Division, and someway east of there, Amber McLachlan and Matt Kellahan will oversee the finals of the Dewar Shield and Shute Shield grand finals respectively – huge games on the club scene in Victoria and New South Wales. We also have refs, ARs & TMOs for the Top 14 and ProD2 (Jeremy Rozier – bottom left – in action in La Rochelle), Ireland’s women’s inter-provincials, Scotland’s Super Series and the rest of the domestic action in New Zealand.
Hopefully everyone – players and officials alike – get through the weekend unscathed!
Enjoy
Keith
Rugby World Cup warm up games
New Zealand v South Africa (at Twickenham)
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ARs: Christophe Ridley (RFU) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
Spain v Argentina
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ARs: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)) & Federico Vedovelli (FIR)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Italy v Japan (in Treviso)
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
ARs: Chris Busby (IRFU) & Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)
England v Fiji
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ARs: Pierre Brousset (FFR) & Hollie Davidson (SRU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
Scotland v Georgia
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ARs: Tual Trainini (FFR) & Ludovic Cayre (FFR)
TMO: Thomas Charabas (FFR)
Ireland v Samoa (in Bayonne)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (FIR) & Adam Leal (RFU)
TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)
Chile v Argentina XV
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
ARs: Damian Schneider (UAR) & Caua Ricardo (CBRU)
France v Australia
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ARs: Christophe Ridley (RFU) & Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
Asia Rugby Sevens Series – Korea 7s
Referees: Qu Shenggang (CHN), Lee Chui Yan (HKC), Morgan White (HKC), Eri Kamimura (Jpn), Ibuki Tetsuka (Jpn) , Ano Kuwai (Jpn), Christabelle Lim (Sin) Leow Wei Liang (Sin) , Just Wang (SRU), Craig Chan (HKC) & James Fairbourn (UAE)
New Zealand: Bunnings NPC
Manawatu v Northland
Referee: Cam Stone
ARs: Sam Couper & Jacob Booth
TMO: Carl Baker
Auckland v Hawke’s Bay
Referee:Mike Winter
ARs: Maggie Cogger-Orr & Tim Olliff
TMO: Rob Harman
Taranaki v Bay of Plenty
Referee:Stu Curran
ARs: Cam Stone & Chloe Sampson
TMO: Richard Kelly
Otago v Southland
Referee: James Doleman
ARs: Caleb Neilson & Logan Whitty
TMO: Chris Hart
Tasman v North Harbour
Referee:Dan Waenga
ARs: Ben Alexander & Reece Weir
TMO: Steffan James
Canterbury v Wellington
Referee: Jono Bredin
ARs: George Haswell & Dan Moore
TMO: Gareth Reed
Waikato v Counties Manukau
Referee: Angus Mabey
ARs: Ben Woolerton & Ben Brownlie
TMO: Damian Botherway
Auckland v Manawatu
Referee: Nick Hogan
ARs: Maggie Cogger-Orr & Tim Olliff
TMO: Rob Harman
New Zealand: Bunnings Heartland Championship
East Coast v North Otago
Referee:Andy Morton
ARs: TBC
King Country v Whanganui
Referee: Natarsha Ganley
ARs: Digger Balme & Tony Prestage
Mid Canterbury v Horowhenua Kapiti
Referee: Fraser Hannon
ARs: TBC
South Canterbury v Buller
Referee: George Haswell
ARs: TBC
Wairarapa Bush v Poverty Bay
Referee: Jack Sargentina
ARs: Alistair Payne & Chris Jefferies
West Coast v Thames Valley
Referee: Jackson Henshaw
ARs: Chris O’Malley & Stu Pinny
Farah Palmer Cup Premiership
Auckland v Canterbury
Referee: Brandon Roberts
ARs: Todd Petrie & Sam Adam
Counties Manukau v Hawke’s Bay
Referee: Will Johnston
ARs: James Imlach & Jacques Beukman
Waikato v Wellington
Referee: Scott McKenzie
ARs: Grant Stuart & Senoa Viliamu
Farah Palmer Cup Championship – QFs
Otago v North Harbour
Referee: Cassie Watt
ARs: Erin Doherty & Brandon Hale
Tasman v Taranaki
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
ARs: Ben Alexander & Aidan Barnett
France: Top 14 – rd 2
Stade Français Paris v Oyonnax Rugby
Referee: Vivien Praderie
ARs: Christian Coussan & Evan Urruzmendi
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Stade Rochelais v LOU Rugby
Referee: Jeremy Rozier
ARs: Vincent Blasco Baque & Laurent Millotte
TMO: Patrick Pechambert
Union Bordeaux-Bègles v Castres Olympique
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
ARs: Pierre Bru & Ghyslain Elias
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
ASM Clermont v USA Perpignan
Referee: Benoit Rousselet
ARs: Cyrille Boulay & Frederic Masse
TMO: Patrick Dellac
Section Paloise v Racing 92
Referee: Adrien Marbot
ARs: David Beun & Sylvain Desvaux
TMO: Eric Briquet Campin
RC Toulon v Aviron Bayonnais
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
ARs: Flavien Hourquet & Thierry Mallet
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal
Stade Toulousain v Montpellier Hérault Rugby
Referee: Adrien Descottes
ARs: Stephane Crapoix & Aurelie Groizeleau
TMO: Eric Gauzins
France: ProD2 – Round 2
CA Brive v AS Béziers Hérault
Referee: Stephane Coulon
ARs: Benoit Albert Bonnafous & Aurelie Groizeleau
TMO: Julien Castaignede
Provence Rugby v SU Agen
Referee: Jean Lespes
ARs: Thomas Chereque & Fabrice Hand
TMO: Bruno Bessot
Colomiers Rugby v FC Grenoble Rugby
Referee: Kevin Bralley
ARs: Frederic Chazal & Florian Capelle
TMO: Patrick Pechambert
Rouen Normandie Rugby v US Dax Rugby Landes
Referee: Benjamin Beuriot
ARs: Denis Daste & Flavien Hourquet
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
Soyaux-Angoulême XV v Stade Aurillacois
Referee: Pierre Bru
ARs: Mourad Gharbi Tarchouna & Herve Lasausa
TMO: Cyril Lafon
Stade Montois Rugby v RC Vannes
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
ARs: Ludovic Carrillo & Christophe Gaillardon
TMO: Patrick Dellac
USON Nevers v US Montalbanaise
Referee: Benjamin Hernandez
ARs: Anthony Lac & Walter Prache
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Valence Romans Drome Rugby v Biarritz Olympique PB
Referee: Remy Charleroy
ARs: Cyrille Boulay & Sylvain Brayelle
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal
South Africa: Women’s Premier Division – Final
Bulls Daisies v DHL Western Province
Referee: Sinesipho Foloti
ARs: Angie Bezuidenhout & Bulela Qwane
TMO:: Christie du Preez
South Africa: Toyota Challenge Cup
Toyota Cheetahs v Force
Referee: Morne Ferreira
ARs: Paul Mente & Griffin Colby
TMO: Quinton Immelman
Scotland: Fosroc Super Series
Stirling Wolves v Watsonian’s Rugby
Referee: Ruairidh Campbell
ARs: Michael Todd & David Changleng
Boroughmuir Bears v Ayrshire Bulls
Referee: Rob McDowell
ARs: Finlay Broan & Bob Nevins
Heriot’s Rugby v Scotland Future XV
Referee: Jonny Perriam
ARs: Samuel O’Neil & Bob Nevins
Ireland: Womens Interpros 23-24
Connacht v Ulster
Referee: Paul OConnor
ARs: Shane Tuohy & Nathan Kearns
Leinster v Munster
Referee: Rob McGreer
ARs: Kevin Beakey & Katie Byrne
Australia: Grand Finals
Dewar Shield Grand Final – Victoria
Harlequins RFC v Endeavour Hills RFC
Referee: Amber McLachlan
ARs: Oliver Kellett & Shannon McLachlan
Shute Shield Grand Final – NSW
Northern Suburbs v Randwick
Referee: Matt Kellahan
ARs: Dru Tonks & James Quinn
The Hospitals Cup – Premier Grand Final – Queensland
Brothers v Wests
Referee: Reuben Keane
ARs: James Palmer & Damon Murphy
I have to congratulate the TV ref Tom Foley in the game New Zeeland vs South Africa on an outstanding performance. He was spot on with a number of tries that was disallowed and the speed of his decisions was impressive . He communicated excellently with the referee. Full marks 10/10. Carley also had a very good game and scored a 9.5/10. Let’s hope the standard of referees and officials are equally as high in the World Cup games.