Congratulations to Australia’s Angus Gardner (pictured top right) who this weekend becomes the most capped Super Rugby referee overtaking South Africa’s Jaco Peyper. Gardner’s 115th game at Super Rugby level sees the ACT Brumbies take on the Melbourne Rebels. In Albany, the Black Ferns take on Australia in the last weekend of the PAC4 with Aimee Barrett-Theron (top left) on the whistle. Canada secured the trophy last weekend as they overturned the RWC winners.
Quite a few finals this weekend – England’s Matthew Carley takes charge of the EPCR Champions Cup final in London, with Mathieu Raynal finishing his European on-field career with the Challenge Cup final. In Japan, Takehito Namekawa referees the League One grand final as the Saitama Wild Knights play the Toshiba Brave Lupus from Tokyo. In the SA Cup Final in South Africa – Christopher Allison referees. Good luck to all.
We also have the other league/comp referees and their teams for:
- England’s Premiership Women’s Rugby
- RFU Championship – a stalwart of the league, Simon Harding referees his final game (staying on as AR in Premiership), with Peter Brant who ARs his last game before retiring!
- MLR
- ProD2 ‘Barages’
- Super Rugby Pacific
- Asia women’s Championships
- Rugby Europe play off
- SA Women’s Premiership
- Scotland’s FOSROC Super Series
- & Middle East international and Cambodia Cup 10s!
And finally, best wishes to all involved in the Bingham Cup in Rome. I know there’s a travelling referee contingent as well as FIR support too. Enjoy!
Enjoy your weekend
Keith
Pacific Four series
New Zealand v Australia (for Laurie O’Reilly Cup)
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
ARs: Natarsha Ganley (NZR) & Tyler Miller (RA)
TMO: Chris Assmus (RC)
Asia Rugby Women’s Championship
Japan vs Kazakhstan
Referee: Sunny Lee (HKC)
ARs: Morgan White (HKC) & Aggie Poon (HKC)
TMO: Stephen Copeman (HKC)
Rugby Europe Playoff Game 2024
Luxembourg v Moldova
Referee: Luis Fernandez (ESP)
AR1: Ignacio Munoz Martin (ESP) & Alvaro Garcia de las Metas (ESP)
Men’s international
Lebanon v Syria Postponed Referee: Simon Dodd (UAE)
EPCR Challenge Cup Final
Gloucester Rugby v Hollywoodbets Sharks (in London)
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ARs: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Eric Gauzin (FFR)
ECPR: Investec Champions Cup Final
Leinster Rugby v Stade Toulousain
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ARs: Karl Dickson (RFU) & Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
South Africa: SA Cup Final 2024
Suzuki Griquas v Airlink Pumas
Referee: Christopher Allison
ARs: Griffin Colby & Paul Mente
TMO: Quinton Immelman
South Africa: Women’s Premier Division
Sanlam Boland Dames v EP Queens
Referee: Bulela Qwane
DHL Western Province v Bulls Daisies
Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius
Golden Lions Women v Border Ladies
Referee: Siyanda Pikoli
Free State Women v Sharks Women
Referee: Cammy Dyers
Japan: League One
FINAL: SAITAMA WILD KNIGHTS v TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO
Referee: Takehito Namekawa
ARs: Katsuki Furuse & Atsushi Yamamoto
TMO: Tasuku Kawahara
3/4 Play off: YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES v TOKYO SUNGOLIATH
Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka
ARs: Tetsuya Hirakawa & Ryoji Hirose
TMO: Yosuke Kimura
Div 1/2 Promotion Relegation play offs
HANAZONO KINTETSU LINERS v URAYASU D-Rocks
Referee: Katsuki Furuse
ARs: Toshimasa Sekiya & Sota Ouchi
TMO: Takehito Namekawa
HONDA HEAT v TOYOTASHOKKI SHUTTLES
Referee: Teruhisa Kajiwara
ARs: Atsushi Yamamoto & Masamihi Tatekawa
TMO: Yoshiyuki Nino
RICOH BLACKRAMS v NEC GREEN ROCKETS
Referee: Koki Yamauchi
ARs: Noriaki Hashimoto & Motonori Mizutani
TMO: Minoru Fuji
Div 2/3 – Promotion/Relegation Play off
KURITA WATER GUSH v KAMAISHI SEAWAVES
Referee: Tasuku Kawahara
ARs: Masaki Kondo & Kenta Mitsui
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama
England: RFU Championship
Nottingham v Caldy
Referee: Andy Wigley
ARs: James Clarke & Simon Park
Hartpury University v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Jonathan Cook
ARs: Iain Kiy & Ryan Collier
Ealing Trailfinders v Bedford Blues
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Jamie Leahy & Veryan Boscawen
London Scottish v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Simon Harding
ARs: Gareth Holsgrove & Peter Brunt
No4: Fiona Brunt
Cambridge v Ampthill
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: John Meredith & James Cornell
England: The PWR
Saracens Women v Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC
Referee: Holly Wood
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Andy Wigley
TMO: Peter Allan
Trailfinders Women v Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Kevin Williams & Simon Adams
Leicester Tigers Women v Sale Sharks Women
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: Jenny Burrow & Fiona Brunt
Harlequins Women v Bristol Bears Women
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Nathan Howarth & Andrew Ashwell
Super Rugby Pacific – Round 14
Chiefs v Hurricanes
Referee: Paul Williams
ARs: Dan Waenga & Mike Winter
TMO: Richard Kelly
Brumbies v Rebels
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: Matt Kellahan & Jordan Kaminski
TMO: Oli Kellett
Moana Pasifika v Waratahs (in Auckland)
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Reuben Keane & George Myers
TMO: Brett Cronan
Crusaders v Blues
Referee: James Doleman
ARs: Jono Bredin & Fraser Hannon
TMO: Chris Hart
Reds v Western Force
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Jordan Way & Jeremy Markey
TMO: James Leckie
Highlanders v Fijian Drua
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
ARs: Stu Curran & Jackson Henshaw
TMO: Glenn Newman
USA: MLR – round 13
Seattle Seawolvesv Old Glory DC
Referee: Damian Schneider (Arg)
ARs: Marquise Goodwin & Brian Dusablon
TMO: Derek Summers
Miami Sharks v New England Free Jacks
Referee: Andrew Cole (Ire)
ARs: Miles McIvor & Tom Ciampa
TMO: Derek Summers
Chicago Hounds v NOLA Gold
Referee: Luke Rogan
ARs: Scott Green & Andrew Dunn
TMO: Cam Russell
RFC Los Angeles v San Diego Legion
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Arg)
ARs: Mike Lawrenson & Will Nelson
TMO: Mike Kelly
France: ProD2 Play offs
FC Grenoble Rugby v US Dax
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
Ars: Denis Daste & Flavien Hourquet
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
AS Béziers Hérault v CA Brive
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
ARs: Fabrice Hand & Herve Lasausa
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
Scotland: FOSROC Super Series
Ayrshire Bulls v Glasgow A
Referee: Finlay Brown
ARs: Michael Todd & Ciaran Stark
Watsonians v Edinburgh A
Referee: Jonny Perriam
ARs: Calum Lazenby & Bob Nevins
Boroughmuir Bears v Stirling Wolves
Referee: Rob McDowell
ARs: David Young & David Changleng
Heriot’s Rugby v Southern Knights
Referee: Ru Campbell
ARs: Michael Todd & Chelsea Gillespie
Cambodia: Indochine Cup
Referees: Stefan Berder (Bangkok) & Stephen Oliver (Cambodia)