13-16 February: rugby referee/AR & TMO appointments

Quite the list of match officials this week as we welcome back Super Rugby Pacific and Americas and the MLR for a new season. In the Pacific, Nic Berry (pictured top left) gets Super Rugby under way, with Nehuén Jauri Rivero (bottom left) doing the same as Panerol get SR Americas started in Uruguay. In MLR, there’s a full roster of North American officials refereeing the opening round. MLT stalwart, Derek Summers, kicks things off in Los Angeles. After four European nations qualified for the 2027 World Cup in Australia, the Rugby Europe Championship heads to a climax – go well the ref teams from Portugal, Ireland, Georgia and France involved there.

I dont normally have the support sideline names for most leagues/comps, but we think the PWR this weekend sees a first with all four matches having a female number 4 – a vital role for up-and-coming match officials to gain big game experience supporting the on-field team. Hopefully we see them all progress onto the field with a whistle/flag soon. Good luck all. We have the teams of three for the Celtic Challenge match in Edinburgh as the finally play Glasgow which was postponed in January. Jonny Perriam (bottom right) referees that one. Also in Scotland, there’s another round of the Sarah Beaney Cup and the men’s Prem.

As well as those leagues, we have MOs from across France, Scotland, Ireland, UAE, Hong Kong China, Spain (Jenny Lee – top right – has another match in the men’s Division de Honor there), Japan, South Africa and across the URC.

Have a great rugbying weekend!
Keith

Rugby Europe Championship – round 3

Spain v Georgia
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ire)
ARs: Andrew Cole (Ire) & Andrew Fogarty (Ire)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ire)

Germany v Belgium
Referee: Saba Abalashvili (Geo)
ARs: Saba Makharadze (Geo) & Papuna Tchiqabaridze (Geo)
TMO: Ioseb Japaridze (Geo)

Romania v Portugal
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (Fra)
ARs: Julien Caulier (Fra) & Benoit Albert (Fra)
TMO: Denis Grenouillet (Fra)

Netherlands v Switzerland
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Por)
ARs: Diogo Miranda (Por) & Francisco Serra (Por)
TMO: Ioseb Japaridze (Geo)

Super Rugby Pacific – Round 1

Crusaders v Hurricanes
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Jackson Henshaw & Jeremy Markey
TMO: Brett Cronan

Waratahs v Highlanders
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: Graham Cooper & Matt Kellahan
TMO: Oli Kellett

Fijian Drua v Brumbies
Referee: Angus Mabey
ARs: Mike Winter & Stu Curran
TMO: Marcus Playle

Blues v Chiefs
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Ben O’Keeffe & Jeremy Markey
TMO: Brett Cronan

Force v Moana Pasifika
Referee: Jordan Way
ARs: George Myers & Jordan Kaminski
TMO: James Leckie

Super Rugby Americas – Round 1

Peñarol Rugby v Dogos XV
Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero
ARs: Simón Larrubia & Armen Abisaab

Tarucas v Cobras Brasil
Damián Schneider
Federico Longobardi & Pedro López Bildosa

Yacare XV v Selknam
Referee: Pablo Deluca Jr
ARs: Federico Solari & Sergio Alvarenga

Celtic Challenge – rd 2 (rescheduled)

Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Jonny Perriam (Sco)
ARs: Mary Pringle & Bob Nevins

BKT United Rugby Championship – Round 11

Edinburgh Rugby v Zebre Parma
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 101st league game)
ARs: Ian Kenny (SRU) & Chelsea Gillespie (SRU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Ospreys v Leinster
Referee: Filipo Russo (FIR, 4th league game)
ARs: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) & Adam Jones (WRU)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

Emirates Lions v DHL Stormers
Referee: Griffin Colby (SARU, 3rd league game)
ARs: Hanru Van Rooyen (SARU) & Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Egon Seconds (SARU)

Vodacom Bulls v Hollywoodbets Sharks
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU, 26th league game)
ARs: Morne Ferreira (SARU) & Sean Muller (SARU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

Benetton v Ulster
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 62nd league game)
ARs: Alex Frasson (FIR) & Derio Merli (FIR)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)

Munster v Scarlets
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 13th league game)
ARs: Robbie Jenkinson (IRFU) & Paul Haycock (IRFU)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)

Connacht v Cardiff Rugby
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 18th league game)
ARs: Keane Davison (IRFU) & Tomas O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

Dragons RFC v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU, 5th league game)
ARs: Adam Jones (WRU) & Matthew Leon (WRU)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)

US: MLR – round 1

RFC Los Angeles v New England Free Jacks
Referee: Derek Summers
ARs: Mike Lawrenson & Austin Reed
TMO: Saro Turner

Miami Sharks v Old Glory DC
Referee: Luke Rogan
ARs: Federico Anselmi & Tom Ciampa
TMO: Mike Kelly

NOLA Gold v Anthem Rugby Carolina
Referee: Marquise Goodwin
ARs: Jacob Gonzales & Allen Alongi
TMO: Cam Russell

Houston Sabercats v Chicago Hounds
Referee: Robin Kaluzniak
ARs: Kat Roche & Jono Cooper
TMO: Chris Assmus

San Diego Legion v Seattle Seawolves
Referee: Lex Weiner
ARs: Mike Lawrenson & Will Nelson
TMO: Chris Assmus

England: The PWR

Harlequins Women v Bristol Bears Women
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: Holly Wood & Veryan Boscawen
No 4: Jenifer Burrows

Trailfinders Women v Leicester Tigers Women
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Simon Adams & Melanie Sutton
Number 4: Niamh Hennessy

Saracens Women v Exeter Chiefs Women
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: Darryl Chapman & James Pidding
TMO: Peter Allan
Number 4: Melissa Wright

Sale Sharks Women v Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Referee: Nikki O’Donnell
ARs: TBC & Gregg Dawson
Number 4: Chrissy Clark

England: Premiership Cup – round 6

Nottingham v Northampton Saints
Referee: TBC
ARs: Andrew Jackson & Iain Kiy

Ampthill v Bedford Blues
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Kieron Henry & Simon Park

Doncaster Knights v Caldy
Referee: Ian Tempest
ARs: Hamish Smales & John Meredith

Cornish Pirates v Hartpury
Referee: TBC
ARs: Jonathan Healy & Kevin Williams

Coventry v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Joe James
ARs: Calum Howard & Greg Macdonald

Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Iain Kiy & Gareth Holsgrove

London Scottish v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Karl Dickson
ARs: Jamie Parr & Michael Woods

Bristol Bears v Bath Rugby
Referee: Christophe Ridley
ARs: Neil Chivers & Veryan Boscawen

Harlequins v Saracens
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: Alex Thomas & James Clarke
TMO: David Rose

Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Jack Makepeace
ARs: Jamie Leahy & Gregg Dawson

Scotland: Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership

Currie Chieftains v Musselburgh
Referee: Ciaran Stark
ARs: David Young & Bryan Johnson

Marr v Watsonians
Referee: Ruairidh Campbell
ARs: Tom French & Stephen Ward

Edinburgh Academical v Kelso
Referee: Mike Adamson
ARs: Scott Cubitt & Digby Thomas

Heriot’s Rugby Men v Selkirk
Referee: David Sutherland
ARs: Steven Turnbull & Dave McKervail

Hawick v Glasgow Hawks
Referee: Michael Todd
ARs:  Samuel I’Neil & Brian McGuff

Melrose Rugby v Ayr
Referee:  Rob McDowell
ARs: Lee McWhinnie & Kevin McGhee

West Asia Super Rugby

Dubai Sharks v Dubai Hurricanes
Referee: Niell Horn
ARs: Simon Dodd & David Hague

Hong Kong China: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Hong Kong Premierships

Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Women’s Premiership

Societe Generale Valley RFC v Causeway Sandy Bay
Referee: Craig Chan (12th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Jackie Ho & Anthony Law

DLA Piper Kowloon Women v HKFC Natixis Ice
Referee: Patrick Kwok (32nd WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Jan Tang & Carman Man

Gai Wu Falcons v Kroll USRC Tigers Women
Referee: Sam Brown (2nd WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Sam Chan & Khan Murray

Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Men’s Premiership

Societe Generale Valley RFC v HKU Sandy Bay RFC
Referee: Shane Barr ( 21st Prem Appointment)
ARs: Craig Chan & Sam Chan

DLA Piper Kowloon Rugby Club v HKFC Natixis Club
Referee: Nico Fox ( 4th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Francesco Cammisa & Thomas Ngan

MND Hong Kong Scottish v Kroll USRC Tigers RFC
Referee: Matt Rodden ( 92nd Prem Appointment)
ARs: Patrick Kwok & Sunny Lee

Ireland: Energia All Ireland League

City of Armagh v Terenure College RFC
Referee: Christopher Lough

Clontarf v Cork Constitution
Referee: Jonnie Erskine

Garryowen v Ballynahinch
Referee: Sam Holt

Lansdowne v Young Munster
Referee: Stuart Douglas

St Marys College RFC v UCD
Referee: Daniel Carson

France: Top 14 – round 16

Aviron Bayonnais v Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Tual Trainini
ARs: Anthony Lac & Laurent Millotte
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure

LOU Rugby v Stade Rochelais
Referee: Luc Ramos
ARs: Benjamin Hernandez & Benoit Lapassade
TMO: Patrick Dellac

Racing 92 v RC Vannes
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: Stephane Coulon & Ghyslain Elias
TMO: Cedric Marchat

Stade Français Paris v Section Paloise
Referee: Adrien Marbot
ARs: Frederic Chazal & Jonathan Dufort
TMO: Eric Briquet Campin

USA Perpignan v Castres Olympique
Referee: Benoit Rousselet
ARs: Richard Duhau & Flavien Hourquet
TMO: Julien Castaignede

Montpellier Hérault Rugby v RC Toulon
Referee: Kevin Bralley
ARs: Pierre Bru & Stephane Crapoix
TMO: Mourad Zitouni

ASM Clermont v Stade Toulousain
Referee: Jeremy Rozier
ARs: Vincent Blasco Baque & Nicolas Bridoux
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal

France: ProD2 – Round 20

Stade Montois Rugby v Provence Rugby
Referee: Vivien Praderie
ARs: Sylvain Brayelle & Benoit Caballero
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure

Valence Romans v Biarritz Olympique PB
Referee: Pierre Bru
ARs: Mourad Gharbi Tarchouna & Mickael Simon
TMO: Christophe Berdos

CA Brive v Stade Niçois Rugby
Referee: Remi Aiguebonne
ARs: Sylvain Desvaux & Adrien Maset
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal

FC Grenoble Rugby v Stade Aurillacois
Referee: Aurelie Groizeleau
ARs: Damien Dauvissat & Cyrille Le Gall
TMO: Laurent Sclafer

Oyonnax Rugby v US Dax
Referee: Thibault Santamaria
ARs: Cyrille Boulay & Fabrice Hand
TMO: Jean Lespes

Soyaux-Angoulême XV v Colomiers Rugby
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
ARs: Christian Coussan & Hugo Dutreuilh
TMO: Patrick Pechambert

US Montalbanaise v USON Nevers
Referee: Thomas Chereque
ARs: Benjamin Beuriot & Christophe Bultet
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir

SU Agen v AS Béziers Hérault
Referee: Evan Urruzmendi
ARs: David Beun & Denis Daste
TMO: Julien Castaignede

South Africa: Women’s Premier Division

Border Ladies v Sanlam Boland Dames
Referee: Siya Mhana

Bulls Daisies v Sharks Women
Referee: Blessings Sibande

EP Queens v Free State Women
Referee: Richard Bruno

Golden Lions Women v DHL Western Province
Referee: Stiaan Marx

Japan: League One

Division 1

Kubota Spears v Kobelco Kobe Steelers
Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya
ARs: Kenta Mitsui & Yuma Higashimura
TMO: Minoru Fuji

Toshiba Brave Lupus v Tokyo Sungoliath
Referee: Takehito Namekawa
ARs: Atsushi Yamamoto & Ryota Shindo
TMO: Ibuki Tetsuka

Toyota Verblitz v Shizuoka Blue Revs
Referee: Katsuki Furuse
ARs: Noriaki Hashimoto & Shuhei Hamada
TMO: Nobutsugu Oda

Black Rams Tokyo v Urayasu D-Rocks
Referee: Masaki Kondou
ARs: Motonori Mizutani & Kohei Yoshino
TMO: Yosuke Kimura

Yokohama Canon Eagles v Saitama Wild Knights
Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka
ARs: Motonori Mizutani & Katsuki Furuse
TMO: Takehito Namekawa

MIE Honda Heat v Mitsubishi Dynaboars
Referee: Tasuku Kawahara
ARs: Tetsuya Hirakawa & Teruki Inanishi
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama

Division 2
Toyota Shuttles Aichi v Kamaishi Seawaves
Referee: Tetsuya Hirakawa
ARs: Ryoji Hirose & Rikito Nobuhara
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama

Division 3

Sayama Secom Rugguts v Kurita Water Gush Akishima
Referee: Teruhisa Kajiwara
ARs: Hibiki Ikeda & Ano Kuwai

Skyactives Hiroshima v Chuden Red Regulions
Referee: Koki Yamauchi
ARs: Sota Ohuchi & Yohei Yonekura

Yakult Levins Toda v LeRiro Fukuoka
Referee: Ano Kuwai
ARs: Takahiro Kano & Asahi Takara

Spain: Division De Honor (men’s)

Huesitos la Vila Rugby Club v Real Ciencias la Carloteña
Referee: Alfonso Mirat Servan

Ampo Ordizia v Barça Rugby
Referee: Luis Fernandez Diaz

Recoletas Burgos-Caja Rural v Fibra Valencia Les Abelles
Referee: Andoni Susperregi Iragorri

Club De Rugby El Salvador v Club de Rugby Complutense Cisneros
Referee: Iñigo Erasmo Atorrasagasti Ibarreta

Pozuelo Rugby Union v DH VRAC Quesos Entrepinares
Referee: Jon Ibisate Alday

Unio Esportiva Santboiana v Silicius Alcobendas Rugby
Referee: Jenny Lee

Spain: Liga Iberdrola De Rugby (women’s)

Colina Clinica v Silicius Rugby Majadahonda
Referee: Joaquin Santoro Ferreiro

Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos v Club de Rugby Sant Cugat
Referee: Lorena Martinez Fernandez