Match officials to September 5
There is plenty of action in both hemispheres this week, with the Magners League and Aviva Premiership getting underway.
Wayne Barnes is the man in the middle for the final Tri-Nations game on South African soil while Peter Allan takes charge of the high-profile Magners League clash between Ulster and Ospreys.
Tri-Nations
South Africa vs Australia in Bloemfontein
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)
Women's World Cup semifinals
New Zealand vs France at the Twickenham Stoop, Twickenham
Referee: Clare Daniels (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Debbie Innes (England)
England vs Australia Twickenham at the Stoop, Twickenham
Referee: Nicky Inwood (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland), Kerstin Ljungdahl (Germany)
Canada vs Scotland at the Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Dana Teagarden (USA), Gabriel Lee Wing Yi (Hong Kong)
Ireland vs USA at the Surrey Sports Park, Guild ford
Referee: Sébastien Minery (France)
Assistant referees: Sarah Corrigan (Australia), Joyce Henry (Canada)
South Africa vs Kazakhstan at the Surrey Sports Park, Guild ford
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Sarah Corrigan (Australia), Barbara Guastini (Italy)
Wales vs Sweden at the Surrey Sports Park, Guild ford
Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada)
Assistant referees: Dana Teagarden (USA), Gabriel Lee Wing Yi (Hong Kong)
Magners League, Round 1
Glasgow Warriors vs Leinster at Firhill Stadium
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assistant referees: Andy Macpherson (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Fergus Neil (Scotland)
Cardiff Blues vs Edinburgh Rugby at Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Phil Fear (Wales), Colin Kirkhouse (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Connacht vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Sportsground
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Ollie Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Benetton Treviso vs Scarlets
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Munster vs Aironi Viadana
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Peter Haycock (Ireland), D Connolly (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Ulster vs Ospreys
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland)
Television match official: Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)
Aviva Premiership
Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Rhys Davies, Alan Biggs
Assessor: Steve Lander
Exeter vs Gloucester at Sandy Park
Referee: Rob Debney
Assistant referees: Paul Burton, Ashley Rowden
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury, Ashley Reay
London Wasps vs Harlequins at Twickenham
Referee: Chris White
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Robin Goodliffe
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Assessor: Ed Morrison, Clive Leeke
Leeds Carnegie vs Bath at Headingley
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Don Helme, Martin Buck
Assessor: Campo
Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers at Franklin Gardens
Referee: Dave Pearson
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Alan Hughes
Television match official: Graham Hughes
London Irish vs Saracens at Twickenham
Referee: Andrew Small
Assistant referees: Stuart Teerhage, Andrew Pearce
Television match official: Geoff Warren
Assessor: Ed Morrison, Clive Leeke
France
Top 14, Round 4
Racing Metro 92 vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Romain Poite
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal, René Bordeneuve
Assessor: Francis Coup, Joël Dumé
Bayonne vs Brive
Referee: Franck Maciello
Assistant referees: Cédric Marchat, Patrick Dellac
Assessor: Jean-Pierre Crouzery, Eric Darriere
Television match official: Bernard Dal Maso
Bourgoin vs Agen
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Assistant referees: Arnaud Blondel, Sébastien Hebert
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy, Yves Bressy
Television match official: Eric Gauzins
Montpellier vs Toulouse
Referee: Jérôme Garces
Assistant referees: Cyril Lafon, Régis Gabard
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe
Television match official: Laurent Sclafer
Stade Français Paris vs Castres
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzere, Christophe Clavere
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Joël Jutge
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
La Rochelle vs Toulon
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Assistant referees: Jérôme Lamirand, Christophe Graviou
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Daniel Dartigeas
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui
Perpignan vs Biarritz
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Assistant referees: David Rosich, Dominique Parrini
Assessor: Michel Sicard, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Jean-Marie Piraveau
New Zealand
ITM Cup
Counties-Manukau vs Tasman in Pukekohe
Referee: Kane McBride
Canterbury vs Bay of Plenty in Christchurch
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Manawatu vs Wellington in Palmerston North
Referee: Vinny Munro
Assistant referees: Chris Rooney , Chris Jansen
Television match official: Sean Edwards
Northland vs Southland in Whangarei
Referee: Matthew Stanish
North Harbour vs Waikato in North Shore City
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assistant referees: Glenn Newman, Luke Prangley
Television match official: James Slater
Auckland vs Taranaki in Auckland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assistant referees: Matthew Stanish, Steve Salton
Television match official: Chris Morgan
Otago vs Hawke's Bay in Dunedin
Referee: James McPhail
South Africa
Currie Cup
Golden Lions vs