Rolland: In charge at Vicarage Road
It's knock-out time in the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup in the north, while Super Rugby heads into week seven in the south.
Heineken Cup
Edinburgh vs Toulouse at Murrayfield
Referee: Nigel Owens Wales)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Leinster vs Cardiff Blues at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzere (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Munster vs Ulster at Thomond Park
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), Matthieu Raynal (France)
Saracens vs Clermont Auvergne at Vicarage Road
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Neil Paterson (Scotland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Amlin Challenge Cup
Stade Français Paris vs Exeter Chiefs at Stade Charlety
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referee James Jones Wales), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Toulon vs Harlequins at Stade Félix Mayol
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
London Wasps vs Biarritz Olympique at Adams Park
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Allan (Scotland), Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Brive vs Scarlets at Stadium Amédée Domenech
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Paul Dix (England)
Super Rugby
Rebels vs Blues in Melbourne
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Andrew Lees (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Hurricanes vs Sharks in New Plymouth
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Reds vs Brumbies in Brisbane
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Rohan Hoffman (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Lesczcynski (Australia)
Force vs Chiefs in Perth
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Highlanders vs Stormers in Dunedin
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Cheetahs vs Lions in Welkom
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans (South Africa), Reuben Rossouw (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Bulls vs Crusaders in Pretoria
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Lesego Legoete (South Africa), Tiaan Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)
Comments
Ramage says...
@liewehexie Just what is this supposed to mean? Are you suggesting NZ franchises are being favoured by the fact NZ referees are appointed or is is this just another Saffa conspiracy theory. Remember that Australia have only two referees in the Super panel who have started games and one of those is a former NZ referee now refereeing under the banner of Australia. However lets look at your statement " not surpisingly every NZ team playing,home or away has a kiwi ref." Please do your homework before you start sprouting untruths. Here are the games and referees who are not NZRFU referees who have controlled games Kiwi teams have played in 2012 Super Rugby.
Round 1 Stormers/Hurricanes, Jonker.
Round 2 Lions/Hurricanes Walsh, Highlanders/Crusaders Peyper.
Round 3 Force/Hurricanes Peyper, Bulls/Blues Walsh.
Round 4 Chiefs/Brumbies Smith
Round 5 Blues/Hurricanes Walsh, Brumbies/Highlanders van der Merwe,
Round 6 Highlanders/Rebels Jonker, Hurricanes/Cheetahs Smith, Lions/Crusaders
Kaplan
Round 7 This week's games Bulls/Crusaders Peyper.
So by my account at the end of Round 7 there have been 12 games involving kiwi teams that have been refereed by non kiwi referees. Before you come on here mouthing your conspiracy theories please do your homework and don't spout crap. End of story sorry. So back to the drawing board Lie(wehexie) and find some other new conspiracy theory as this one doesn't hold water. I don't believe referees in rugby are corrupt or cheats. Yes they make mistakes, yes they miss play they should have seen but they don't try to fix games which is implied in your post. I resent this continued attack on the integrity of our refs. It is one thing to disagree with them and point out their mistakes but the continued suggestions they are cheats should stop. Liewehexie accept that you are wrong and what you are inferring is an insult to some good men.
Posted 16:25 05th April 2012
Ramage says...
@Trinuts there you are your wish has come true a dodgy referee for the Reds. After all what could be more dodgy than a referee from NZ posing as a ref from OZ especially someone who is a Kiwi and living in Australia very very dodgy.
Posted 15:20 03rd April 2012