The men’s game international referees are all in the north at the moment ahead of the Nations Cup and Nations Championship window which starts this weekend. Luke Pearce (pictured top left) kicks this off in Dublin as Argentina return as the visitors. As we explained when the appointments came out, the Nations Cup teams will also be benefiting from being refereed by the leading officials ahead of the Rugby World Cup next year. So Angus Gardner, Ben O’Keeffe, Nic Berry and Matthew Carley are all in Nations Cup action around Europe this weekend. There is also Rugby Europe men’s and women’s and some international 7s in Asia.
Some of the cross border and domestic leagues take a break because of the international window, but there’s a full run of the ProD2 and Top 14 where Thibault Santamaria (bottom left) oversees the Pau/Perpignan tie up. In Italy, the Serie A Femminile women’s league kicks off for a new season, with Anna Catagin (bottom right) refereeing the Volvera v Torino derby match. In the AIL Women’s league, Old Belvedere v Blackrock College will be refereed by Emma Murphy (top right). And finally we have Hong Kong China men’s and women’s premierships.
Enjoy the international weekend!
Keith
Nations Championship
Ireland v Argentina
Referee: Luke Pearce (Eng)
ARs: Hollie Davidson (Sco) & Morné Ferreira (SA)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)
Italy v South Africa
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ire)
ARs: James Doleman (NZ) & Sam Grove-White (Sco)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus)
FPRO: Mike Adamson (Sco)
Scotland v New Zealand
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
ARs: Andrea Piardi (Ita) & Jordan Way (Aus)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)
FPRO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)
Wales v Japan
Referee: Paul Williams (NZ)
ARs: Christophe Ridley (Eng) & Angus Mabey (NZ)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZ)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)
France v Fiji
Referee: Karl Dickson (Eng)
ARs: Damián Schneider (Arg) & Katsuki Furuse (Jpn)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)
FPRO: Leo Colgan (Ire)
England v Australia
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Geo) & Jérémy Rozier (Fra)
TMO: Tual Trainini (Fra)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)
Nations Cup
Romania v Tonga
Referee: Angus Gardner (Aus)
ARs: Saba Abulashvili (Geo) & Saba Makharadze (Geo)
TMO: Stefano Penne (Ita)
Georgia v Canada
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
ARs: Federico Vedovelli (Ita) & Filippo Russo (Ita)
TMO: Stefano Penne (Ita)
Portugal v Chile
Referee: Nic Berry (Aus)
ARs: Damon Murphy (Aus) & Ben Connor (Wal)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wal)
Spain v Uruguay
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)
ARs: Peter Martin (Ire) & Robbie Jenkinson (Ire)
TMO: Paulo Duarte (Por)
Zimbabwe v Samoa (in Wakefield, England)
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Craig Evans (Wal) & Ben Breakspear (Wal)
TMO: Dan Jones (Eng)
Hong Kong China v USA (Bourg-en-Bresse, France)
Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)
ARs: Kevin Bralley (Fra) & Benoît Rousselet (Fra)
TMO: Dan Jones (Eng)
Representative match
England A v Argentina XV (in Bath, England)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
ARs: Sara Cox MBE (Eng) & Jamie Parr (Eng)
TMO: Hamish Smales (Eng)
Rugby Europe
Women’s Conference 26/27
Andorra v Romania
Referee: Alice Torra (Ita)
Bulgaria v Norway
Referee: Marion Gauthier (Mon)
Men’s Trophy 26/27
Malta v Germany
Referee: Luka Lerotic (Cro)
ARs: Colin O’Shaughnessy (Swe) & Nicholas Zachariev (Cze)
Lithuania v Sweden
Referee: Lech Mieszko (Pol)
ARs: Saba Shvangiradze (Geo) & Kelsey Symons (Lat)
Denmark v Czechia
Referee: Nicolae Fratila (Rou)
ARs: Andrei Gheorghie (Rou) & George Mossford (Fin)
Asia Rugby: Emirates Sevens Trophy (Aqaba, Jordan)
Referees: Taha Mahmoud Shehab (Irq), Yusaku Murata (Jpn), Lorence Ishuga (UAE), Aymen Jriji (Sau).Raveen Alexander (SrL), Jack Taylor (UAE). Harshal Shrimant Dolas (Ind),Muhammad Ghalib Javed (Pak), Prem Bahadur Koirala (Npl), Pankajkumar Avdeshkumar Singh (Ind), Muhammad Manan Naseem (Pak)
Referee Manager: Dilroy Fernando (Asia Rugby), Performance Reviewer: Anil Jayasinghe, (SrL)
France: ProD2 – round 10
SU Agen v Biarritz Olympique PB
Referee: Anthony Lac
ARs: Aurelien Laloo & Quentin Sfez
TMO: Mathieu Noirot
CA Brive v US Dax
Referee: Julien Camus
ARs: Thomas Joly & Anthony Lac
TMO: Mourad Zitouni
Colomiers Rugby v AS Béziers Hérault
Referee: Damien Dauvissat
ARs: Benoit Albert Bonnafous & Stephane Coulon
TMO: Frederic Chazal
Valence Romans v USON Nevers
Referee: Hugo Dutreuilh
ARs: Benjamin Beuriot & Mickael Simon
TMO: Richard Duhau
RC Narbonnais v Nissa Rugby
Referee: Thomas Charabas
ARs: Sylvain Jaymes & Charles Morel
TMO: Martin Lebegue
Stade Aurillacois v US Montauban
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
ARs: Simon Adgie & Ludovic Sacarot
TMO: Nathalie Millet
Soyaux-Angoulême XV v FC Grenoble Rugby
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
ARs: Jonathan Dufort & Danny Groizeleau
TMO: Corentin Averseng
Provence Rugby v Oyonnax Rugby
Referee: Vivien Praderie
ARs: Evan Urruzmendi & Yannick Vals
TMO: Christophe Berdos
France: Top 14 – round 9
Stade Toulousain v ASM Clermont
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
ARs: Pierre Olivier Julien & Evan Urruzmendi
TMO: Patrick Pechambert
RC Toulon v Stade Français Paris
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
ARs: Thomas Chereque & Vivien Praderie
TMO: Jean Luc Rebollal
Section Paloise v USA Perpignan
Referee: Thibault Santamaria
ARs: David Beun & Thomas Charabas
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Castres Olympique v Racing 92
Referee: Adrien Marbot
ARs: Stephane Coulon & Cedric Hueso
TMO: Denis Grenouillet
Montpellier Hérault Rugby v LOU Rugby
Referee: Julien Caulier
ARs: Cyrille Boulay & Damien Dauvissat
TMO: Patrick Dellac
RC Vannes v Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Benoit Rousselet
ARs: Remi Aiguebonne & Benoit Lapassade
TMO: Laurent Sclafer
Stade Rochelais v Aviron Bayonnais
Referee: Pierre Bru
ARs: Christophe Bultet & Jonathan Dufort
TMO: Herve Lasausa Lespy Labaylette
England: Prem Rugby Cup
Pool A
Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears
Referee: Henry Pearson
ARs: Ben Simpson & Gareth Holsgrove
Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Matt Sharpe & Mike Woods
Pool B
Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers
Referee: George Selwood
ARs: John Meredith & Calum Howard
TMO: Nikki O’Donnell
Saracens v Newcastle Red Bulls
Referee: Joe James
ARs: Benjamin Wood & James Clarke
England: Jaecoo Next Gen Cup Final (Women’s)
Saracens Women v Ealing Trailfinders Women
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Rebecca Piddlesden & Simon Adams
England: Elior Champ Rugby
Nottingham Rugby v Rotherham Titans
Referee: Alex Thomas
ARs: Iain Kiy & Neil Chivers
Caldy v Coventry
Referee: Richard Gordon
ARs: Iain Kiy & Greg Macdonald
Ampthill v Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Harry Walbaum
ARs: Mike Hudson & Henry Lowis
Doncaster Knights v Worcester Warriors
Referee: Jonathan Cook
ARs: Michael Maple & Gregg Dawson
Blackheath v Bedford Blues
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
ARs: Simon Harding & TBC
Cornish Pirates v Richmond
Referee: Holly Wood
ARs: Jonathan Healy & James Pidding
Hartpury v Chinnor
Referee: Jamie Parr
ARs: Emmerson Wood & TBC
Ireland: Energia All-Ireland Men’s League – round 6
Ballynahinch v Cork Constitution
Referee: Keane Davison
Lansdowne FC v Clontarf FC
Referee: Max Weston
Old Belvedere RFC v Terenure College RFC
Referee: Ross Whitfield
St. Mary’s College RFC v Young Munster RFC
Referee: George Clancy
University College Dublin Rugby v Old Wesley RFC
Referee: Sam Holt
Ireland: Energia All-Ireland Women’s League – round 4
Old Belvedere v Blackrock College
Referee: Emma Murphy
Galwegians RFC v UL Bohemian RFC
Referee: Eoin Staunton
Railway Union RFC v Wicklow RFC
Referee: Ciaran OFlynn
Italy: Serie A Elite Femminile
Volvera Rugby v CUS Torino
Referee: Anna Catagini
ARs: Nicola Catalfamo & Andrea Origlia
Unione Rugby Capitolina v Arredissima Villorba Rugby
Referee: Fabio Paolucci
ARs: Alessandro Porru & Simone Moretti
Forum Iulii Rugby F.C. ASD v Valsugana Rugby Padova
Referee: Wojciech Piotr Walorek
ARs: Stefano Scarsini & Alessandra Barbuti
Benetton Rugby Treviso v CUS Milano Rugby
Referee: Chiara Maria Sacchetto
ARs: Jamal Kamili & Vanessa Cominato
Hong Kong China: Rugby for Good Men’s Premiership
Societe Generale Valley RFC v Milwaukee Hong Kong Scottish
Referee: Rob Harman (Visiting Referee)
ARs:Matt Rodden & Rowan Turner
DLP Piper Kowloon Rugby v HKFC Natixis Club
Referee: Craig Chan (49th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Stephen Copeman & Chris Howe
Janus Henderson Sandy Bay v Admiralty Asia USRC Tigers RFC
Referee: Thomas Ngan (1st Prem Appointment)
ARs: Nico Fox & Sunny Lee
Hong Kong China: Rugby for Good Women’s Premiership
Causeway Sandy Bay v Admiralty Asia USRC Tigers Women
Referee: Nico Fox (5th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Carman Man & Kenny Ng
Societe Generale Valley RFC v Clement Shield/VetiVa Gai Wu Falcons
Referee: Matt Rodden (9th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Jan Tang & Ivy Kwong
DLA Piper Kowloon Rugby v HKFC Natixis Ice
Referee: Patrick Kwok (43th WPrem Appointment)
ARs: Daniel Cao & Craig Chan
Netherlands: Ereklasse (men’s)
RFC Haarlem v RC Eemland
Referee: Katherine Ritchie
Ascrum v Rotterdam RC
Referee: Thomas Binns
RC Hoek van Holland v AAC
Referee: Ryan Caldwell
RFC Oisterwijk Oysters v Castricum RC
Referee: Lars Looten
RC DIOK v RC ‘t Gooi
Referee: Wissem Letaif
RC The Dukes v Haagsche RC
Referee: Gert Visser
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