Happy New Year to you all. Hope your 2024 treats you well.
Match officials for the full league lists for you in England, Wales, Scotland and France, with just the one match in the URC this weekend in South Africa.
Sara Cox (pictured top left) heads to Sale in the Gallagher Premiership [Edit – not any more – updated below] with Aurelie Groizeleau (top right) heading to Beziers in the ProD2.
Elsewhere, there’s round two of the new Celtic Challenge Cup women’s competition as well. It’s made up of two franchise teams each from Ireland, Scotland and Wales to create a bridge between club and country in the women’s game. Former Welsh international front rower, Jenny Davies (bottom left) is refereeing the Gwalia Lightning v Glasgow match with other matches in Edinburgh and Dublin. The sole URC match this week is in Durban with Morne Ferreira (bottom right) looking after events there.
We also have appointments for the PWR in England and men’s Premierships in Wales and Scotland.
Enjoy your weekend
Keith
BKT United Rugby Championship – round 8
HollywoodBets Sharks v Emirates Lions
Referee: Morne Ferreira
ARs: JD Jadezweni & Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: Quinton Immelman
Women’s Celtic Challenge Cup
Clovers v Brython Thunder (at Energia Park)
Referee: Michael Forrestal (IRFU)
ARs: Katie Byrne (IRFU) & Keith Shanahan (IRFU)
Edinburgh v Wolfhounds
Referee: Michael Todd (SRU)
ARs: Sam O’Neil (SRU) & Chelsea Gillespie (SRU)
Gwalia Lightning v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Jenny Davies (WRU)
ARs: Owen Wrangham (WRU) & Tom Griffin (WRU)
France: Top 14 – Round 12
Section Paloise v Stade Rochelais
Referee: Luc Ramos
ARs: Benoit Albert Bonnafous & Vivien Praderie
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
USA Perpignan v Oyonnax Rugby
Referee: Adrien Marbot
ARs: Ludovic Cayre & Frederic Masse
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir
Union Bordeaux-Bègles v Aviron Bayonnais
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
ARs: Stephane Boyer & Jeremy Rozier
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
Stade Français Paris v ASM Clermont
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
ARs: Pierre Bru & Thierry Mallet
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal
Racing 92 v Castres Olympique
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: Christophe Bultet & Tual Trainini
TMO: Patrick Dellac
Stade Toulousain v LOU Rugby
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
ARs: Christian Coussan & Adrien Descottes
TMO: Eric Briquet Campin
Montpellier Hérault Rugby v RC Toulon
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: Nicolas Bridoux & Benoit Rousselet
TMO: Eric Gauzins
France: ProD2 – round 15
FC Grenoble Rugby v Provence Rugby
Referee: Herve Lasausa
ARs: Stephane Coulon & Benoit Lapassade
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
US Dax v US Montalbanaise
Referee: Kevin Bralley
ARs: Sylvain Jaymes & Jean Lespes
TMO: Vincent Blasco Baque
AS Béziers Hérault v Stade Aurillacois
Referee: Aurelie Groizeleau
ARs: Stephane Crapoix & Anthony Lac
TMO: Bruno Bessot
Colomiers Rugby v USON Nevers
Referee: Cyrille Boulay
ARs: Ludovic Carrillo & Sylvain Desvaux
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir
RC Vannes v Soyaux-Angoulême XV
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
ARs: Sylvain Brayelle & Alexis Darche
TMO: Patrick Pechambert
Rouen Normandie Rugby v Stade Montois Rugby
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
ARs: Remy Charleroy & Denis Daste
TMO: Christophe Berdos
SU Agen v Valence Romans
Referee: Evan Urruzmendi
ARs: Benjamin Beuriot & Cyrille Le Gall
TMO: Cedric Marchat
Biarritz Olympique PB v CA Brive
Referee: Thomas Chereque
ARs: David Beun & Frederic Chazal
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Wales: Indigo Welsh Premiership
Bridgend RFC V Carmarthen RFC
Referee: Ben Connor
ARs: Gwyn Morris & Greg Morgan
Ebbw Vale RFC V Cardiff RFC
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
ARs: Rhys Jones & Spencer Clease
Llandovery RFC V Pontypridd RFC
Referee: Adam Jones
ARs: Dewi Phillips & Martyn Jones
Neath RFC V Merthyr RFC
Referee: Ian Davies
ARs: Keith David & Wayne Davies
Pontypool RFC V Aberavon RFC
Referee: Craig Evans
ARs: Jason Bessant & Matthew Leon
England: Gallagher Premiership – Round 11
Newcastle Falcons v Harlequins
Referee: Matthew Carley
ARs: Hamish Smales & Wayne Falla
TMO: Tom Foley
Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears
Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: Craig Maxwell-Keys & Jamie Leahy
TMO: Andrew Jackson
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: George Selwood & Neil Chivers
TMO: David Rose
Leicester Tigers v Saracens
Referee: Luke Pearce
ARs: Harry Walbaum & Jonathan Healy
TMO: Dean Richards
Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby
Referee: Christophe Ridley
ARs: Dan Jones & Gareth Holsgrove
TMO: Rowan Kitt
England: Premiership Women’s Rugby – round 6
Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC v Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: Mike Woods & Peter Brunt
Sale Sharks Women v Saracens Women
Referee: Holly Wood
ARs: James Cornell & Simon Park
Leicester Tigers Women v Harlequins Women
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Lionel Spooner & James Pidding
Exeter Chiefs Women v Trailfinders Women
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Calum Howard & Kevin Williams
TMO: Peter Allan
Scotland: Men’s Premiership
Glasgow Hawks v Kelso
Referee: Gordi Reid
ARs: Lee Fish & Willie Anderson
Currie Chieftains v Hawick
Referee: Ciaran Stark
ARs: Scott Cubitt & David Changleng
Japan: League One – Div 1
Panasonic v Toyota
Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya
ARs: Terushisa Kajiwara & Takuya Arai
TMO: Minoru Fuji
Suntory v Kobe
Referee: Takehito Namekawa
ARs: Nori Hashimoto & Kenta Mitsui
TMO: Katsuki Furuse
Ricoh v Kintetsu
Referee: Testuya Hirakawa
ARs: Motonori Mizutani & Hiroshi Kitamura
TMO: Yosuke Kimura
Toshiba v Kubota
Referee: Katsuki Furuse
ARs: Terushisa Kajiwara & Kouhei Osawa
TMO: Mayumi Takahashi
Mitsubishi v Canon
Referee: Tasuku Kawahara
ARs: Kenta Mitsui & Masaki Kondou
TMO: Katsuhiko Ishii
Honda v Sizuoka
Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka
ARs: Noriaki Hashimoto & Atsushi Yamamoto
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama
