Match officials to December 29

The match officials for this week’s action have been confirmed, with Wayne Barnes taking charge of the mouth-watering Premiership showdown between Exeter Chiefs and Saracens at Sandy Park on Sunday.

Premiership

Bristol Bears v Wasps
@ Ashton Gate
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Rob Warburton
TMO: Trevor Fisher

Northampton Saints v Gloucester
@ Franklin’s Gardens
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Jonathan Healy, Tim Wigglesworth
TMO: Sean Davey

Bath v Sale Sharks
@ Recreation Ground
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Phil Watters
TMO: Claire Hodnett

Worcester Warriors v London Irish
@ Sixways
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, Jamie Leahy
TMO: David Rose

Harlequins v Leicester Tigers
@ Twickenham
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Andrew Jackson, Roy Maybank
TMO: Rowan Kitt

Exeter Chiefs v Saracens
@ Sandy Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley, Paul Dix
TMO: Geoffrey Warren

PRO14

Cardiff Blues v Dragons
@ Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Adam Jones (Wales)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wales)

Scarlets v Ospreys
@ Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Dan Jones (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)

Ulster v Connacht
@ Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Nigel Correll (Ireland)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Munster v Leinster
@ Thomond Park
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Chris Busby (Ireland)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Benetton v Zebre
@ Stadio Monigo
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Marius Mitrea (Italy), Manuel Bottino (Italy)
TMO: Alan Falzone (Italy)

Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors
@ Murrayfield
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Keith Allen (Scotland), David Sutherland (Scotland)
TMO: Neil Patterson (Scotland)