Loads of great rugby around this weekend as the domestic leagues and comps plough towards the year end. Craig Evans (pictured top left) is in Johannesburg as the Lions host Zebre… (nope…wont go to the obvious puns…) where he’ll be refereeing his 50th URC game – not a bad effort so far – congrats. Up in Edinburgh, Aimee Barrett-Theron (top right) is back on URC duty after being down in NZ at WXV. Benetton rugby are the visitors there. And congrats to Mike English (from Wales) who makes his URC refereeing debut at the Osprey’s v Scarlets match.
Scottish readers will be pleased to see we have the Scottish men’s and women’s premierships appointments this week. Beatriz Casares Fernéndez (bottom left) is overseeing the Stirling County-Garioch women’s premiership match. There’s also the top level action across the English, French (Tual Trainini (bottom right) is in Bordeaux), and Hong Kong China leagues and one Rugby Europe international as well.
Enjoy your weekend
Keith
Rugby Europe Trophy 23/24
Czechia v Lithuania
Referee: Gert Visser (NED)
ARs: Liam Wright (NED) & Katherine Ritchie (NED)
England: Gallagher Premiership
Northampton Saints v Harlequins
Referee: Sara Cox
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe & Andrew Jackson
TMO: Ian Tempest
Sale Sharks v Bath Rugby
Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: George Selwood & Jamie Leahy
TMO: David Rose
Saracens v Bristol Bears
Referee: Luke Pearce
ARs: Simon Harding & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Rowan Kitt
Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Tom Foley
ARs: Hamish Smales & John Meredith
TMO: Stuart Terheege
Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Christophe Ridley
ARs: Jack Makepeace & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Dean Richards
England: RFU Championship
Hartpury University v Nottingham
Referee: Adam Leal
ARs: Jonathan Cook & Paul Dix
Ampthill v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Hamish Grant & James Clarke
Doncaster Knights v London Scottish
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Greg Macdonald
Ealing Trailfinders v Coventry
Referee: Matthew Carley
ARs: Neil Chivers & Veryan Boscawen
Bedford Blues v Cambridge
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Peter Allan & Mike Woods
England: Premiership Women’s Rugby – Round 2
Trailfinders Women v Saracens Women
Referee: Dan Jones
ARs: Calum Howard & Peter Brunt
Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC v Leicester Tigers Women
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Ian Bibey & Lionel Spooner
Sale Sharks Women v Harlequins Women
Referee: Andy Wigley
ARs: Ryan Collier & Gregg Dawson
Exeter Chiefs Women v Bristol Bears Women
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: James Pidding & Kevin Williams
TMO: Dan Jones
Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group/SEWIT Men’s Premiership
Kroll USRC Tigers v Societe Generale Valley
Referee: Matt Rodden (83rd Prem Appointment)
ARs: Rowan Turner & Thomas Ngan
KPMG HK Scottish v DAC Kowloon
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (10th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Morgan White & Martin Graeme
IMPACT HKU Sandy Bay v Natixis HKFC Club
Referee: Stephen Copeman (54th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Craig Chan & Sam Chan
Nan Fung Group/SEWIT Women’s Premiership
Kroll USRC Tigers Ladies v Societe Generale Valley
Referee: Steven Yuen (32nd WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Nic Futter & Aggie Poon
Gai Wu Falcons v DAC Kowloon Ladies
Referee: Sunny Lee (8th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Morgan White & Jan Tang
SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix v Natixis HKFC Ice
Referee: Sam Chan (21st WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Billy Chan & Anthony Law
BKT United Rugby Championship – Round 6
Cardiff Rugby v DHL Stormers
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 10th league game)
ARs: Dewi Phillips (WRU) & Carwyn Williams (WRU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Edinburgh Rugby v Benetton
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU, 5th league game)
ARs: Ian Kenny (SRU) & David Sutherland (SRU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Emirates Lions v Zebre Parma
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 50th league game)
ARs: Morne Ferreira (SARU) & AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)
Vodacom Bulls v Connacht
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 27th league game)
ARs: Paul Mente (SARU) & Dylen November (SARU)
TMO: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Hollywoodbets Sharks v Dragons RFC
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 80th league game)
ARs: Christopher Allison (SARU) & Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
Leinster v Munster
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 35th league game)
ARs: Peter Martin (IRFU) & Keane Davison (IRFU)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
Glasgow Warriors v Ulster
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 94th league game)
ARs: Ru Campbell (SRU) & Jonny Perriam (SRU)
TMO: Wayne Davies (WRU)
Ospreys v Scarlets
Referee: Mike English (WRU, debut)
ARs: Adam Jones (WRU) & Rhys Jones (WRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)
France: Top 14 – round 8
RC Toulon v Castres Olympique
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: David Beun & Frederic Chazal
TMO: Patrick Dellac
Union Bordeaux-Bègles v USA Perpignan
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Stephane Boyer & Benoit Rousselet
TMO: Eric Briquet Campin
LOU Rugby v Aviron Bayonnais
Referee: Jeremy Rozier
ARs: Ghyslain Elias & Mathieu Raynal
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Oyonnax Rugby
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: Richard Duhau & Evan Urruzmendi
TMO: Julien Castaignede
Section Paloise v Stade Français Paris
Referee: Adrien Marbot
ARs: Pierre Brousset & Frederic Masse
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal
Stade Toulousain v ASM Clermont
Referee: Luc Ramos
ARs: Jonathan Gasnier & Thierry Mallet
TMO: Eric Gauzins
Racing 92 v Stade Rochelais
Referee: Adrien Descottes
ARs: Christophe Bultet & Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
TMO: Cedric Marchat
Scotland: Women’s Premiership
Heriots Blues Women v Watsonians WRFC
Referee: Scott Cubitt
ARs: Euan Maguire & Hannah Stewart
Hillhead Jordanhill v Stewartry WRFC
Referee: Sean Niven
ARs: Gillian Frew & Sophie Tougher-Mitchell
Stirling County WRFC v Garioch WRFC
Referee: Beatriz Casares Fernéndez
ARs: Yvonne Tunnicliff & Rebecca Wheater
Scotland – Men’s Premiership
Heriot’s Blues v Currie Chieftains
Referee: Finlay Brown
ARs: Gordon Galashan & Thomas Clayton
Hawick v Edinburgh Academical
Referee: Ciaran Stark
ARs: Angus Wallace & Digby Thomas
Selkirk v Marr
Referee: Samuel O’Neil
ARs: Brian McGuff & David Changleng
Musselburgh v Jed Forest
Referee: Calum Worsley
ARs: Mary Pringle & Willie Anderson
Glasgow Hawks v Kelso
Referee: Michael Todd
ARs: Johnny Simm & Stephen Ward
Wales: Indigo Premiership – round 11
Pontypridd RFC V Carmarthen RFC
Referee: Gareth Newman
ARs: Elliot Mayor & Dai Cambourne
Bridgend RFC V Pontypool RFC
Referee: Ian Davies
ARs: Carwyn Williams & Simon Harris
Cardiff RFC V Aberavon RFC
Referee: Jason Bessant
ARs: Steffan Edwards & Mark Jones
Ebbw Vale RFC V Swansea RFC
Referee: Simon Mills
ARs: Gareth Newman & Jason Griffiths
Llandovery RFC V Newport RFC
Referee: Keith David
ARs: Mark Butcher & Greg Morgan
RGC V Merthyr RFC
Referee: Elgan Williams
ARs: Gwyn Morris & Craig Roberts