Match officials to January 9
There is another full schedule of fixtures this weekend with a few heavyweight clashes set to have referees in the spotlight.
There is another full schedule of fixtures in the North this weekend with a few heavyweight clashes set to have referees in the spotlight.
The big one in England is the top-of-the-table clash between Leicester and Northampton at Welford Road where Dave Pearson will be the man in the middle.
In the Magners League, Nigel Owens is in charge of Osprey's visit to Dublin to face Leinster.
The Stade de France will welcome Toulouse on Saturday with Jean-Pierre Matheu taking control of the gala event in Paris.
Magners League
Dragons vs Connacht at Rodney Parade
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Bodilly (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Ulster vs Treviso at Ravenhill
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), David Connolly (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Leinster vs Ospreys at Royal Dublin Society
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Mark Hermin (Ireland)
Television match official: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Edinburgh vs Scarlets
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Ian Heard (Scotland), Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Munster vs Glasgow Warriors
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland)
Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Cardiff Blues vs Aironi at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Jones (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
England: Aviva Premiership
Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks at Kingston Park
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Bath vs Leeds Carnegie at Recreation Ground
Referee: JP Doyle
Harlequins vs London Wasps at Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Gloucester vs Exeter Chiefs at Kingsholm
Referee: Martin Fox
Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints at Welford Road
Referee: Dave Pearson
Saracens vs London Irish at Vicarage Road
Referee: David Rose
France, Top 14: Round 16
Montpellier vs Perpignan at Stade Yves Du Manoir, Montpellier
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Eric Soulan, Sébastien Hebert
Racing Métro 92 vs Toulon at Stade Yves Du Manoir, Colombes
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Assistant referees: Romain Poite, Jean-Michel Schutz
Biarritz vs Agen at Parc des Sports d'Aguilera
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant referees: Stéphane Boyer, Christophe Malterre
Bayonne vs Castres at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Christophe Dutreuilh, Christophe Clavere
Stade Français vs Toulouse at Stade de France
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Régis Gabard
Bourgoin vs La Rochelle at Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona, Christophe Graviou
Brive vs Clermont at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Salem Attalah, Pascal Ubeda