The European competitions (Champions Cup and Challenge Cup) are back for rounds 3 and 4, and the referees will be implementing the new Global Law Trials in those two competitions.
Karl Dickson (pictured top left) kicks it all off up in Glasgow who host Racing 92. Ireland’s Eoghan Cross (top right) makes his Champions Cup debut in Paris as Stade Francais play Northampton and in south east Wales, Aimee Barrett-Theron (bottom left) makes her debut in the Challenge Cup at Dragons who play Pau. Go well both!
Elsewhere, we have domestic action from across the Celtic Challenge, the ProD2 in France, the PWR in England, Men’s premierships in Ireland, Scotland, plus men’s and women’s premierships in Hong Kong China. After a break to accommodate the Svns Series, the Super Rugby West Asia returns with Neill Horn (bottom right) refereeing the Dubai Hurricanes against Bahrain.
Enjoy your weekend’s – stay warm if you’re in the middle of the cold snap up north.
Keith
Investec Champions Cup – round 3
Glasgow Warriors v Racing 92
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
ARs: Andrew Jackson (Eng) & John Meredith (Eng)
TMO: Jack Makepeace (Eng)
DHL Stormers v Sale Sharks
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (Fra)
ARs: Evan Urruzmendi (Fra) & Vincent Blasco Baque (Fra)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)
Exeter Chiefs v Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
ARs: Adam Jones (Wal) & Gareth Newman (Wal)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wal)
Hollywoodbets Sharks v Stade Toulousain
Referee: Luke Pearce (Eng)
ARs: Adam Leal (Eng) & Hamish Grant (Eng)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (Eng)
Munster Rugby v Saracens
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
ARs: Vivien Praderie (Fra) & Pierre Bru (Fra)
TMO: Tual Trainini (Fra)
Stade Francais Paris v Northampton Saints
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ire)
ARs: Keane Davison (Ire) & Paul Haycock (Ire)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ire)
Leicester Tigers v Ulster Rugby
Referee: Craig Evans (Wal)
ARs: Ben Connor (Wal) & Rhys Jones (Wal)
TMO: Keith David (Wal)
Castres Olympique v Vodacom Bulls
Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)
ARs: Hamish Smales (Eng) & Jamie Leahy (Eng)
TMO: David Rose (Eng)
RC Toulon v Harlequins
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
ARs: Robbie Jenkinson (Ire) & Padraic Reidy (Ire)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)
Stade Rochelais v Leinster Rugby
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
ARs: Sam Grove-White (Sco) & Ian Tempest (Eng)
TMO: Matthew Carley (Eng)
Bristol Bears v Benetton Rugby
Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)
ARs: Thomas Charabas (Fra) & Jonathan Gasnier (Fra)
TMO: Julien Castaignede (Fra)
Bath Rugby v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Chris Busby (Ire)
ARs: Andrew Cole (Ire) & Andrew Fogarty (Ire)
TMO: Mark Patton (Ire)
EPCR Challenge Cup – Round 3
Gloucester Rugby v Scarlets
Referee: Jeremy Rozier (Fra)
ARs: Jonathan Gasnier (Fra) & Jean Lespes (Fra)
TMO: Thomas Charabas (Fra)
USAP v Cardiff Rugby
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
ARs: Franco Rosella (Ita) & Nicolae Fratila (Rom)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Ita)
RC Vannes v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Ita)
ARs: Manuel Bottino (Ita) & Alberto Favaro (Ita)
TMO: Guiseppe Vivarini (Ita)
Black Lion v Aviron Bayonnais
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng)
ARs: Sara Cox (Eng) & James Clarke (Eng)
TMO: Dean Richards (Eng)
Ospreys v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Kevin Bralley (Fra)
ARs: Flavien Hourquet (Fra) & Benoit Albert (Fra)
TMO: Denis Grenouillet (Fra)
Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Emirates Lions
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wal)
ARs: Mike English (Wal) & Mathew Leon (Wal)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (Wal)
Connacht Rugby v Lyon Olympique
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Sco)
ARs: Mike Adamson (Sco) & Jonny Perriam (Sco)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Sco)
Toyota Cheetahs v Zebre Parma
Referee: Peter Martin (Ire)
ARs: Jonny Erskine (Ire) & Stuart Gaffikin (Ire)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ire)
Dragons RFC v Section Paloise
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SA)
ARs: Morne Ferreira (SA) & Griffin Colby (SA)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)
Celtic Challenge – round 4
Brython Thunder v Wolfhounds
Referee: Jack Davies (Wal)
ARs: Josh Sealey (Wal) & Sarah Mee
Clovers v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Shane Tuohy (Ire)
ARs: Eddie Hogan O’Connell (Ire) & Stuart Donaldson (Ire)
Gwalia Lightning v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Cai Lewis (Wal)
ARs: Anothony Price (Wal) & Riley Fisher (Wal)
The PWR – Round 13
Saracens v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Dan Jones
ARs: Calum Howard & Veryan Boscawen
Gloucester-Hartpury v Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Charlie Gayther & Ryan Collier
Sale Sharks v Trailfinders Women
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: Nikki O’Donnell & Kasey Allen
Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Iain Kiy & Jonathan Healy
Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Women’s Premiership
Gai Wu Falcons v Societe Generale Valley RFC
Referee: Sunny Lee (17th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Khan Murray & Allen Judge
HKFC Natixis Ice v Kroll USRC Tigers Women
Referee: Thomas Ngan (11th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Katsu Shichiji & Jan Tang
DLA Piper Kowloon Women [Home] v Causeway Sandy Bay
Referee: Sam Chan (28th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Billy Chan & Carman Man
Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Men’s Premiership
HKFC Natixis Club v Kroll USRC Tigers RFC
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (19th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Craig Chan & James Byatt
DLA Piper Kowloon Rugby Club v HKU Sandy Bay RFC
Referee: Matthew Rodden (90th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Rowan Turner & Owen Ford
MND Hong Kong Scottish v Societe Generale Valley RFC
Referee: Shane Barr (19th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Sam Brown & Patrick Kwok
West Asia Super Rugby
Dubai Hurricanes v Bahrain
Referee: Niell Horn
ARs: Matt Riley & JP Clements
TMO: Brayden Hudson
Dubai Exiles v Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Referee: James Fairbourn
ARs: Tony Duminy & Simon Dodd
Dubai Sharks v Jebel Ali Dragons
Referee: Brayden Hudson
ARs: Jaco De Wit & Matt Riley
Japan: League One – round 3
Division 1
TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS v URAYASU D-Rocks
Referee: Takehito Namekawa
ARs: Atsushi Yamamoto & Kohei Yoshino
TMO: Minoru Fuji
YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES v SHIZUOKA BLUE REVS
Referee: Marcus Playle (NZ)
ARs: Kenta Mitsui & Hibiki Ikeda
TMO: Ibuki Tetsuka
TOYOTA VERBLITZ v BLACK RAMS TOKYO
Referee: Koki Yamauchi
ARs: Teruhisa Kajiwara & Yuma Higashimura
TMO: Yoshiyuki Nino
SAITAMA WILD KNIGHTS v MIE HONDA HEAT
Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka
ARs: Katsuki Furuse & Takahiro Kano
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama
TOKYO SUNGOLIATH v KUBOTA SPEARS
Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya
ARs: Takehito Namekawa & Shuhei Hamada
TMO: Yoshiyuki Nino
MITSUBISHI DYNABOARS v KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
Referee: Katsuki Furuse
ARs: Teruhisa Kajiwara & Kenta Mitsui
TMO: Tasuku Kawahara
Division 2
NEC GREEN ROCKETS TOKATSU v HINO RED DOLPHINS
Referee: Tasuku Kawaraha
ARs: Masamichi Tatekawa & Ryotaro Shindo
TMO: Yosuke Kimura
SHIMIZU KOTO BLUE SHARKS v KAMAISHI SEAWAVES
Referee: Tetsuya Hirakawa
ARs: Hiroshi Kitamura & Takahiro Watanabe
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama
HANAZONO KINTETSU LINERS v RED HURRICANES OSAKA
Referee: Masaki Kondou
ARs: Ryoji Hirose & Shinji Iida
TMO: Kazuhito Taniguchi
KYUDEN VOLTEX v TOYOTA SHUTTLES AICHI
Referee: Motonori Mizutani
ARs: Itsuki Maeda & Tomohiro Abe
TMO: Katsuhiko Ishii
Division 3
SAYAMA SECOM RUGGUTS v LeRIRO FUKUOKA
Referee: Teruki Inanishi
ARs: Sota Ohuchi & Ken Suzuki
SKYACTIVES HIROSHIMA v KURITA WATER GUSH AKISHIMA
Referee: Ano Kuwai
ARs: Shuhei Hamada & Takaya Sugawa
YAKULT LEVINS TODA v CHUDEN RED REGULIONS
Referee: Sota Ohuchi
ARs: Teruki Inanishi & Ano Kuwai
France: ProD2 – round 16
FC Grenoble Rugby v US Montalbanaise
Referee: Pierre Bru
ARs: Ludovic Carrillo & Laurent Millotte
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal
Biarritz Olympique PB v Soyaux-Angoulême XV
Referee: Benoit Rousselet
ARs: Adrien Maset & Walter Prache
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
AS Béziers Hérault v Stade Niçois Rugby
Referee: Aurelie Groizeleau
ARs: Thomas Chereque & Benoit Lapassade
TMO: Bruno Bessot
Oyonnax Rugby v Stade Aurillacois
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
ARs: Cyrille Boulay & Stephane Crapoix
TMO: Patrick Pechambert
SU Agen v Provence Rugby
Referee: Thibault Santamaria
ARs: Stephane Boyer & Jonathan Dufort
TMO: Patrick Dellac
USON Nevers v Stade Montois Rugby
Referee: Anthony Lac
ARs: David Beun & Sylvain Desvaux
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir
Valence Romans v Colomiers Rugby
Referee: Stephane Coulon
ARs: Benjamin Beuriot & Mourad Gharbi Tarchouna
TMO: Cyril Lafon
US Dax v CA Brive
Referee: Benjamin Hernandez
ARs: Frederic Chazal & Herve Lasausa
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Ireland: Energia All Ireland League (Men’s)
Garryowen v Young Munster
Referee: George Clancy
Ballynahinch v Terenure College RFC
Referee: Christopher Lough
City of Armagh v Clontarf
Referee: Sam Holt
St Marys College RFC v Lansdowne
Referee: Andrew Cole
UCD v Cork Constitution
Referee: Stuart Douglas
Scotland: Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership
Hawick v Currie Chieftains
Referee: Rob McDowell
ARs: Chelsea Gillespie & David Changleng
Marr v Heriot’s Rugby
Referee: Ciaran Stark
ARs: Angus Healy & Ted Coutts
Kelso v Glasgow Hawks
Referee: David Young
ARs: Kyle McAlinden & Bob Nevins
Ayr v Selkirk
Referee: Samuel O’Neil
ARs: George Pounder & Brian McGuff
Edinburgh Academical v Watsonians
Referee: Ian Kenny
ARs: Michael Milner & Charles Samson
Melrose Rugby v Musselburgh
Referee: John Smith
ARs: Scott McCall & Digby Thomas
Spain: Division de Honor
Uesitos la vila Rugby club v Barça Rugby
Referee: Ignacio Muñoz Martin
Real Ciencias la Carloteña v Complutense Cisneros
Referee: Jon Ibisate Alday
Silicius Alcobendas Rugby v DH VRAC Quesos Entrepinares
Referee: Andoni Susperregi Iragorri
Club De Rugby El Salvador v Recoletas Burgos-Caja Rural
Referee: Luis Fernandez Diaz
Unio Esportiva Santboiana v Fibra Valencia les Abelles
Referee: Eki Fanlo Antzin
Pozuelo Rugby v Ampo Ordizia
Referee: Jose Luis Murillo Garcia-Gil
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