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Match officials to October 19
October 13 2008
There's plenty of rugby action around the planet this coming weekend as Europe continues its two elite competitions - but the south has other pressing matters.
Four remain in New Zealand for the Air NZ Cup semi-finals while at the other end of the scale, a South African quartet will be battling for survival.
Heineken Cup - Round 2
Pool 1
Montauban vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Chris White (England)
Touch judges: Sean Davey (England), Bruce Robertson (England)
Sale Sharks vs Munster
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Eric Gauzins (France)
Pool 2
Castres Olympique vs Edinburgh
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England), Alan Hughes (England)
Leinster vs London Wasps
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Neil Ballard (Wales), Jonathan Mason (Wales)
Pool 3
Benetton Treviso vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: Bernard Dal Maso (France), JP Vermande (France)
Ospreys vs Perpignan
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: David Rose (England), Kevin Stewart (England)
Pool 4
Stade Français vs Scarlets
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: Rob Dickson (Scotland) Ronnie Dumma (Scotland)
Harlequins vs Ulster
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Touch judges: David Bodily (Wales), Alan Jenkins (Wales)
Pool 5
Glasgow Warriors vs Toulouse
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Alan Rogan (Ireland)
Television match official: Olan Trevor (Ireland)
Bath vs Dragons
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Touch judges: Giulio De Santis (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Television match official: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Pool 6
Biarritz Olympique vs Calvisano
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Touch judges: David Changleng (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)
Cardiff Blues vs Gloucester
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Colin Stanley (Ireland), Dudley Philips (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
European Challenge Cup - Round 2
Pool 1
Connacht vs London Irish
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Rovigo vs Dax
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Pool 2
Bristol vs Toulon
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland), Johan Carvill (Ireland)
Northampton Saints vs Montpellier
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Pool 3
Bourgoin vs Petrarca
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Bucuresti Oaks vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Stefan Pomarède (France)
Pool 4
Brive vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland), Mark Hermin (Ireland)
Television match official: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
El Salvador vs Overmach Parma
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Pool 5
Mont-de-Marsan vs Bayonne
Referee: Rob Debney (England)
Viadana vs Saracens
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup
Wellington vs Southland at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Steve Walsh
Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker, Vinny Munro
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Canterbury vs Hawke's Bay at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Touch judges: Chris Pollock, Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Keith Brown
South Africa
Promotion-Relegation
Boland vs Griffons
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Valke vs Leopards
Referee: Mark Lawrence