It’s a big weekend for the referees who will oversee the crucial final EPCR pool matches. There’s both qualification and home advantage at stake across the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. Scotland’s Hollie Davidson (pictured top left) will take charge of the opening weekend match where Ulster Rugby host Exeter Chiefs in a must-win clash for both.
Italy’s Filippo Russo (bottom left) will make his EPCR debut in the middle of Newcastle and Montpellier , as will France’s Evan Urruzmendi (top right) who refs the Lions v Dragons in South Africa. Go well both!
New Zealand’s James Doleman begins his summer travels as he heads to Hong Kong en route to Europe for the Six Nations. His countryman Marcus Playle continues his trip to Japan as he refs the Honda Heat match over there. We also have the Division de Honor in Spain where Jenny Lee (bottom right) will officiate in Valladolid. All that plus Celtic Challenge; the PWR and Champ in England, ProD2 in France, Prems in HKC and Dubai. Finally, it’s great to see Chris Busby isn’t entirely lost to the refereeing world after a tricky few weeks – he’s back in the AIL League this weekend refereeing the domestic Irish league match in Clontarf.
Enjoy your rugby this weekend
Keith
EPCR Challenge Cup – round 4
Cardiff Rugby v Connacht Rugby
Referee: Morne Ferreira (SA)
ARs: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SA) & Griffin Colby (SA)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)
Newcastle Falcons v Montpellier Hérault Rugby
Referee: Filippo Russo (Ita)
ARs: Alberto Favaro (Ita) & Simone Boaretto (Ita)
TMO: Stefano Penne (Ita)
Section Paloise v Ospreys
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Ita)
ARs: Francesco Meschini (Ita) & Luca Bisetto (Ita)
TMO: Guiseppe Vivarini (Ita)
Emirates Lions v Dragons RFC
Referee: Evan Urruzmendi (Fra)
ARs: Ludovic Cayre (Fra) & Vincent Blasco Baque (Fra)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)
Scarlets v RC Vannes
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SA)
ARs: Morne Ferreira (SA) & Griffin Colby (SA)
TMO: Colin Brett (Sco)
Lyon Olympique Universitaire v Toyota Cheetahs
Referee: Sara Cox (Eng)
ARs: Harry Walbaum (Eng) & Gareth Holsgrove (Eng)
TMO: Daniel Jones (Eng)
Edinburgh Rugby v Black Lion
Referee: Jeremy Rozier (Fra)
ARs: Adrien Marbot (Fra) & Benjamin Hernandez (Fra)
TMO: Cedric Marchat (Fra)
Aviron Bayonnais v Gloucester Rugby
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wal)
ARs: Mike English (Wal) & Ellis Poulden (Wal)
TMO: Tom Spurrier (Wal)
Zebre Parma v USAP
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ire)
ARs: Daniel Carson (Ire) & Tomas O’Sullivan (Ire)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ire)
Investec Champions Cup – round 4
Ulster Rugby v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Sco)
ARs: Ruairidh Campbell (Sco) & Rob McDowell (Sco)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)
Vodacom Bulls v Stade Francais Paris
Referee: Adam Leal (Eng)
ARs: Luke Pearce (Eng) & Hamish Grant (Eng)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (Eng)
Northampton Saints v Munster Rugby
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
ARs: Saba Abulashvili (Geo) & Shota Tevzadze (Geo)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)
ASM Clermont Auvergne v Bristol Bears
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Sco)
ARs: Dave Sutherland (Sco) & Finlay Brown (Sco)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Sco)
Benetton Rugby v Stade Rochelais
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Hamish Smales (Eng) & Simon Harding (Eng)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)
Leinster Rugby v Bath Rugby
Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)
ARs: Thomas Charabas (Fra) & Jonathan Gasnier (Fra)
TMO: Julien Castaignede (Fra)
Harlequins v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
ARs: Kevin Bralley (Fra) & Vivien Praderie (Fra)
TMO: Tual Trainini (Fra)
Racing 92 v DHL Stormers
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng)
ARs: Karl Dickson (Eng) & John Meredith (Eng)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)
Union Bordeaux-Bègles v Hollywoodbets Sharks
Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)
ARs: Joe James (Eng) & Jamie Leahy (Eng)
TMO: Dean Richards (Eng)
Saracens v Castres Olympique
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Ita)
ARs: Clara Munarini (Ita) & Lauren Jenner (Ita)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)
Stade Toulousain v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
ARs: Adam Jones (Wal) & Ben Connor (Wal)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wal)
Sale Sharks v RC Toulon
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
ARs: Franco Rosella (Ita) & Alex Frasson (Ita)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Ita)
Japan: League One
Division 1
Kubota Spears v Black Rams Tokyo
Referee: Takehito Namekawa
ARs: Teruhisa Kajiwara & Kohei Osawa
TMO: Yoshiyuki Nino
Yokohama Canon Eagles v Mitsubishi Dynaboars
Referee: Koki Yamauchi
ARs: Toshimasa Sekiya & Ryotaro Shindo
TMO: Minoru Fuji
Shizuoka Blue Revs v Toshiba Brave Lupus
Referee: Tasuku Kawahara
ARs: Masaki Kondou & Yuma Higashimura
TMO: Yosuke Kimura
Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Urayasu D-Rocks
Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka
ARs: Sota Ohuchi & Atsushi Yamamoto
TMO: Nobutsugu Oda
Toyota Verblitz v Saitama Wild Knights
Referee: Katsuki Furuse
ARs: Itsuki Maeda & Kohei Yoshino
TMO: Tomohiro Koga
Mie Honda Heat v Tokyo Sungoliath
Referee: Marcus Playle (NZ)
ARs: Toshimasa Sekiya & Noriaki Hashimoto
TMO: Tasuku Kawahara
Division 2
Hino Red Dolphins v Kyuden Voltex
Referee: Motonori Mizutani
ARs: Kenta Mitsui & Hibiki Ikeda
TMO: Katsuhiko Ishii
Toyota Shuttles Aichi v NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu
Referee: Tetsuya Hirakawa
ARs: Hiroshi Kitamura & Riikto Nobuhara
TMO: Ibuki Tetsuka
Red Hurricanes Osaka v Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks
Referee: Sota Ohuchi
ARs: Atsushi Yamamoto & Takaya Sugawa
TMO: Nobutsugu Oda
Division 3
Kurita Water GushAkishima v LeRiro Fukuoka
Referee: Ryoji Hirose
ARs: Teruhisa Kajiwara & Asahi Takara
Skyactives Hiroshima v Yakult Levins
Referee: Teruki Inanishi
ARs: Masamichi Tatekawa & Yohei Yonekura
Chuden Red Regulions v Sayama Secom Rugguts
Referee: Ano Kuwai
ARs: Shuhei Hamada & Junichiro Yotsuji
Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Men’s Premiership
HKFC Natixis Club v HKU Sandy Bay RFC
Referee: James Doleman (NZ)
ARs: Francesco Cammisa & Thomas Ngan
Kroll USRC Tigers RFC v Societe Generale Valley RFC
Referee: Craig Chan (36th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Shane Barr & Patrick Kwok
MND Hong Kong Scottish v DLA Piper Kowloon Rugby Club
Referee: Matt Rodden (91st Prem Appointment)
ARs: Nico Fox & Sam Brown
Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Women’s Premiership
Gai Wu Falcons v DLA Piper Kowloon Women
Referee: Owen Ford (31st WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Katsu Shichiji & Allen Judge
HKFC Natixis Ice v Causeway Sandy Bay
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (27th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Khan Murray & James Byatt
Kroll USRC Tigers Women v Societe Generale Valley RFC
Referee: Patrick Kwok (29th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Sunny Lee & Carman Man
Celtic Challenge Cup – round 4
Wolfhounds v Brython Thunder
Referee: Oisin Quinn
ARs: Kevin Beakey & Mark Hynes
France: ProD2 – round 17
SU Agen v Biarritz Olympique PB
Referee: Benjamin Hernandez
ARs: Ludovic Carrillo & Ghyslain Elias
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
Soyaux-Angoulême XV v AS Béziers Hérault
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
ARs: Sylvain Brayelle & Thibault Santamaria
TMO: Patrick Dellac
CA Brive v USON Nevers
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
ARs: Cyrille Boulay & Frederic Masse
TMO: Patrick Pechambert
Colomiers Rugby v US Dax
Referee: Benoit Rousselet
ARs: Christophe Bultet & Thomas Chereque
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
Stade Aurillacois v Stade Montois Rugby
Referee: Herve Lasausa
ARs: Benjamin Beuriot & Christian Coussan
TMO: Christophe Berdos
Stade Niçois Rugby v Oyonnax Rugby
Referee: Pierre Bru
ARs: Stephane Coulon & Thierry Mallet
TMO: Eric Briquet Campin
US Montalbanaise v Valence Romans
Referee: Jean Lespes
ARs: David Beun & Nicolas Bridoux
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir
Provence Rugby v FC Grenoble Rugby
Referee: Anthony Lac
ARs: Richard Duhau & Mathieu Noirot
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
England: The PWR – round 14
Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: Simon Adams & Melanie Sutton
Sale Sharks v Harlequins
Referee: Samuel Yates
ARs: Jason Garrick & Simon Park
Gloucester-Hartpury v Trailfinders Women
Referee: Nikki O’Donnell
ARs: Iain Kiy & Fiona Brunt
Loughborough Lightning v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Neil Chivers & Rebecca Rees
England: RFU Championship
Chinnor v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: James Clarke & Veryan Boscawen
Caldy v Nottingham
Referee: Rich Gordon
ARs: Gregg Dawson & Greg Macdonald
Cambridge v London Scottish
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: James Clarke & James Cornell
Hartpury University v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Jamie Parr
ARs: James Pidding & Darryl Chapman
Coventry v Doncaster Knights
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Calum Howard & Neil Chivers
Bedford Blues v Ampthill
Referee: Jack Makepeace
ARs: Mike Woods & Michael Maple
Friendly
England u20s v Bath United
Referee: Henry Pearson
ARs: Iain Kiy & James Pidding
Spain: Division de Honor – round 7
Recoletas Burgos-Caja Rural v Silicius Alcobendas Rugby
Referee: Jon Ibisate Alday
Ampo Ordizia v Club de Rugby El Salvador
Referee: Alfonso Mirat Servan
Fibra Valencia les Abelles v Huesitos la Vila RC
Referee: Roger Parera Villacampa
DH Vrac Quesos Entrepinares v Real Ciencias la Carloteña
Referee: Jenny Lee
Barça Rugby V Pozuelo Rugby
Referee: David Joaquin Castro Muñiz
Club de Rugby Complutense Cisneros v Unio Esportiva Santboiana
Referee: Lorena Martinez Fernandez
Ireland: Energia All Ireland League 1A
Clontarf v Ballynahinch
Referee: Chris Busby
Cork Constitution v Garryowen
Referee: Sam Holt
Terenure College RFC v UCD
Referee: Keane Davison
Young Munster v St Marys College RFC
Referee: Andrew Fogarty
Lansdowne v City of Armagh
Referee: George Clancy
West Asia Super Rugby
Dubai Exiles v Jebel Ali Dragons
Referee: Matt Riley
ARs: Tony Duminy & Clement Isack
Bahrain v Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Referee: JP Clements
ARs: Eugene Deegan & Jack Taylor
Dubai Sharks v Doha
Referee: Jaco De Wit
ARs: James Fairbourn & Niell Horn
TMO: Simon Dodd
Scotland: Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership
Currie Chieftains v Heriot’s Rugby Men
Referee: Samuel O’Neil
ARs: Sean Niven & Digby Thomas
Kelso v Marr
Referee: John Smith
ARs: Ted Coutts & Dave McKervail
Watsonians v Hawick
Referee: David Young
ARs: David Changleng & Alistair Watt
Glasgow Hawks v Ayr
Referee: Calum Wehmeyer
ARs: Willie Anderson & Charles Samson
Musselburgh v Edinburgh Academical
Referee: Scott Cubitt
ARs: Paul Rendle & Brian McGuff
Selkirk v Melrose Rugby
Referee: Chelsea Gillespie
ARs: Allan Parry & Bob Nivens
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