Match officials to October 31
Silly season is beginning to rear its head in the final week of October, with the tastiest fixture coming in Hong Kong between Oz and NZ.
Silly season is beginning to rear its head in the final week of October, with the big fixture coming in Hong Kong between Australia and New Zealand.
Elsewhere, the Currie Cup Final and ITM Cup semis top the billing in the southern hemisphere while Aviva Premiership and Magners League rugby continues to move through their rounds.
Bledisloe Cup
New Zealand vs Australia at Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Simon Mcdowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Magners League
Ulster vs Munster at Ravenhill
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), John Carvill (Ireland)
Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Scarlets vs Glasgow Warriors at Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Simon Harris (Wales)
Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Benetton Treviso vs Connacht at Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Ospreys vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Liberty Stadium
Referee: tba
Assistant referees: Hugh Watkins (Wales), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Leinster vs Edinburgh
Referee: tba (Italy)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Television match official: Dermot Moloney (Ireland)
Assessor: Tom Aplin (Ireland)
Aironi vs Blues at Stadio Zaffanella, Viadana
Referee: tba
Aviva Premiership
Gloucester vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Robin Goodliffe, Roy Maybank
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Coach: Matt Peters
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Northampton Saints vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Alan Biggs
Assessor: Steve Lander
Coach: Brian Abrahams
Television match official: David Matthews
Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Rob Debney
Assistant referees: Roger Baileff, Ashley Rowden
Coach: Clive Leeke
Television match official: Bob Ockenden
Harlequins vs Bath
Referee: Sean Davey
Assistant referees: Kevin Stewart, Stuart Terheege
Coach: John Burtenshaw
Television match official: Graham Hughes
London Irish vs Sale Sharks
Referee: Martin Fox
Assistant referees: Nick Carrick, Paul Burton
Assessor: Ashley Reay
Television match official: Roy Marfleet
Leeds Carnegie vs London Wasps
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Don Helme, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Television match official: Andrew Turner
Top 14
Racing Métro 92 vs Perpignan at Stade Yves Du Manoir, Colombes
Brive vs Biarritz at Stade Amédée-Domenech
Bayonne vs Montpellier at Stade Jean-Dauger
Toulouse vs Toulon at Stade Ernest-Wallon
Agen vs La Rochelle at Stade Armandie
Castres vs Bourgoin at Stade Pierre-Antoine
Clermont vs Stade Français at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
ITM Cup Semi-Finals
Canterbury vs Wellington at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Auckland vs Waikato at Eden Park, Auckland
Currie Cup Final
Sharks vs Western Province
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Cobus Wessels, Christie du Preez
Reserve referee: Marius Jonker
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Timekeeper: Gabriel Pappas