In Auckland: Nigel Owens
The referees for the upcoming week's rugby action have been announced, with Nigel Owens and Steve Walsh in Auckland and Mendoza respectively.
The Rugby Championship
New Zealand vs Australia at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Argentina vs South Africa at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official: Argentinian appointment
Top 14, Round 2
Bordeaux-Bègles vs Perpignan Jacques Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux)
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Jérôme Lamirand, Pascal Ubeda
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Racing Métro vs Toulon Stade Yves Du Manoir (Colombes)
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, René Bordeneuve
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
Montpellier vs Clermont Stade Yves Du Manoir (Montpellier)
Referee: Pascal Gaüzere
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Rebollal, Christophe Graviou
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Toulouse vs Mont-de-Marsan Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Mathieu Noirot, Patrick Beuriot
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Castres vs Grenoble Stade Pierre Antoine
Referee: Cyril Lafon
Assistant referees: Mourad Zitouni, Thomas Dejean
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Bayonne vs Stade Français
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos, Benoît Escoubet
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Agen vs Biarritz Stade Armandie
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Stéphane Pomarède, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Bruno Bessot
ITM Cup, Round 1
Hawke's Bay vs Auckland at McLean Park
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Manawatu vs Wellington at FMG Stadium
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Tasman vs Canterbury at Trafalgar Park
Referee: Richard Kelly
Assessor: Neville McAlister
Bay of Plenty vs Taranaki at Bay Park Stadium, Mt Maunganui
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Bryce Lawrence
North Harbour v Waikato at North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Referee: tbc
Currie Cup, Round Three
Griquas vs Cheetahs at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Sindile Mayende, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Lions vs Western Province at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Stefan Breytenbach
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Blue Bulls vs Sharks at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Cobus Wessels
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee
Comments
StunTheMullet says...
Fantastic, another pedantic whistle happy clown to destroy an ABs vs. Australia game.
Posted 11:00 22nd August 2012
passtheball says...
Why spoil NZ v Aus with a NH ref? Nobody wins this way, especially the spectators. Australasian rugby has been attractive to play and watch due in no small part to the attitude of the local refs. Hopefully the players can make a lot less errors so the they take the ref out of the equation.
Posted 05:14 22nd August 2012