21-25 September: RWC rd3, Women’s warm ups & domestic referee appointments

Biggest game of the weekend looks like it’s in Paris as the world’s top two teams (Ireland and South Africa) play each other, with Ben O’Keeffe (pic top left) the lucky referee. There’s the rest of the RWC pool referees, ARs and TMOs below as well. As the WXV comp looms soon ahead, the Black Ferns warm up in Pukekohe against Samoa, and the England Roses have a warm up game in Exeter against Canada Women. There’s an all-Italian(ish) Team of 4 over for that one with Lauren Jenner (top right) with the whistle.

As well as those, we have the Asian 7s match officials, plus domestic action across France (Stephan Coulon ((bottom left) refs the top team RC Vannes), Ireland’s interpro matches, Wales, England (Holly Wood, bottom right) in action in the Allianz Cup for the PWR), New Zealand and for the first time in a while, the West Asia premiership out in the Middle East.

Good luck everyone
Keith

Rugby World Cup 2023 – round 3 pool matches

Italy v Uruguay – Pool A
Referee: Angus Gardner (Aus)
ARs: Andrew Brace (Ire) & Jordan Way (Aus)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)

France v Namibia – Pool A
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Andrew Brace (Ire) & Craig Evans (Wal)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ire)

Argentina v Samoa – Pool D
Referee: Nic Berry (Aus)
ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Geo) & Jordan Way (Aus)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus)

Georgia v Portugal – Pool C
Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)
ARs: Matthew Carley (Eng) & Chris Busby (Ire)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ire)

England v Chile – Pool D
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SA)
ARs: Pierre Brousset (Fra) & Andrea Piardi (Ita)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)

South Africa v Ireland – Pool B
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)
ARs: Mathieu Raynal (Fra) & James Doleman (NZ)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZ)

Scotland v Tonga – Pool B
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Geo) & Craig Evans (Wal)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)

Wales v Australia – Pool C
Referee: Wayne Barnes (Eng)
ARs: Luke Pearce (Eng) & Christophe Ridley (Eng)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)

Women’s internationals

England v Canada (played in Exeter)
Referee: Lauren Jenner (FIR)
ARs: Clara Munarini (FIR) & Clotilde Benvenuti (FIR)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

Black Ferns Dev XV v Samoa
Referee: Tiana Anderson (NZ)
ARs: Maggie Cogger-Orr (NZ) & Natarsha Ganley (NZ)
TMO: Estelle Whaiapu (NZ)

Asia Games – 7s (men’s and women’s)

Referees: Qu Sheng Gang – China, Craig Chan – HK China, Morgan White – HK China, Ano Kuwai – Japan, Eri Kamimura – Japan, Ibuki Tetsuka – Japan, Ryoji Hirose – Japan, Hibiki Ikeda – Japan, Jefri Mustafa – Malaysia, Leow Wei Liang – SIngapore, Christobelle Lim – Singapore, Just Wang – Singapore
and James Fairbourn – UAE

New Zealand: Bunnings National Provincial Championship

Northland v Bay of Plenty
Referee: Mike Winter
ARs: Nathan Chestnut & Stephen Ball
TMO: Duane Wells

Counties Manukau v Manawatu
Referee: Jono Bredin
ARs: Robert Shore & James Imlach
TMO: John Wright

Southland v Hawke’s Bay
Referee: Marcus Playle
ARs: Sam Nicholson & Cassie Watt
TMO: Steve Nicholson

Canterbury v Tasman
Referee: Stu Curran
ARs: Karl Hancox & Josh Edmonds
TMO: David Rumble

Taranaki v Auckland
Referee: Nick Briant
ARs: Warwick Lahmert & Chloe Sampson
TMO: Mitch Young

Wellington v North Harbour
Referee: Dan Waenga
ARs: Tomas Roche & Matt Thomas
TMO: Jared Clarke

Waikato v Otago
Referee: Angus Mabey
ARs: Ben Woolerton & Ben Brownlie
TMO: Damian Botherway

Southland v Bay of Plenty
Referee: Fraser Hannon
ARs: Sam Nicholson & Cassie Watt
TMO: Andrew Rowland

NZ: 2023 Heartland Championship

East Coast v King Country
Referee: Tipene Cottrell
ARs:TBC

South Canterbury v Mid Canterbury
Referee: George Haswell
ARs: TBC

Horowhenua Kapiti v Poverty Bay
Referee: Nick Hogan
ARs: Sam Taylor & Randle Peni

North Otago v Thames Valley
Referee: Josh Bamber
ARs: Jared Fox & Wayne Boyle

Wairarapa Bush v Whanganui
Referee: Jack Sargentina
ARs: Alistair Payne & Chris Jefferies

Buller v West Coast
Referee: Dan Moore
ARs: Gary Reilly & Gary Allen

Middle East: West Asia Premiership

Bahrain v Doha
Referee: JP Clements
ARs: Brayden Hudson & Eugene Deegan

Jebel Ali Dragons v Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Referee: Tony Duminy
ARs: Matt Riley & Aaqil Jamaldeen

Dubai Exiles v Dubai Tigers
Referee: Jaco De Wit
ARs: Simon Dodd & David Hague

France: ProD2 – round 6

Stade Montois Rugby v Stade Aurillacois
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
ARs: Stephane Boyer & Loic Frayssinet
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal

Colomiers Rugby v Provence Rugby
Referee: Aurelie Groizeleau
ARs: Benoit Lapassade & Evan Urruzmendi
TMO: Mourad Zitouni

CA Brive v US Dax
Referee: Anthony Lac
ARs: Benjamin Beuriot & Christophe Bultet
TMO: Cedric Marchat

RC Vannes v Valence Romans
Referee: Stephane Coulon
ARs: Denis Daste & Regis Guatelli
TMO: Bruno Bessot

Rouen Normandie Rugby v Biarritz Olympique PB
Referee: David Beun
ARs: Remy Charleroy & Mourad Gharbi Tarchouna
TMO: Laurent Sclafer

Soyaux-Angoulême XV v US Montalbanaise
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
ARs: Richard Duhau & Pierre Olivier Julien
TMO: Eric Gauzins

USON Nevers v AS Béziers Hérault
Referee: Jean Lespes
ARs: Francois Bouzac & Sylvain Desvaux
TMO: Cyril Lafon

FC Grenoble Rugby v SU Agen
Referee: Benjamin Hernandez
ARs: Herve Lasausa & Thierry Mallet
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir

Ireland: Interprovincials (Men’s)

Connacht v Munster
Referee: Andrew Cole
ARs: Eoghan Cross & Andrew Fogarty

Leinster v Ulster
Referee: Keane Davison
ARs: Frank Murphy & Padraic Reidy

England: Premiership Rugby Cup – Round 3

Gloucester Rugby v Harlequins
Referee: Adam Leal
ARs: Greg Macdonald & Ryan Collier
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks
Referee: Sara Cox
ARs: Hamish Smales & Jamie Leahy

Bath Rugby v London Scottish
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: Simon Harding & Peter Brunt

Saracens v Nottingham
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Dean Richards & Lionel Spooner

Jersey Reds v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Dan Jones
ARs: Veryan Boscawen & Gareth Holsgrove

Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints
Referee: Joe James
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Jonathan Healy

Hartpury University v Coventry
Referee: Jonathan Cook
ARs: Kevin Williams & Andy Ashwell

Ealing Trailfinders v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Calum Howard & James Pidding

Cambridge v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Ian Tempest
ARs: Neil Chivers & James Clarke

Bedford Blues v Caldy
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: Gregg Dawson & John Meredith

Leicester Tigers v Ampthill
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Jonathan Cook & Richard Gordon

England: PWR Allianz Cup

Warriors Women v Exeter Chiefs Women
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: Neil Chivers & James Pidding

Sale Sharks Women v Leicester Tigers Women
Referee: Rebecca Rees
ARs: Jamie Leahy & Simon Park

Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC v Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Holly Wood
ARs: Jenny Burrow & Emily Hope

Saracens Women v Harlequins Women
Referee: Alex Powdrell
ARs: Dean Richards & Kasey Allen

Wales: WRU Premiership Cup

Bridgend RFC V RGC
Referee: Tom Spurrier
ARs: Ellis Poulden & Stuart Kibble

Aberavon RFC V Pontypool RFC
Referee: Steff Edwards
ARs: Joseph Rees & Greg Morgan

Cardiff RFC V Newport RFC
Referee: Adam Jones
ARs: Elgan Williams & Neil Perkins

Neath RFC V Ebbw Vale RFC
Referee: Elliot Mayor
ARs: Ian Davies & Anthony Price

Pontypridd RFC V Merthyr RFC
Referee: Ben Breakspear
ARs: Simon Mills & Jon Hardy