Match officials to March 9

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The officials for this coming weekend's action have been announced, with Romain Poite refereeing England versus Wales on Sunday.

The officials for the coming weekend's rugby action have been announced, with Romain Poite refereeing England vs Wales at Twickenham on Sunday.

Six Nations

Ireland vs Italy at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzère (France), Greg Garner (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)

Scotland vs France at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), JP Doyle (England)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

England vs Wales at Twickenham, London
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Assessor: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

Sevens

England vs Wales
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
Assistant referees: Stuart Terheege (England), Paul Burton (England)
Assessor: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

LV= Cup semi-finals

Northampton Saints vs Saracens
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Kelvin Shorte (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Timekeeper: Tony Turner (England)
Assessor: Brian Campsall (England)

Bath vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Pearce (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant (England)
Assessor: Gary Welsh (England)

Super Rugby, Round 4

Hurricanes vs Brumbies at Westpac Stadium
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Reds vs Cheetahs at Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Matt O'Brien (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)

Crusaders vs Stormers at AMI Stadium Addington
Referee: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Ben O'Keefe (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Watt (New Zealand)

Force vs Rebels at nib Stadium
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Ed Martin (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Bulls vs Blues at Loftus Versfeld
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Sieg van Staden (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)

Sharks vs Lions at Kings Park
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)