Match officials to December 11
This week sees the return to European cup competition action in Round Three of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup.
This week sees the return to European cup competition action in Round Three of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup tournaments.
Irish referee George Clancy will be the man in charge at the Stoop for the Pool 6 Heineken Cup clash between unbeaten Premiership leaders Harlequins and four-times tournament champions Toulouse.
Elsewhere, it is the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Sevens
Port Elizabeth this week for Round Three
Referees: Federico Anselmi (Argentina), James Bolabiu (Fiji), Tui Komiti (Samoa), James McPhail (New Zealand), Anthony Moyes (Australia), Matt O'Brien (Australia), Rasta Rashivenga (South Africa), Charles Samson (Scotland)
Heineken Cup, Round Three
Ulster vs Aironi
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Cardiff Blues vs Edinburgh
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Harlequins vs Toulouse
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Ken Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Connacht vs Gloucester
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Changleng (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
Benetton Treviso vs Biarritz
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assessor: Tim Aplin (Ireland)
Castres vs Northampton Saints
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Michael Black (Ireland), Trevor Collins (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Scarlets vs Munster
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Racing-Métro vs London Irish
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Saracens vs Ospreys
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Bath vs Leinster
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Glasgow Warriors vs Montpellier
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Clermont Auvergne vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), Ollie Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Amlin Challenge Cup, Round Three
Newcastle Falcons vs Toulon
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Haycock (Ireland), David Keane (Ireland)
Television match official: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Agen vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Adrian Graves (Scotland)
Television match official: Iain Heard (Scotland)
Perpignan vs Prato
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Rovigo vs Bordeaux-Bègles
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Crociati vs Stade Français
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
La Vila vs Brive
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon Mcdowell (Ireland), Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Lyon vs Petrarca
Referee: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Rob Dickson, Archie McInally
Bayonne vs London Wasps
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Brian Macneice (Ireland), Darragh McCormack (Ireland)
Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Bucharest vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Exeter vs Dragons
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)