Match Officials to April 27
April 22 2008
The big games this weekend come in the Heineken Cup, where it is semi-final time, and the Super 14 is heading for the business end of the season.
Heineken Cup
Saturday, 26 April
London Irish vs Toulouse
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland), Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland)
Sunday, 27 April
Saracens vs Munster
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch Judges: Nigel Whitehouse, Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television Match Official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Citing Commissioner: Peter Brown (Scotland)
European Challenge Cup
Friday, 25 April
Worcester Warriors vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Saturday, 26 April
Bath vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Magners League
Ospreys vs Dragons at Liberty Stadium
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Super 14
Friday, 25 April
Crusaders vs Blues in Christchurch
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Brent Murray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Brumbies vs Lions in Canberra
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Brett Bowden (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Saturday, 26 April
Chiefs vs Reds in Hamilton
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Sharks in Sydney
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Grant MacNeill (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Scott Young (Australia), Lusanda Menze (Performance Auditor) (South Africa)
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes in Kimberley
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Paul Marks (Australia), Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa) , Ian Scotney (Performance Auditor) (Australia)
Stormers vs Highlanders at Newlands
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Touch judges: Daniel Cheever (Australia), Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
France: Top 14 Round 19
Friday, 25 April
Montpellier vs Stade Français
Referee: Bruno Bessot
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Martinaud
Assessor: Michel Forget, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Yves Bressy
Saturday, 26 April
Bayonne vs Bourgoin
Referee: David Rosich
Touch judges: Claude Tajan, Fernand Pereira
Assessor: Jean-Paul Grellety, Roger Duhau
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Brive vs Perpignan
Referee: Eric Darrière
Touch judges: Frédéric Gourgues, Didier Dussaut
Assessor: Patrick Costa, Henri Lalanne
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Auch vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Eric Gauzins
Touch judges: Jean-Luc Gonzalez, Denis Grenouillet
Assessor: Francis Bourgade, Michel Messan
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Dax vs Albi
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Jean-Christophe Clot, Jean-Louis Fillon
Assessor: Michel Roger, Jean Lavergne
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Montauban vs Biarritz
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Daniel Jeanguiot, Guy Pince
Assessor: Patrick Ducouret, Daniel Pruvot
Television match official: Serge Marzullo