22-24 November: International and domestic referees, ARs & TMOs

Final round of the formal international window, and all the matches across Europe will be refereed by northern hem referees this weekend. After a strong result last weekend, France host Argentina with Luke Pearce (pictured top left) overseeing matters on Friday night. Hollie Davidson (top right) will take to the Aviva Stadium as Ireland host Fiji. Saba Abulashvili from Georgia (bottom left) is in Madrid as the Spaniards play the USA. The eagle eyes will see some doubling up for Andrea Piardi and Morne Ferreira who assist Pearce on Friday in Paris before heading up to London on Sunday to look after Craig Evans.

There’s a couple of Rugby Europe trophy matches taking place, plus a large u18s and u20s event in Prague. We also have the domestic comps and leagues across England (PWR & Prem Cup), Ireland, Scotland, France (Top 14), Germany (Cara Senneka (bottom right) pops over the border to referee RC Luxembourg), and Hong Kong China men’s and women’s premierships.

Enjoy your weekend
Keith

Autumn Nations Series/Nov Internationals

France v Argentina
Referee: Luke Pearce (Eng)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (Ita) & Morné Ferreira (SA)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)

Wales v South Africa
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
ARs: Christophe Ridley (Eng) & Damian Schneider (Arg)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)

Italy v New Zealand
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Geo) & Ludovic Cayre (Fra)
TMO: Tual Trainini (Fra)

Ireland v Fiji
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Sco)
ARs: Matthew Carley (Eng) & Sam Grove White (Sco)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)

Spain v USA
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Geo)
ARs: Kevin Bralley (Fra) & Evan Urruzmendi (Fra)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (Wal)

Romania v Uruguay
Referee: Adam Leal (Eng)
ARs: Hamish Smales (Eng) & John Meredith (Eng)
TMO: Adam Jones (Wal)

Scotland A v Chile
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
ARs: Federico Vedovelli (Ita) & TBC
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)

Georgia v Tonga
Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)
ARs: Jerremy Rozier (Fra) & Aimee Barrett-Theron (SA)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)

England v Japan
Referee: Craig Evans (Wal)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (Ita) & Morné Ferreira (SA)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)

Scotland v Australia
Referee: Chris Busby (Ire)
ARs: Andrew Brace (Ire) & Eoghan Cross (Ire)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)

Rugby Europe Trophy 2024/2025

Croatia v Lithuania
Ref: Eugeniu Procopi (Mol)
AR1: Anatol Tipa (Mol) & Victor Lungu (Mol)

Czechia v Poland
Ref: Papuna Chiqaberidze (Geo)
ARs: TBC

Rugby Europe u18 & u20 Championship 2024

Referees: Diogo Miranda (Por), Alberto Favaro (Ita), Inaki Munoz Martin (Spa), Lukasz Jasinski (Pol), Antony Lac (Fra), Lucas Yendle (Wal), Shane Gaughan (Ire), Saba Makhardze (Geo) & Nicolae Fratila (Rou)

England: Premiership Cup – round 3

Nottingham v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Sara Cox
ARs: Peter Allan & Gregg Dawson

Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: Nicola O’Donnell & Wayne Falla

Gloucester Rugby v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Joe James
ARs: Neil Chivers & James Pidding
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Caldy v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Andy Wigley
ARs: Jamie Leahy & Simon Park

Hartpury University v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Iain Kiy & Kevin Williams

Ealing Trailfinders v London Scottish
Referee: Jonathan Cook
ARs: Jonathan Healy & Darryl Chapman

Bedford Blues v Bath Rugby
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Gareth Holsgrove & James Cornell

Coventry v Northampton Saints
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Veryan Boscawen & Michael Woods

Saracens v Harlequins
Referee: Dan Jones
ARs: Calum Howard & James Clarke

Bristol Bears v Ampthill
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: Iain Kiy & Greg Macdonald

England: The PWR – round

Bristol Bears Women v Trailfinders Women
Referee: Tom Foley
ARs: Simon Adams & Fiona Brunt

Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers Women
Referee: Jack Makepeace
ARs: Jenifer Burrows & Emily Hope

Sale Sharks Women v Exeter Chiefs Women
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Neil Chivers & James Pidding

Saracens Women v Harlequins Women
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: Holly Wood & Calum Howard

Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Men’s Premiership

DLA Piper Kowloon Rugby Club v MND Hong Kong Scottish
Referee: Morgan White (27th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Francesco Cammisa & Sam Chan

HKU Sandy Bay RFC v HKFC Natixis Club
Referee: Nico Fox (2nd Prem Appointment)
ARs: Morgan White & Patrick Kwok

Societe Generale Valley RFC v Kroll USRC Tigers RFC
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (17th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Craig Chan & Rowan Turner

Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Women’s Premiership

Causeway Sandy Bay v HKFC Natixis Ice
Referee: Sunny Lee (15th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Sam Chan & James Byatt

Societe Generale Valley RFC v Kroll USRC Tigers Women
Referee: Matthew Rodden (5th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Thomas Ngan & Hendro van der Merwe

DLA Piper Kowloon Women v Gai Wu Falcons
Referee: Patrick Kwok (27th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Steven Yuen & Jan Tang

Germany: Bundesliga (men’s)

Berliner Rugby Club v St. Pauli
Referee: Vladislav Ilnytskyi
ARs: Carlo Schomacker & Florian Behrens

Rugby Club Leipzig v SC Germania List
Referee: Paul Warman
ARs: Ralf Theune & Joerg Eilenberger

Berliner SV 1892 v Hannover 78
Referee: Frederik Blachetta
ARs: Ulf Jeremies & Philipp Gaedig

Hamburger Rugby Club v RK03 Berlin
Referee: Amine Kassir
ARs: Frederic Lebouc & Thomas Engler

Heidelberger RK v SC Neuenheim
Referee: Ruaridh Smith
ARs: Luc Muhirwa & Noah Douglas

RC Luxembourg v SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Cara Senneka
ARs: LUX & LUX

RSV Koeln (Cologne) v Muenchen RFC (Munich)
Referee: Nils Radtke
ARs: Tom Binns & Maximilian Burbach

TSV Handschuhsheim v RG Heidelberg
Referee: Benedikt Niklas
ARs: Victor Garcias-Arroba & Ausset Mitchel

Scotland: Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership

Hawick v Melrose Rugby
Referee: Rob McDowell
ARs: Sean Niven & Ted Coutts

Watsonians v Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Ruairidh Campbell
ARs: Willie Anderson & Allan Parry

Heriot’s Rugby Men v Ayr
Referee: Ian Kenny
ARs: Fergus Hollins & David Changleng

Edinburgh Academical v Marr
Referee: Ciaran Stark
ARs: Beatriz Casares-Fernandez & Digby Thomas

Musselburgh v Selkirk
Referee: John Smith
ARs: Euan Maguire & Kevin McGhee

Currie Chieftains v Kelso
Referee: Samuel O’Neil
ARs: John Hawryluk-Beaton & Alistair Watt

Scotland: Arnold Clark: Women’s Premiership

Corstorphine Cougars WRFC v Hillhead Jordanhill WRFC
Referee: Alex Obreja
ARs: Dave McKervail & MC Dixon

Heriots Rugby Women v Watsonians WRFC
Referee: Graeme Dryburgh-Cook
ARs: Ross Smillie & Ronan Machugh

Stewartry WRFC v Cartha Queens Park WRFC
Referee: Johnny Sim
ARs: Gillian Frew & Marsha Peasley

Stirling v Garioch: Postponed

Ireland: Bateman Cup 2024

Lansdowne v Sligo
Referee: Andrew Cole
ARs: Michael Forrestal & Ross Shaughnessy

Garryowen v Instonians
Referee: Sam Holt
ARs: John Lillis & Kevin Coffey

Ireland: Energia Womens AIL League

Blackrock College RFC v Galwegians
Referee: Berney White

UL Bohemian v Tullow
Referee: Mike Scanlon

Ballincollig v Cooke
Referee: Barrie O’Connell

Railway Union v Wicklow
Referee: Jack MacNeice

Suttonians v Old Belvedere
Referee: Conor Hanley

Ireland: Energia Womens AIL Jnr Cup

Malone v Tuam/Oughterard
Referee: Alana Kerr

Tralee v MU Barnhall
Referee: Siobhan Daly