Rugby referee appointments spherical up: 9-12 December –

One other December week, and one other spherical of World 7s takes place, this time in Cape City the place the lads’s and ladies’s match officers have all headed. In primarily colder climes, the 2022-23 European Champions and Problem Cups kick off with new groups from South Africa. Wayne Barnes (pic prime left) is off to Clermont as they play host to the DHL Stormers for the primary time. There’s a full listing of referees, ARs and TMOs on the transfer across the competitors.

We even have the referees and ARs for the RFU Championship and Allianz Premier 15s in England with Katherine Richie (prime proper) refereeing Harlequins Ladies who tackle the Sale Sharks. In South Wales, Simon Rees shall be overseeing the Welsh Premiership match between Swansea RFC and Llandovery RFC. The guests are hoping to shut the hole between them and league leaders Cardiff. They play Aberavon tonight with Ben Whitehouse escaping the TMO truck for a run round with the whistle. In France, there’s no Top14 this week, however a full run of ProD2 matches. The officers with one of many longest names in refereeing, Herve Lasausa lespy labaylette (backside proper) takes cost of the Massy Essonne v Colomiers Rugby match up in SW Paris. We’ve additionally bought the lads’s Premiership appointments in Hong Kong to spherical issues off. Am anticipating Scottish Premiership appointments to be added tomorrow.

Get pleasure from your weekend, take care and hold heat should you’re in Europe the place a chilly snap is ready!
Keith

World Seven Sequence – Cape City

Ladies’s: Finlay Brown (SRU), Craig Chan (HKRU), Talal Chaudhry (RC), Eki Fanlo (FER), Cisco Lopez (USA), Kat Roche (USA) & Valuable Pazani (Zimbabwe)

Males’s: Jordan Means (RA), Reuben Keane (RA), Tevita Rokovereni (FRU), Ben Breakspear (WRU), AJ Jacobs (SARU), Adam Leal (RFU), Paulo Duarte (FPR), Morne Ferreira (SARU), Francisco Gonzalez (URU), Nick Hogan (NZR)

European Champions Cup – Spherical 1

London Irish v Montpellier Hérault Rugby
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Ita)
ARs: Federico Vedovelli (Ita) & Clara Munarini (Ita)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)

Cell C Sharks v Harlequins
Referee: Tual Trainini (Fra)
ARs: Pierre Brousset (Fra) & Benoit Rousselet (Fra)
TMO: Thomas Charabas (Fra)

Racing 92 v Leinster Rugby
Referee: Luke Pearce (Eng)
ARs: Harry Walbaum (Eng) & John Meredith (Eng)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)

Gloucester Rugby v Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Craig Evans (Wal)
ARs: Mike English (Wal) & Rhys Jones (Wal)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)

ASM Clermont Auvergne v DHL Stormers
Referee: Wayne Barnes (Eng)
ARs: Alex Thomas (Eng) & Wayne Falla (Eng)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)

Stade Rochelais v Northampton Saints
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
ARs: Peter Martin (Ire) & Oisin Quinn (Ire)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ire)

Vodacom Bulls v Lyon
Referee: Matthew Carley (Eng)
ARs: Karl Dickson (Eng) & Sara Cox (Eng)
TMO: Ian Tempest (Eng)

Castres Olympique v Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ire)
ARs: Andrew Cole (Ire) & Dan Carson (Ire)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)

Sale Sharks v Ulster Rugby
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (Fra)
ARs: Jonathan Dufort (Fra) & Flavien Hourquet (Fra)
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (Fra)

Saracens v Edinburgh Rugby
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
ARs: Vincent Blasco Baqué (Fra) & David Beun (Fra)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)

Munster Rugby v Stade Toulousain
Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)
ARs: Greg Macdonald (Eng) & James Clarke (Eng)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (Eng)

Ospreys v Leicester Tigers
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (Fra)
ARs: Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy (Fra) & Jonathan Gasnier (Fra)
TMO: Eric Briquet-Campin (Fra)

European Problem Cup – Spherical 1

Stade Francais Paris v Benetton Rugby
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ire)
ARs: Jonny Erskine (Ire) & Dermot Blake (Ire)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ire)

USAP v Bristol Bears
Referee: Chris Busby (Ire)
ARs: Dan Carson (Ire) & Robbie Jenkinson (Ire)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ire)

Emirates Lions v Dragons RFC
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng)
ARs: Dan Jones (Eng) & George Selwood (Eng)
TMO: Dean Richards (Eng)

Tub Rugby v Glasgow Warriors
Referee: Adrien Marbot (Fra)
ARs: Evan Urruzmendi (Fra) & Stéphane Crapoix (Fra)
TMO: Patrick Dellac (Fra)

Part Paloise v Toyota Cheetahs
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Sco)
ARs: Hollie Davidson (Sco) & Ru Campbell (Sco)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Sco)

Cardiff Rugby v CA Brive
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
ARs: Alex Frasson (Ita) & Franco Rosella (Ita)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Ita)

Connacht Rugby v Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)
ARs: Adrien Descottes (Fra) & Thomas Chereque (Fra)
TMO: Denis Grenouillet (Fra)

Zebre Parma v RC Toulon
Referee: Adam Jones (Wal)
ARs: Elgan Williams (Wal) & Mark Butcher (Wal)
TMO: Ian Davies (Wal)

Scarlets v Aviron Bayonnais
Referee: Jack Makepeace (Eng)
ARs: Mike Hudson (Eng) & Charlie Gayther (Eng)
TMO: Steve Leyshon (Eng)

Hong Kong: Nan Fung Group/SEWIT Males’s Premiership

DAC Kowloon v Natixis HKFC Membership
Referee: Francesco Cammisa (2nd Prem appointment)
ARs: Sam Brown & Allen Decide

Kroll USRC Tigers v Societe Generale Valley
Referee: Shane Barr (sixteenth Prem appointment)
ARs: Francesco Cammisa & Nic Futter

KPMG HK Scottish v IMPACTHK HKU Sandy Bay
Referee: Matt Rodden (74th Prem Appointment)
ARs: Morgan White & Mark Jackson

England: RFU Championship – spherical 9

Nottingham v Jersey Reds
Referee: Hamish Smales
ARs: Neil Chivers & Andy Ashwell

Caldy v Cornish Pirates
Referee: Hamish Grant
ARs: Simon Park & Gregg Dawson

Doncaster Knights v London Scottish
Referee: Adam Wookey
ARs: Jamie Leahy & James Cornell

Hartpury College v Coventry
Referee: Charlie Gayther
ARs: Peter Brunt & Kevin Williams

Richmond v Ampthill
Referee: Simon Harding
ARs: Veryan Boscawen & Lionel Spooner

Ealing Trailfinders v Bedford Blues
Referee: Joe James
ARs: Mike Woods & Gareth Holsgrove

Allianz Premier 15s – spherical 4

Loughborough Lightning v Exeter Chiefs Ladies
Referee: Owen Taylor
ARs: Simon Adams & Jenny Burrow

College of Worcester Warriors Ladies v Bristol Bears Ladies
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
ARs: Ian Bibey & Fiona Brunt

DMP Sharks v Wasps Ladies
Referee: Jamie Parr
ARs: Rebecca Rees & Mick Harris

Harlequins Ladies v Sale Sharks Ladies
Referee: Katherine Ritchie
ARs: Mel Wright & Chris Bartlett

Saracens Ladies v Gloucester-Hartpury Ladies’s RFC
Referee: Mike Hudson
ARs: Ryan Collier & Frank Venner

France: ProD2 – Spherical 14

Agen v Beziers
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
ARs: KEVIN BRALLEY & Norbert ROCHE
TMO: Nicolas Datas

Provence Rugby v Rouen Normandie Rugby
Referee: Sebastien Minery
ARs: T.Santamaria & F.Masse
TMO: B.Bessot

RC Massy Essonne v Colomiers Rugby
Referee: Herve Lasausa lespy labaylette
ARs: B.BEURIOT & S.Desvaux
TMO: M.Zitouni

US Carcassonne v USON Nevers
Referee: Pierre Bru
ARs: R.Charleroy & P.Puharre
TMO: C.Marchat

Biarritz Olympique PB v Soyaux-Angoulême XV
Referee: Benjamin Hernandez
ARs: L.Frayssinet & C.Bats
TMO: C.Berdos

Oyonnax Rugby v US Montalbanaise
Referee: Jean LESPES
ARs: F.Bouzac & D.Daste
TMO: L.Sclafer

Stade Aurillacois v RC Vannes
Referee: Cyrille BOULAY
ARs: A.LAC & M.Gharbi tarchouna
TMO: J.Rebollal

Stade Montois Rugby v FC Grenoble Rugby
Referee: Stephane Coulon
ARs: M.Noirot & S.Jaymes
TMO: P.Pechambert

Wales: Indigo Premiership

Aberavon v Cardiff
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
ARs: TBC

Swansea RFC v Llandovery RFC
Referee: Simon Rees
ARs: John Darcy & Jamie Morgan

Pontypridd RFC v Ebbw Vale RFC
Referee: Jason Bessant
ARs: Gareth Newman & Martyn Jones

Merthyr RFC v Newport RFC
Referee: Aled Evans
ARs: Aaron Parry & Gavin Roberts

Bridgend RFC v Llanelli RFC
Referee: Elliot Mayor
ARs: Gwyn Morris & Greg Morgan

RGC v Carmarthen RFC
Referee: Tom Spurrier
ARs: Dewi Phillips & Richard Brace

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