Match officials to May 31

Just a couple of small matters to attend to this week as the British & Irish Lions begin their tour of South Africa and the Super 14 Final graces our screens.

Just a couple of small matters to attend to this weekend as the British & Irish Lions begin their tour of South Africa and the Super 14 Final graces our screens.

Marius Jonker is handed the opening assignment against the Royal XV while over in France it's semi-final time with Toulouse, Clermont Auvergne, Stade Français and Perpignan going toe-to-toe.

International

Poland vs Belgium in Varsovie
Referee: Dumitru Frasineanu (Romania)

Friendlies

Canada vs Wales York Stadium, York University, Toronto
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney, Chris Draper (USA)
Television match official: tba (USA)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)

USA vs Ireland at Santa Clara University, California
Referee: Chris White (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)
Television match official: tba (Canada)
Assessor: tba (Canada)

Tunisia vs Romania at Stade de Rugby d'el Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso (France)

Namibia XV vs South African XV in Windhoek
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Referee: Phillip Bosch (South Africa), local

England vs Barbarians
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Ed Morrison (England)
Television match official: Brian Abrahams (England), Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Tour

British & Irish Lions vs Royal Invitation XV in Rustenburg
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referee: Jaco Peyper, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel
Timekeeper: Gabriel Pappas

Murrayfield Sevens

Referees: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan), David Keane (Ireland), Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Leighton Hodges (Wales), Greg Garner (England), James Bolabiu (Fiji), Eric Gauzins (France), Jason Jaftha (South Africa)

Super 14 Final

Bulls vs Chiefs in Pretoria
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)

France

Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne at Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: Claude Tajan, Didier Dussaut
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre Francis Coup, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas

Perpignan vs Stade Français at Stade Gerland, Lyon
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Gilbert Darrieutort, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Pierre Guichard, Jean-Louis Lamy, Patrick Thomas
Television match official: Jean-Claude Lévrier

Promotion Final

Albi vs Oyonnax at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier
Referee: Franck Maciello
Assistant referees: Hervé Gilard, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Claude Rouve, Serge Marzullo
Television match official: Gérard Borreani

Italy

Viadana vs Treviso at Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Stefano Mancini (Frascati)
Assistant referees: Claudio Passacantando (L'Aquila), Francesco Commone (Napoli)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Roma)