Men’s Six Nations weekend three and the referees are all in place. Andrea Piardi (pictured top left) is at the Allianz Stadium, as England host Ireland. Matthew Carley also moves from ARing to referee Wales against Scotland in what will be his 50th test match – congrats! In Lille (no, not Paris) Andrew Brace will look after the French tie with Italy. Also in Lille, the u20s continues with France v Italy. For the first time, a Georgian team of four operates together with Saba Makharadze (bottom left) on debut as referee. George Selwood makes his u20s 6N debut in Cardiff and Morgan White from Hong Kong China will be in a wet and muddy Bath! There’s a women’s Celtic Challenge round as well – see who’s officiating there.
In Japan, there’s two referees on exchange to League One. The division 3 match between Watergush v Skyactivs will be overseen by the Fijian, David Vosalevu with Ludo Cayre from France in charge of the Div 1 match between Honda Heat and the Bluerevs.
Super Rugby Pacific moves onto week two with Angus Mabey getting a run out in the Highlanders/Chiefs game. He’s just become an ambassador for Epilepsy New Zealand after his diagnosis for that a few years back. It’s worth a read and highlights an unseen condition that many people live with. Nice one Angus! And congrats Damon Murphy who refs his 100th first class match. Super Rugby Americas returns for a new season with a new team from Argentina – the Capibaras. Their debut match will be against former champions Penarol! Damián Schneider will referee that one.
There’s a round of Rugby Europe Championship with matches in Portugal, Georgia, Switzerland and Belgium and further east, there’s another round of the West Asia Super rugby competition. Domestically, we have Sarah Beaney Cup action in Scotland as well as the Men’s Prem – Chelsea Gillespie (top right) is in Selkirk who host Kelso. There’s PWR, Prem Cup and Champ in England, Elite 1 and ProD2 in France, men’s and womens top league in Spain and Serie A women’s in Italy. Worth noting that Tarsh Ganley leads the first ever all-female Team of 4 in the PWR as Loughborough host Bristol.
Enjoy your weekend’s rugby
Keith
Guinness Men’s Six Nations – round 3
England v Ireland
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Ita)
ARs: Pierre Brousset (Fra) & Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)
FPRO: Mike Adamson
Wales v Scotland
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Karl Dickson (Eng) & Adam Leal (Eng)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)
France v Italy (in Lille)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
ARs: Luke Pearce (Eng) & Eoghan Cross (Ire)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)
FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)
Men’s u20s Six nations – round 3
Wales v Scotland (in Cardiff)
Referee: George Selwood (Eng)
ARs: Jamie Parr (Eng) & Henry Pearson (Eng)
TMO: Dan Jones (Eng)
England v Ireland (in Bath)
Referee: Morgan White (HKC)
ARs: Carwyn Sion (Wal) & Lucas Yendle (Wal)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wal)
France v Italy (in Lille)
Referee: Saba Makharadze (Geo)
ARs: Saba Abulashvili (Geo) & Mariam Goguadze (Geo)
TMO: Soso Japaridze (Geo)
Rugby Europe: Women’s Conference
Croatia v Georgia
Referee: Loredana Juncanariu (Rom)
Rugby Europe Men’s Championship 2026
Portugal v Romania
Referee: Kevin Bralley (Fra)
ARs: Thomas Charabas (Fra) & Flavien Hourquet (Fra)
TMO: Cyril Lafon (Fra)
Switzerland v Netherlands
Referee: Diogo Miranda (Por)
ARs: Eki Fanlo (Spa) & Maria Latos (Ger)
TMO: Paulo Duarte (Por)
Belgium v Germany
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Geo)
ARs: Shoti Tsagareishvili (Geo) & Khaka Gelozia (Geo)
TMO: Cyril Lafon (Fra)
Georgia v Spain
Referee: Sam Grove‑White (Sco)
ARs: Ciaran Stark (Sco) & Ethan Glass (Swi)
TMO: David Sutherland (Sco)
Celtic Challenge – round 8:
Brython Thunder v Wolfhounds
Referee: Paddy Bateman
ARs: Joseff Rees & Terry Dickson
Clovers v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Siobhán Daly
ARs: Shane Gaughan & Roddy Cathal
Gwalia Lightning v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Jack Davies
ARs: Lloyd Edwards & Kristoff Young
Friendly
England Legends v Ireland Legends
Referee: Jack Makepeace
ARs: Jamie Leahy & Peter Brunt
Super Rugby Pacific – round 2
Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika
Referee: Angus Gardner
ARs: George Myers & Matt Kellahan
TMO: Graham Cooper
Waratahs v Fijian Drua
Referee: Nic Berry
ARs: Reuben Keane & Louis Trisley
TMO: Brett Cronan
Highlanders v Chiefs
Referee: Angus Mabey
ARs: Mike Winter & Ben Woolerton
TMO: Aaron Paterson
Force v Blues
Referee: Damon Murphy
ARs: Jordan Way & Jeremy Markey
TMO: James Leckie
Crusaders v Brumbies
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
ARs: Maggie Cogger-Orr & Warwick Lahmert
TMO: Richard Kelly
Super Rugby Américas – round 1
Dogos XV v Cobras Brasil Rugby
Referee: Gonzalo de Achával
ARs: Federico Longobardi & Tomás Ninci
Tarucas v Selknam
Referee: Tomás Bertazza
ARs: Nicolás Cotic & Pedro López Vildoza
Yacaré XV v Pampas
Referee: Francisco González
ARs: Cauã Ricardo & Mauro Rossi
Capibaras XV v Peñarol Rugby
Referee: Damián Schneider
ARs: Federico Solari & Luca Solda
West Asia Super Rugby
Jebel Ali Dragons v Bahrain
Referee: James Fairbourn
ARs: Simon Dodd & Craig Williams
Dubai Exiles v Doha
Referee: Neil DuPlessis
ARs: Goran Safar & Amit Bir
Abu Dhabi Harlequins v Dubai Sharks
Referee: Matt Riley
ARs: Simon Dodd & James Pearce
Scotland: Sarah Beaney Cup
Watsonians WRFC v Cartha Queens Park WRFC
Referee: Rebecca Rees
ARs: John Hawryluk‑Beaton & Liz Gilchrist
Corstorphine Cougars WRFC v Hillhead Jordanhill WRFC
Referee: Beatriz Casares Fernández
ARs: Bryan Johnston & Victoria Lindsay‑McGee
Scotland: Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership
Selkirk v Kelso
Referee: Chelsea Gillespie
ARs: Darren Fisher & Bob Nevins
Heriot’s Rugby Men v Hawick
Referee: Daniel Evans
ARs: Euan Maguire & Brian McGuff
Glasgow Hawks v Watsonians
Referee: Steven Turnbull
ARs: Gordi Reid & Gordon Galashan
Japan: League One
Division 1
Spears v Dynoboars
Referee: Motonori Miuzutani
ARs: Yusaku Murata & Kohei Yoshino
TMO: Daiki Kako
FPRO: Kohei Osawa
Blackrams v D-Rocks
Referee: Takehito Namekawa
ARs: Atsushi Yammamoto & Shuhei Hamada
TMO: Minoru Fuji
FPRO: Yuicji Machida
Tokyo Verblitz v Brave Lupus
Referee: Koki Yamauchi
ARs: Tetsuya Hirakawa & Ryutaro Hayashi
TMO: Tomohiro Koyama
FPRO: Eri Kamimura
Steelers v Wildknights
Referee: Katsuki Furuse
ARs: Teruki Inanishi & Shinju Iida
TMO: Yosuke Kimura
FPRO: Nobutsugo Oda
Sungoliath v Eagles
Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka
ARs: Takehito Namekawa & Meitetsu Shimizu
TMO: Tasuku Kawahara
FPRO: Minoru Fuji
Honda Heat v Bluerevs
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (Fra)
ARs: Koki Yamauchi & Motonori Mizutani
TMO: Katuski Furuse
FPRO: Tomahiro Koyama
Division 2
Redhurricanes v Seawaves
Referee: Masaki Kondo
ARs: Ryosuke Yamatani & Ludovic Cayre
TMO: Norihiro Fujise
FPRO: Kenji Koide
Greenrockets v Reddolphins
Referee: Yusaku Murata
ARs: Atsushi Yamamoto & Daiki Kako
TMO: Takashi Onozuka
Division 3
Levins v Redregulions
Referee: Teruki Inanishi
ARs: Sota Ouchi & Yosuke Matsui
Rugutts v Leriro
Referee: Sota Ouchi
ARs: Toshimasa Sekiya & Ano Kuwai
Watergush v Skyactivs
Referee: David Vosalevu (Fij)
ARs: Ibuki Tetsuka & Yohei Yonekura
England: The PWR
Saracens Women v Exeter Chiefs Women
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: James Pidding & Simon Adams
Leicester Tigers Women v Trailfinders Women
Referee: Daniel Rowlands
ARs: Ben McNamara & Darryl Chapman
Sale Sharks Women v Harlequins Women
Referee: Ben Simpson
ARs: Simon Williams & Gregg Dawson
Loughborough Lightning v Bristol Bears Women
Referee: Natarsha Ganley
ARs: Rebecca Piddlesden & Emily Hope
TMO: Holly Wood
England: Prem Rugby Cup
Gloucester Rugby v Sale Sharks
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Neil Chivers & Iain Kiy
TMO: David Rose
Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby
Referee: Joe James
ARs: Calum Howard & Veryan Boscawen
Newcastle Red Bulls v Northampton Saints
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Hamish Smales & Nikki O’Donnell
Leicester Tigers v Harlequins
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
ARs: James Clarke & John Meredith
England: The Champ
Chinnor v Doncaster
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: James Clarke & Henry Lowis
Bedford Blues v London Scottish
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Jack Sutton & Kieron Henry
Richmond v Cambridge
Referee: Craig Maxwell‑Keys
ARs: James Pidding & Gareth Holsgrove
Coventry v Hartpury
Referee: Jonathan Cook
ARs: Mike Woods & Wayne Falla
Ealing Trailfinders v Ampthill
Referee: Jamie Parr
ARs: Iain Kiy & Gareth Holsgrove
Cornish Pirates v Nottingham Rugby
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Samuel Yates & Kevin Williams
Worcester Warriors v Caldy
Referee: Sara Cox
ARs: Andy Wigley & Ryan Collier
Spain: División de Honor (men’s) – Round 11
Huesitos La Vila Rugby Club v CR Liceo Francés
Referee: Jose Luis Murillo Garcia-Gil
Cajasol Real Ciencias Sevilla v Recoletas Burgos 2031–Caja Rural
Referee: Carlos Guerrero Padin
DH VRAC Quesos Entrepinares v Barça Rugby
Referee: Daniel Sarrion Garcia
Unio Esportiva Santboiana v Inexo El Salvador
Referee: Alfonso Mirat Servan
Complutense Cisneros v Ampo Ordizia
Referee: Jenny Lee
Spain: Liga Iberdrola (Women’s) round 12
Silicius Rugby Majadahonda v Complutense Cisneros
Referee: Joaquin Santoro Ferreiro
Getxo Rugby v Olimpico de Pozuelo CR
Referee: Jorge Saez Dominguez
Rialta CRAT Coruña v Colina Clinic El Salvador
Referee: Alvaro Garcia de las Mestas Garcia
Club de Rugby Sant Cugat v Simon Verde Sport Cocos Sevilla
Referee: Federico Javier Japas
Italy: Serie A Femminile
Neapolis R. Fem. T. Campania Felix v Villorba Rugby
Referee: Maria Francesca Novelli
ARs: Vincenzo Tomaciello & Marcello Polese
Rugby Colorno Soc. Coop. Sport. Dil. v Valsugana Rugby Padova
Referee: Alice Torra
ARs: Roberto Botti & Edoardo Basso
Unione Rugby Capitolina v Iveco CUS Torino
Referee: Naima Annoni
ARs: Cesare Onori & Vincenzo Riccio
Benetton Rugby Treviso v CUS Milano Rugby
Referee: Chiara Maria Sacchetto
ARs: Michela Giordani & Paolo Valbusa
France: Elite 1 Féminine
AC Bobigny 93 Rugby v Stade Bordelais
Referee: Vincent Adam
ARs: Anthony Marceau & Nicolas Vialette
Lyon OL Universite v Stade Toulousain Rugby
Referee: Olivier Gillot
ARs: Gautier Reymond Laruina & Guillaume Ferrer
Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby v Rugby Club Toulon Provence Méditerranée
Referee: Simon Adgie
ARs: Quentin Sfez & Eric Gleyze
Stade Villeneuvois Lille Métropole v ASM Romagnat Rugby Féminin
Referee: Olivier Bouville
ARs: Renaud Bourdaud Hui & Cedric David
Montpellier Hérault Rugby v FC Grenoble Amazones
Referee: Berenice Loubet
ARs: Thomas Semin & Ludovic Aoust
France: ProD2 – round 21
SU Agen v Valence Romans
Referee: Evan Urruzmendi
ARs: Pierre Bru & Cedric Hueso
TMO: Julien Castaignede
Colomiers Rugby v AS Béziers Hérault
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
ARs: Benoit Albert Bonnafous & Mathieu Noirot
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Oyonnax Rugby v Stade Montois Rugby
Referee: Hugo Dutreuilh
ARs: Remi Aiguebonne & Sylvain Brayelle
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Stade Aurillacois v Soyaux‑Angoulême XV
Referee: Vivien Praderie
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Mickael Simon
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
US Carcassonnaise v USON Nevers
Referee: Anthony Lac
ARs: Julien Camus & Pierre Olivier Julien
TMO: Patrick Pechambert
US Dax v Provence Rugby
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
ARs: Stephane Boyer & Aurelie Groizeleau
TMO: Akim Hadj Bachir
Biarritz Olympique PB v RC Vannes
Referee: Damien Dauvissat
ARs: Stephane Coulon & Benoit Lapassade
TMO: Herve Lasausa Lespy Labaylette
FC Grenoble Rugby v CA Brive
Referee: Julien Caulier
ARs: Cyrille Boulay & Jonathan Gasnier
TMO: Jean Lespes
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