Match officials to January 17

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Stand by your beds. The final two rounds of the Heineken Cup Pool stages awaits from this Friday as the officials get their assignments.

Stand by your beds. The final two rounds of the Heineken Cup Pool stages awaits from this Friday as the officials get their assignments.

Huge games are found in many places and none more so than at Stade Marcel-Michelin and Stade Ernest-Wallon, with Dave Pearson and Nigel Owens taking charge respecitvely.

Heineken Cup, Round 5

Glasgow Warriors vs Dragons at Firhill Arena
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Haycock (Ireland), Richard Kerr (Ireland)
Television match official: David Anderson (Scotland)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)

Ulster vs Edinburgh at Ravenhill
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

Benetton Treviso vs Munster at Stadio Communale di Monigo
Referee: Chris White (England)

Gloucester vs Biarritz at Kingsholm
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Keane (Ireland), Darragh McCormack (Ireland)

Leicester Tigers vs Viadana at Welford Road
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

Clermont Auvergne vs Ospreys at Stade Marcel-Michelin
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Television match official: Brian Stirling (Ireland)

Stade Français vs Bath at Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Colin Stanley (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

Cardiff Blues vs Sale Sharks at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Television match official: Bertie Smith (Ireland)

Leinster vs Brive at Royal Dublin Showground
Referee: Andrew Small (England)

Northampton Saints vs Perpignan at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland)

Toulouse vs Harlequins at Stade Ernest-Wallon
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Scarlets vs London Irish at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 5

Bourgoin vs Bucuresti Oaks at Stade Pierre-Rajon
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)

Saracens vs Toulon at Vicarage Road
Referee: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Alan Forest (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

London Wasps vs Roma at Adams Park
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Rob Dickson (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)

Connacht vs Montpellier at the Sportsground
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Graham Knox (Scotland), Ronnie Dumma (Scotland)

Castres vs Rovigo at Stade Pierre-Antoine
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Albi vs Newcastle Falcons at La Maison des Sports
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Michael Black (Ireland), Dermot Moloney (Ireland)

Bayonne vs Racing-Metro 92 at Stade Jean-Dauger
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Parma vs Leeds Carnegie at Stadio at vs Aprile
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

Worcester Warriors vs Olympus Rugby XV Madrid at Sixways
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Petrarca Padova vs Montauban at Stadio Plebiscito
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)