Match officials to October 18
The Currie Cup semi-finals are the highlight of the weekend down South while Europe heads into round two of the Heineken Cup.
The Currie Cup semi-finals are the highlight of the weekend down South while Europe heads into round two of the Heineken Cup.
Marius Jonker will be in Durban for the first semi-final between the Sharks and Cheetahs while Mark Lawrence will handle the Blue Bulls visit to Newlands.
Alain Rolland will be the man in the middle when Harlequin's host Toulouse while Frenchman Christophe Berdos will be at Edgeley Road for the Pool Five clash between Sale and Cardiff.
Nigel Owens will be in charge of Perpignan's crunch game with Northampton at the ever intimidating Stade Aimé Giral while Irishman George Clancy will look after Stade Français in Bath.
Heineken Cup, Round 2
Pool 1
Perpignan vs Northampton Saints at Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: David Bodily (Wales), Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Munster vs Benetton Treviso at Thomond Park
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Patrick Pechambert (France), Jérôme Lamirand (France)
Television match official: Daniel Gillet (France)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman (England)
Pool 2
Dragons vs Glasgow Warriors at Rodney Parade
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat (France), Stéphane Boyer (France)
Biarritz vs Gloucester at Parc des Sports d'Aguilera
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Peter Roche (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Pool 3
Viadana vs Leicester Tigers at Stadio Communale Luigi Zaffanella
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Stephan Pomarède (France)
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui (France)
Ospreys vs Clermont Auvergneat Liberty Stadium
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Sean Davey(England), Peter Huckle (England)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Pool 4
Edinburgh vs Ulster at Murrayfield
Referee: David Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: David Rose(England), Paul Dix (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Gabriele Villari (Italy)
Bath vs Stade Français
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Michael Black (Ireland)
Television match official: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Assessor: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Pool 5
Sale Sharks vs Cardiff Blues at Edgeley Road
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Assistant referees:Eric Gauzins (France), Laurent Cardona (France)
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas (France)
Assessor: Gianni Romano (Italy)
Harlequins vs Toulouse at The Stoop
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Brain MacNeice (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)
Pool 6
London Irish vs Scarlets at Madejski Stadium
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Television match official: Laurie Bryant (England)
Assessor: Patrick Thomas (France)
Brive vs Leinster at Stadium Municipal
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Laurent Valin (France)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 2
Pool 1
Bucuresti Oaks vs Bourgoin at Arcul de Triumf
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Assistant referees: Huw David (Wales), Huw Williams (Wales)
Leeds Carnegie vs Parma at Headingley
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assistant referees: Leighton Hodges (Wales), Martyn Lewis (Wales)
Assessor: Joël Dumé (France)
Pool 2
Montpellier vs Connacht at Stade Yves du Manoir
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Assistant referees:Martin Fox (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Assessor: Claudio Giacomel (Italy)
Olympus XV Madrid vs Worcester Warriors at Ciudad Universitaria
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Assistant referees: Stefano Roscini (Italy), Pio di Santo (Italy)
Pool 3
Toulon vs Saracens at Stade Felix-Mayol
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Carvill (Ireland), Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)
Rovigo vs Castres at Stadio Communale Battaglini
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Ashley Rowden (England), Roger Baileff (England)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)
Pool 4
Roma vs London Wasps at Tre Fontane
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Iain Heard (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Racing-Mètro 92 vs Bayonne at Stade Yves du Manoir, Colombes
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees:David Changleng (Scotland), Rob Dickson (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)
Pool 5
Montauban vs Petrarca Padova at Stade de Sapiac
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney (England), Alan Biggs (England)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)
Newcastle Falcons vs Albi at Kingston Park
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alan Falzone (Italy),Giulio de Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup, Week 12
Hawke's Bay vs Canterbury at McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Manawatu vs Bay of Plenty at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Chris Boyd
Southland vs Taranaki at Rugby Park, Invercargill
Referee: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Lyndon Bray
Wellington vs North Harbour at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assessor: Errol Brain
Otago vs Tasman at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Jonathon White
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Waikato vs Northland at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)
Assessor: Bryce Lawrence, Glenn Wahlstrom
Auckland vs Counties Manukau at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
South Africa
Currie Cup
Semi-finals
Sharks vs Cheetahs at Absa Stadium, Durban