12-15 Feb: Valentines rugby for Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific and more

The headline referee appointment of the weekend, sees Hollie Davidson (pictured top left) break into the elite international referees list who have officiated in the Men’s Guinness Six Nations. She becomes the first female to whistle in the championship and will be in Dublin where Ireland will be looking to stop Italy going two from two. If you want to hear from Hollie, then check out the latest Advantage Over podcast episode which came out yesterday.

Elsewhere in the Six Nations, Nika Amashukeli takes the Calcutta Cup match in Edinburgh with James Doleman in Cardiff. In the u20s, Ben Connor (top right) from Wales makes his debut in Edinburgh for the junior version of the Nika’s match. Luke Rogan and Ru Campbell have the other two matches.

We welcome back the Super Rugby Pacific crew for a new season. They’ll be operating under some new law variations, and Angus Gardner (bottom right) will have the first run out with those as the Highlanders host the Crusaders. There’s a new women’s competition starting in South Africa this weekend – good to see an all female referee line up for the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League. In Hong Kong China, the men’s and women’s leagues continue as the Chinese new year celebrations get underway. Sunny Lee (bottom left) is on Women’s Prem duty at Sandy Bay. Elsewhere we have a full run of Japan’s League One, PWR and Prem Cup in England, Top 14 and ProD2 in France, plus both Serie As in Italy, Liga Iberdrola and Division de Honor in Spain. Finally, there’s round seven of the Celtic Challenge women’s comp across Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Finally, the Bangkok 10s takes place this weekend – one of the biggest 10s comps in the world, with some international refs on show too.

Go well Hollie, and enjoy your weekends!
Keith

Guinness Men’s Six Nations – Round 2

Ireland v Italy
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Sco)
ARs: Matthew Carley (Eng) & Luc Ramos (Fra)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)
FPRO: Tual Trainini (Fra)

Scotland v England
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (Ita) & Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)

Wales v France
Referee: James Doleman (NZ)
ARs: Christophe Ridley (Eng) & Sam Grove-White (Sco)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZ)
FPRO: Mike Adamson (Sco)

U20s Six Nations – round 2

Scotland v England (Hive Stadium, Edinburgh)
Referee: Ben Connor (Wal)
ARs: Carwyn Sion (Wal) & Lucas Yendle (Wal)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wal)

Ireland v Italy (Cork)
Referee: Luke Rogan (USA)
ARs: Robin Kaluzniak (Can) & Mike Lawrenson (USA)
TMO: Dan Jones (Eng)

Wales v France (Cardiff)
Referee: Ru Cambell (Sco)
ARs: Rob McDowell (Sco) & Jonny Mackenzie (Sco)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)

Rugby Europe Men’s Championship 2026

Romania v Belgium
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Geo)
ARs: Sulkhan Chiqladze (Geo) & Shoti Tsagareishvili (Geo)
TMO: Soso Japaridze (Geo)

Netherlands v Georgia
Referee: Max Weston (Ire)
ARs: Jack MacNeice (Ire) & Sam Holt (Ire)
TMO: Mark Patton (Ire)

Spain v Switzerland
Referee: Edwin van der Spek (Ned)
ARs: Alex Ionescu (Rou) & Adèle Robert (Bel)
TMO: Eugeniu Procopi (Mol)

Germany v Portugal
Referee: Alberto Favaro (Ita)
ARs: Lorenzo Pedezzi (Ita) & Antonio Luzza (Ita)
TMO: Guiseppe Vivarini (Ita)

Super Rugby Pacific – Round 1

Highlanders v Crusaders
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: George Myers & Matt Kellahan
TMO: Graham Cooper

Waratahs v Reds
Referee: Paul Williams
ARs: Angus Mabey & Mike Winter
TMO: Aaron Paterson

Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika
Referee: Marcus Playle
ARs: Fraser Hannon & Dan Moore
TMO: Glenn Newman

Blues v Chiefs
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
ARs: Todd Petrie & Maggie Cogger‑Orr
TMO: Brett Cronan

Force v Brumbies
Referee: Jordan Way
ARs: Damon Murphy & Jeremy Markey
TMO: James Leckie

England: The PWR

Gloucester-Hartpury Women v Harlequins Women
Referee: Natarsha Ganley
ARs: TBC & Mike Woods
TMO: Holly Wood

Ealing Trailfinders Women v Sale Sharks Women
Referee: Andy Wigley
ARs: Darryl Chapman & Melissa Wright

Exeter Chiefs Women v Loughborough Lightning
Referee: Matt Sharpe
ARs: Emily Hope & Kevin Williams

Saracens Women v Bristol Bears Women
Referee: Michael Lamb
ARs: Gareth Holsgrove & Simon Adams

England: Prem Rugby Cup

Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: Matt Sharpe & Veryan Boscawen

Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Mike Hudson & Neil Chivers

Harlequins v Northampton Saints
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Michael Lamb & Mike Woods
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Saracens v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Harry Walbaum & Calum Howard

England: Champ Rugby

Nottingham Rugby v Cambridge
Referee: Andrew Jackson
ARs: John Meredith & Jamie Leahy

Coventry v Richmond
Referee: Joe James
ARs: James Clarke & Kieron Henry

London Scottish v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Ben Wood
ARs: Calum Howard & Gareth Holsgrove

Ampthill v Chinnor
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Alex Powdrell & Gregg Dawson

Hartpury v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: Jamie Parr & Henry Pearson

Caldy v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Jonathan Cook
ARs: Jack Sutton & Simon Park

Doncaster v Bedford Blues
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: George Ounsley & Jamie Leahy

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

Causeway Sandy Bay v Societe Generale Valley
Referee: Sunny Lee (26th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Jan Tang & Carman Man

HKFC Natixis Ice v Kowloon Rugby Women
Referee: Steven Yuen (43rd WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Jackie Ho & Ivy Kwong

Kroll USRC Tigers v Gai Wu Falcons
Referee: Sam Brown (3rd WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Sam Chan & Daniel Cao

HKC: Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Men’s Premiership

Kroll USRC Tigers v MND Hong Kong Scottish
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (29th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Stephen Copeman & Sam Chan

Societe Generale Valley v HKU Sandy Bay
Referee: Matt Rodden (98th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Shane Barr & Patrick Kwok

HKFC Natixis Club v Kowloon Rugby Club
Referee: Craig Chan (45th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Sam Brown & Allen Judge

Celtic Challenge – Round 7

Brython Thunder v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Jess Kavanagh
ARs: Jenny Davies & George Clemence

Gwalia Lightning v Clovers
Referee: Josh Sealey
ARs: Adam Jones & Caleb Bow

Glasgow Warriors v Wolfhounds
Referee: Murray Oliver
ARs: Calum Lazenby & Alistair Watt

South Africa – Pick n Pay Women’s Super League

Golden Lions Women v EP Queens
Referee: Giana Viljoen

DHL WP v Sharks Women
Referee: Chante Olivier

Border Ladies v Isuzu Bulls Daisies
Referee: Siyanda Pikoli

Sanlam Boland Dames v Free State Women
Referee: Angie Bezuidenhout

Japan: League One

Division 1
Saitama Wildknights v Verblitz
Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya
ARs: Tetsuya Hirakawa & Takahiro Kano
TMO: Yosuke Kimura

Shizuoka Bluerevs v Spears
Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka
ARs: Sota Ouchi & Ryotaro Shindo
TMO: Minoru Fuji

Urayasu D-Rocks v Sungoliath
Referee: Koki Yamauchi
ARs: Shuhei Hamada & Taiga Hirose
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama

Yokohama Eagles v BlackRams Tokyo
Referee: Masaki Kondo
ARs: Teruki Inanishi & Meitetsu Shimizu
TMO: Tasuku Kawahara

Toshiba Bravelupus v Kobe Steelers
Referee: Takehito Namekawa
ARs: Ibuki Tetsuka & Toshimasa Sekiya
TMO: Katsuki Furuse

Division 2
Sagamihara Dynaboars v Mie Honda Heat
Referee: Katsuki Furuse
ARs: Yuma Higashimura & Yohei Yonekura
TMO: Takehito Namekawa

Toyota Shuttles v Koto Bluesharks
Referee: Rikito Nobuhara
ARs: Atsushi Yamamoto & Ryutaro Hayashi
TMO: Mayumi Takahashi

Hanazono Liners v Voltex
Referee: Motonori Mizutani
ARs: Masamichi Tatekawa & Shinji Iida
TMO: Nobutsugu Oda

Division 3
Sayama Rugguts v Watergush
Referee: Teruki Inanishi
ARs: Yosuke Matsui & Ano Kuwai

France: Top 14 – round 17

Union Bordeaux‑Bègles v Castres Olympique
Referee: Jeremy Rozier
ARs: Stephane Boyer & Adrien Marbot
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure

Aviron Bayonnais v Racing 92
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
ARs: Ludovic Carrillo & Vincent Chouquet
TMO: Denis Grenouillet

LOU Rugby v US Montauban
Referee: Pierre Bru
ARs: Thomas Chereque & Anthony Lac
TMO: Patrick Dellac

Stade Rochelais v Montpellier Hérault Rugby
Referee: Pierre Brousset
ARs: Flavien Hourquet & Vivien Praderie
TMO: Herve Lasausa Lespy Labaylette

USA Perpignan v Section Paloise
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
ARs: Christophe Bultet & Evan Urruzmendi
TMO: Jean‑Luc Rebollal

RC Toulon v ASM Clermont
Referee: Benoit Rousselet
ARs: David Beun & Pierre‑Baptiste Nuchy
TMO: Jean Lespes

Stade Français Paris v Stade Toulousain
Referee: Kevin Bralley
ARs: Ludovic Cayre & Laurent Millotte
TMO: Eric Gauzins

France: ProD2 – round 20

USON Nevers v Colomiers Rugby
Referee: Julien Caulier
ARs: Benjamin Beuriot & Ghyslain Elias
TMO: Cyril Lafon

Provence Rugby v Oyonnax Rugby
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: Quentin Sfez & Yannick Vals
TMO: Cedric Marchat

AS Béziers Hérault v FC Grenoble Rugby
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
ARs: Abdjallil El Khaoulani & Evan Urruzmendi
TMO: Jean‑Luc Rebollal

RC Vannes v US Carcassonnaise
Referee: Aurelie Groizeleau
ARs: Thomas Joly & Ludovic Sacarot
TMO: Julien Castaignede

Soyaux‑Angoulême XV v Stade Montois Rugby
Referee: Damien Dauvissat
ARs: Danny Groizeleau & Vivien Praderie
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir

US Dax v Stade Aurillacois
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
ARs: Benoit Lapassade & Berenice Loubet
TMO: Patrick Pechambert

Valence Romans v Biarritz Olympique PB
Referee: Remi Aiguebonne
ARs: Pierre‑Olivier Julien & Adrien Maset
TMO: Laurent Sclafer

CA Brive v SU Agen
Referee: Stephane Coulon
ARs: Hugo Dutreuilh & Sylvain Jaymes
TMO: Christophe Berdos

Spain – División de Honor (Men’s)

INEXO El Salvador v Cajasol Real Ciencias Sevilla
Referee: TBC

Recoletas Burgos 2031–Caja Rural v Silicius Alcobendas Rugby
Referee: Jon Ibisate Alday

CR Liceo Francés v Complutense Cisneros
Referee: TBC

Ampo Ordizia v DH VRAC Quesos Entrepinares
Referee: Alvaro García de las Mestas García

Barça Rugby v Unió Esportiva Santboiana
Referee: Federico Javier Japas

Spain: Liga Iberdrola (Women’s)

Olímpico de Pozuelo CR v Complutense Cisneros
Referee: Ignacio Muñoz Martín

Getxo Rugby v Rialta CRAT Coruña
Referee: Eduard Martí Martín Serralta

El Salvador v CR Sant Cugat
Referee: Inigo Munoz Cao

Simón Verde Sport Cocos Sevilla v Silicius Rugby Majadahonda
Referee: Lorena Martínez Fernández

Italy: Serie A Elite Maschile (Men’s)

Rugby Rovigo Delta v Mogliano Veneto Rugby
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
ARs: Gabriel Ionut Chirnoaga & Giona Righetti
TMO: Luca Trentin

G.S. Fiamme Oro Rugby Roma v Rugby Lyons
Referee: Matteo Angelo Locatelli
ARs: Franco Rosella & Vincenzo Iavarone
TMO: Alex Frasson

Rugby Viadana 1970 v Biella Rugby Club
Referee: Francesco Meschini
ARs: Riccardo Bonato & Mirco Sergi
TMO: Vincenzo Schipani

Rugby Colorno 1975 v Rugby Petrarca
Referee: Luca Bisetto
ARs: Lorenzo Negro & Beatrice Smussi
TMO: Stefano Roscini

Rugby Vicenza 2025 v Valorugby Emilia
Referee: Filippo Russo
ARs: Clara Munarini & Federico Boraso
TMO: Stefano Pennè

Italy: Serie A Élite Femminile (Women’s)

Villorba Rugby v Unione Rugby Capitolina
Referee: Chiara Carnini
ARs: Enrico Marin & Mauro Marcuglia

Neapolis R.Fem. T. Campania Felix v Rugby Colorno
Referee: Marcello Polese
ARs: Domenico Gargiulo & Mario Esposito

CUS Milano Rugby v Iveco CUS Torino
Referee: Maria Francesca Novelli
ARs: Orazio Vita

Valsugana Rugby Padova v Benetton Rugby Treviso
Referee: Dario Marzetta
ARs: Enrico Dardani & Paolo Valbusa

Thailand: Bangkok International Rugby 10s

Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Ian Coltman, Jamie Lammers, John Stit, John Findla, Cole Northcott, Prachaya K, Pradeep F, KhaoKo, Thawatchai S, Billy Chan, Nadeesha C, Joseph Garman, Stefan Berder, Pedro Diog, Morgan Sparke (Eng), Thanawat , Mike Gilbert, Kelvin Won, Thomas Ngan, Damon Freeman, Eric Hewitt (Eng), Dewi Rowlands, Priya.