Match officials at Christmastide
Although several leagues around the world are currently on a break, there will be rugby action going on in Europe over the Christmas period.
Although several leagues around the world are currently on a break, there will be action in Europe over the Christmas period.
Although there are no matches being played on Christmas Day there will be some action before and after it.
After two successive weeks of Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup matches, European clubs return to their domestic competitions in the RaboDirect Pro 12, Aviva Premiership and Top 14 tournaments.
RaboDirect Pro12
Cardiff Blues vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Tim Hayes (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Scarlets vs Ospreys at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Neil Hennessy (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Edinburgh vs Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
Leinster vs Ulster at Royal Dublin Society
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Trevor Collins (Ireland)
Television match official: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Aironi vs Benetton Treviso at Stadio Zaffanella
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Matteo Liperirni (Italy), Filippo Bertelli (Italy)
Television match official: Alan Falzone (FIR)
Munster vs Connacht at Thomond Park
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Aviva Premiership
Northampton Saints vs Bath at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: David Rose
Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park
Referee: David Pearson
Gloucester vs London Wasps at Kingsholm
Referee: Greg Garner
Worcester Warriors vs Leicester Tigers at Sixways
Referee: JP Doyle
London Irish vs Exeter Chiefs at Madejski Stadium
Referee: Dean Richards
Top 14
Brive vs Clermont at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Stéphane Pomarède, Christophe Malterre
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Stade Français vs Biarritz at Stade Charlety (Paris)
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Cyril Lafon, David Parrini
Television match official: Laurent Valin
Perpignan vs Bordeaux at Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Alain Blondel, Laurent Sclafer
Television match official: Gilles Cogne
Toulon vs Lyon at Stade Mayol
Referee: Sébastien Minery
Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz, Philippe Gorbenko
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Bayonne vs Castres at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Jean-Michel Schutz
Television match official: Hervé Dubes
Racing-Métro vs Agen at Stade Yves du Manoir (Colombes)
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, Christophe Graviou
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Montpellier vs Toulouse at Stade Yves du Manoir (Montpellier)
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Akim Hadj Bachir, Patrick Beuriot
Television match official: Eric Gonthier