The referees and other match officials for the 2023 Six Nations should all be familiar names for regular rugby watchers. But who’s whistling your team’s upcoming matches? See below for who is refereeing each game in the famous championship.

Related: Six Nations TV coverage

Six Nations Referees

ROUND 1

Wales v Ireland (Principality Stadium; Saturday 4 February 2023)

Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Pearce (England)
TMO: Tom Foley (England)

England v Scotland (Twickenham; Saturday 4 February 2023)

Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (New Zealand)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Italy v France (Stadio Olimpico; Sunday 5 February 2023)

Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

ROUND 2

Ireland v France (Aviva Stadium; Saturday 11 February 2023)

eferee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Scotland v Wales (BT Murrayfield; Saturday 11 February 2023)

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (Ireland)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

England v Italy (Twickenham; Sunday 12 February 2023)

Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant Referee 2: Tual Trainini (France)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)

ROUND 3

Italy v Ireland (Stadio Olimpico; Saturday 25 February 2023)

Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Wales v England (Principality Stadium; Saturday 25 February 2023)

Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

France v Scotland (Stade de France; Sunday 26 February 2023)

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

ROUND 4

Italy v Wales (Stadio Olimpico; Saturday 11 March 2023)

Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (England)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland)

England v France (Twickenham Stadium; Saturday 11 March 2023)

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Scotland v Ireland (BT Murrayfield; Sunday 12 March 2023)

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)

ROUND 5

Scotland v Italy (BT Murrayfield;; Saturday 18 March 2023)

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)

France v Wales (Stade de France; Saturday 18 March 2023)

Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Ireland v England (Aviva Stadium; Saturday 18 March 2023)

Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (France)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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