It’s the final round of the Guinness Six Nations, and with a lot riding on all three matches, Mathieu Raynal (pictured top left), Matthew Carley and Angus Gardner will be on their mettle! Raynal referees his 49th test, with Carley clocking up #40 and Gardner on #46. In the u20s, Federico Vedovelli (bottom left) from Italy will oversee the champ spot holders England who are, like their seniors, away in France.
In the South, Ben O’Keeffe becomes NZ’s most capped Super Rugby referee this weekend on 89 games, surpassing Glen Jackson on 88. Thanks to my regular contributor, Chris Jansen, for the data! We have all the other refs across the world. Super Rugby Aupiki is being joined by Super W which kicks off in Australia (Ella Goldsmith (bottom right) is refereeing XVs after some 7s action in Uruguay last week). We also have the Premiership Cup Final in England, plus the usual leagues/comps across England, Scotland, West Asia, Hong Kong China, and the MLR and Super Rugby Americas in the West!
Enjoy your weekend
Keith
Guinness Six Nations (Men’s) – Round 5
Wales v Italy
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (Fra)
ARs: Chris Busby (Ire) & Morné Ferreira (SA)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ire)
Ireland v Scotland
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Karl Dickson (Eng) & Christophe Ridley (Eng)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)
France v England (in Lyon)
Referee: Angus Gardner (Aus)
ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Geo) & Damian Schneider (Arg)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
U20s Six Nations
Ireland v Scotland (in Cork)
Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Jpn)
ARs: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng) & Katsuki Furuse (Jpn)
TMO: Ian Davies (Wal)
Wales v Italy (in Cardiff)
Referee: Reuben Keane (Aus)
ARs: Jérémy Rozier (Fra) & Saba Abulashvili (Geo)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Sco)
France v England (in Pau)
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Ita)
ARs: Eoghan Cross (Ire) & Filippo Russo (Ita)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)
Women’s international
Netherlands v Colombia (in Amsterdam)
Referee: Doriane Domenjo (Fra)
ARs: Adele Robert (Bel) & Maria Heitor (Por)
Rugby Europe Men’s Championship 2024
Final: Georgia v Portugal (all games at Stade Jean Bouin, Paris)
Rugby Europe Men’s Championship 2024
Referee: Tual Trainini (Fra)
ARs: Thomas Chereque (Fra) & Christophe Bultet (Fra)
Bronze Final: Romania v Spain
Referee: Adam Jones (Wal)
ARs: Keith David (Wal) & Ben Connor (Wal)
5th Place: Netherlands v Germany
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Por)
ARs: Pedro Mendes Silva (Por) & Diogo Miranda (Por)
7th Place: Poland v Belgium
Referee: Shota Tevadze (Geo)
ARs: Papuna Tchikaberidze (Geo) & Gela Lemonjava (Geo)
England: Premiership Cup Final
Gloucester Rugby v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Jack Makepeace
ARs: Harry Walbaum & John Meredith
TMO: Dan Jones
England: RFU Championship
Nottingham v London Scottish
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Hamish Grant & Simon Park
England: Friendlies
Bath Rugby v Leinster Rugby
Referee: Joe James
ARs: Charlie Gayther & Veryan Boscawen
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: Andrew Jackson & James Clarke
Wales: Indigo Welsh Premiership
Newport RFC v Neath RFC
Referee: Simon Mills
ARs: Simon Rees & Simon Davies
Carmarthen RFC v Cardiff RFC
Referee: Rhys Jones
ARs: Peter Evans & Greg Morgan
Australia: Super W – round 1
Force v Rebels
Referee: Dominic Carlsen
ARs: Tom Onions & Jack McLenaghan
Waratahs v Brumbies
Referee: Jess Ling
ARs: Alex Marsh & Todd Cummings
Reds v Fijiana Drua
Referee: Ella Goldsmith
ARs: Angus Young & Neve O’Dempsey
Super Rugby Pacific – Round 4
Crusaders v Hurricanes
Referee: James Doleman
ARs: Jono Bredin & Fraser Hannon
TMO: Chris Hart
Rebels v Reds
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Matt Kellahan & George Myers
TMO: Brett Cronan
Western Force v Moana Pasifika
Referee: Graham Cooper
ARs: Jordan Kaminski & Ben Jones
TMO: Kyle Burnett
Higlanders v Brumbies
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
ARs: Stu Curran & Jackson Henshaw
TMO: Glenn Newman
Chiefs v Fijian Drua
Referee: Dan Waenga
ARs: Paul Williams & Mike Winter
TMO: Richard Kelly
Waratahs v Blues
Referee: Jordan Way
ARs: Matt Kellahan & James Palmer
TMO: James Leckie
Super Rugby Aupiki – Round 3
Blues v Hurricanes
Referee: Angus Mabey
ARs: Scott McKenzie & Kaitlin Bates
TMO: Estelle Whaiapu
Chiefs Manawa v Matatu
Referee: Natarsha Ganley
ARs: Tiana Anderson & Chloe Sampson
TMO: Aaron Paterson
West Asia Premiership
Dubai Exiles v Jebel Ali Dragons
Referee: James Fairbourn
ARs: Simon Dodd & Niell Horn
Dubai Tigers v Doha
Referee: JP Clements
ARs: Matt Riley & Eugene Deegan
Abu Dhabi Harlequins v Dubai Hurricanes
Referee: Matt Riley
ARs: Simon Dodd & Christiaan Killian
Nan Fung Group/SEWIT Men’s Premiership – Semi-finals
Natixis HKFC Club v Societe Generale Valley
Referee: Matt Rodden (87th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Francesco Cammisa & Mark Jackson
IMPACT HKU Sandy Bay v KPMG HK Scottish
Referee: Stephen Copeman (61st Prem Appointment)
ARs: Craig Chan & Morgan White
Nan Fung Group/SEWIT Women’s Premiership: Semi-finals
Natixis HKFC Ice v DAC Kowloon Ladies
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (24th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Sunny Lee & Aggie Poon
Societe Generale Valley v Kroll USRC Tigers Ladies
Referee: Morgan White (22nd WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Sam Chan & Nic Futter
US MLR – Round 3
New England Free Jacks v NOLA Gold
Referee: Cisco Lopez
ARs: Miles McIvor & Jarrod Ford
TMO: Chris Assmus
Old Glory DC v Chicago Hounds
Referee: Federico Anselmi
ARs: Pete Pender & Aaron Davis
TMO: Austin Reed
Houston Sabercats v Miami Sharks
Referee: Lex Weiner
ARs: Scott Green & Jono Cooper
TMO: Eanna O’Dowd
Utah Warriors v Seattle Seawolves
Referee: Luke Rogan
ARs: Kahlil Harrison & Kage Green
TMO: Amanda Cox
San Diego Legion RFC v Los Angeles
Referee: Robin Kaluzniak
ARs: Derek Summers & Alexis Alfaro
TMO: Chris Assmus
Charlotte Rugby v Dallas Jackals
Referee: Moe Chaudry
ARs: Amelia Luciano & Alex Hedquist
TMO: Greg Gilliam
Scotland: Scottish Cup
Edinburgh Academical v Heriots Blues
Postponed
Musselburgh v Currie Chieftains
Referee: Ciaran Stark
ARs: Gordi Reid & Kevin McGhee
Marr v Watsonians
Referee: Calum Worsley
ARs: Craig Clark & Digby Thomas
Dundee Rugby v Hawick
Referee: Samuel O’Neil
ARs: Malcolm Pratt & Ronald Innes
Super Rugby Americas – round 5
Penarol v Yacare XV
Referee: Jauri Rivero
ARs: Mauro Rossi & TBC
TMO: TBC
Selknam v Pampas
Referee: TBC
ARs: Gonzalo De Achaval & Frank Mendez
TMO: Ignacio Calle
American Raptors v Cobras Brasil
Referee: Pablo Deluca Jnr
ARs: Federico Solari & TBC
TMO: TBC
