Referees to 15 January 2012

It's back to fun and games in Europe this weekend as northern referees zoom all over the place.

International

Heineken Cup, Round 5

Pool 1

Scarlets vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Michael Black (Ireland)
Television match official: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Timekeeper: Tony Rowlands

Munster vs Castres
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth (England), Roy Maybank (England)
Television match official: Trevor Fisher (England)

Pool 2

Racing-Métro 92 vs Edinburgh
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: tbc (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

London Irish vs Cardiff Blues
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Rob Dickson (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Assessor: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Pool 3

Montpellier vs Bath
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), David Keane (Ireland)

Glasgow Warriors vs Leinster
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Gwyn Morris (Wales), Jonathan Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Pool 4

Ulster vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Eric Soulan (France)
Television match official: Daniel Gillet (France)
Assessor: Tim Aplin (Ireland)

Aironi vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Pool 5

Ospreys vs Benetton Treviso
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Timekeeper: Terry Thomas

Saracens vs Biarritz
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Johan Lacey (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)

Pool 6

Toulouse vs Connacht
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Sean Davey (England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)

Harlequins vs Gloucester
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Cyril Lafon (France)
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui (France)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)

Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 5

Pool 1

Worcester Warriors vs Banca Monte Crociati
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andy Ireland (Scotland), Adrian Graves (Scotland)  

Bucharest Wolves vs Stade Français
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alan Falzone (Italy), Simone Boaretto (Italy)

Pool 2

Toulon vs Lyon
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Chris Williams (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds ( Wales)

Newcastle Falcons vs Petrarca
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assistant referees: Greg Morgan (Wales), Colin Kirkhouse (Wales)

Pool 3

Bordeaux-Bègles vs Bayonne
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Stefano Pennè (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Television match official: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)

Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo vs London Wasps
Referee: Laurent Cardona (France)
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah (France), tbc (France)

Pool 4

I Cavalieri Prato vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Cédric Marchat (France)
Assistant referees: Franck Maciello (France), Arnauld Blondel (France)

Perpignan vs Newport Gwent Dragons
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland), Archie McInally (Scotland)  
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Pool 5

Brive vs Agen
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Ian Tempest (England) Alan Biggs (England)

La Vila vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)

Domestic

England

The Championship

Rotherham Titans vs Moseley at Clifton Lane
Referee: Steve Lee

London Welsh vs Bristol Rugby at Old Deer Park
Referee: Dean Richards

Bedford Blues vs London Scottish at Goldington Road, Bedford
Referee: Darren Gamage

Esher vs Cornish Pirates at Molesey Road
Referee: Michael Tutty

Plymouth Albion vs Leeds Carnegie at Brickfields
Referee: Paul Knowles

Nottingham vs Doncaster Knights at Meadow Lane
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

France

Pro D2, Round 16

Albi vs Narbonne at Stade Municipal Albi
Referee: Nicolas Datas
Assistant referees: Robert Crabos, Jean-Paul Benoît
Goal judges: Sébastien Grellety, Pierre Chastrusse

Auch vs Périgueux at Stade Jacques-Fouroux
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Emmanuel Chenavier, Franck Bernos
Goal judges: Dan Greuet, Thierry Guilloton

Béziers vs Dax at Stade de la Méditérranée
Referee: Jérôme Lamirand
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes, Jean-Claude Pairault
Goal judges: William Beraud, Christophe Destruhaut

La Rochelle vs Oyonnax at Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
Assistant referees: Luigi Gaborit, Lionel Fillol
Goal judges: Alain Gipoulou, Franck Rataj

Pau vs Aix-en-Provence at Stade du Hameau
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Pierre Courbin, Alain Monteux
Goal judges: Axel Ponsard Chareyre, Pascal Moreau

Bourgoin vs Carcassonne at Stade Pierre-Rajon
Referee: David Rosich
Assistant referees: Raphaël Guaragna, Frédéric Gourgues
Goal judges: Philippe Sigu, Laurent Breil

Grenoble vs Aurillac Stade at Lesdiguières
Referee: Christophe Dutreuilh
Assistant referees: William Beraud, Emmanuel Rosich
Goal judges: Romain Athaner, Jean-Michel Huguet

Tarbes vs Mont-de-Marsan at Stade Maurice-Trélut
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Mourad Zitouni, Alain Falaise
Goal judges: Guillaume Trieux, Denis Grenouillet

Ireland

Ulster Bank League

Division 1A

Garryowen vs Shannon at Dooradloyle
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Clontarf vs Old Belvedere at Castle Avenue
Referee: Darragh McCormack

Dolphin vs Young Munster at Musgrave Park
Referee: Brian Macneice

Lansdowne vs Blackrock College RFC at Aviva Stadium
Referee: Kevin Beggs

St Mary's College vs Cork Constitution at Templeville Road
Referee: Mark Patton

Division 1B

Buccaneers vs Galwegians at Dubarry Park
Referee: Sean Gallagher

Bruff vs UCC at Kilballyowen Park
Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell

Ballymena vs Dungannon at Eaton Park
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin

UL Bohemian vs Ballynahinch at Annacotty
Referee: David Connolly

UCD vs Belfast Harlequins at Belfield
Referee: Mark Hermin

Scotland

Premier A

Aberdeen vs Gala 
Referee: Cammy Rudkin 
Assistant referees: George Whitecross, Iain Bruce

Ayr vs Stirling County 
Referee: Gary Gordon
Assistant referees: Gus Tweedale, tbc

Currie vs Boroughmuir 
Referee: Johann van der Merwe 
Assistant referees: Mhairi Hay, tbc

Melrose vs Dundee HSFP 
Referee: James Matthew 
Assistant referees: Malcolm Changleng, tbc

Wales

Premiership

Aberavon vs Swansea  
Referee: Simon Rees
Assistant referees: Steve Curtis, Huw F Lewis

Neath vs Llandovery  
Referee: Tim Hayes
Assistant referees: Tim Beddow, Terry Thomas

Cross Keys vs Carmarthen Quins  
Referee: Jason Bessant
Assistant referees: Nigel Jones, Mike Cox

Bridgend vs Pontypridd  
Referee: Rhys Thomas
Assistant referees: Lee Parry, Ian Buckland

Pontypool vs Llanelli  
Referee: Phil Fear
Assistant referees: Tim Davies, Robert Price

Cardiff vs Bedwas  
Referee: Ian Davies
Assistant referees: Ian Morris, Stuart Vaudin

Tonmawr vs Newport  
Referee: Gareth Butler
Assistant referees: Jon Hardy, Neil Howells




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