Match officials to September 7
Britain and Ireland rejoin the rest of the planet as competitive action in season 2008/09 finally begins this weekend.
Britain and Ireland rejoin the rest of the planet as competitive action in season 2008/09 finally begins this weekend.
There is also Test rugby to officiate in New Plymouth on Wednesday as the Richie McCaw-less All Blacks have a hit-out before that game in Brisbane on September 13.
Elsewhere, there's plenty more action to keep an eye on as the Currie Cup, Top 14 and Air NZ Cup move into their next rounds.
International
New Zealand vs Samoa in New Plymouth
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: James Leckie (Australia), Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Acton (Australia)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Magners League
Connacht vs Ospreys at Sportsground
Referee: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Edinburgh vs Munster at Murrayfield
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: Rob Dickson (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)
Newport Gwent Dragons vs Glasgow Warriors at Rodney Parade
Referee: Tbc
Touch judges: Phil Fear (Wales), Phil Connett (Wales)
Television match official: Huw Lewis (Wales)
Ulster vs Scarlets at Ravenhill
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Cardiff Blues vs Leinster at Arms Park
Referee: Tbc
Touch judges: David Bodilly (Wales), Jon Mason (Wales)
Television match official: Tony Rowlands (Wales)
Assessor: Tony Lynch (Wales)
England
Premiership
London Irish vs London Wasps in Twickenham
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: David Kurk, Andy Watson
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: Clive Leeke
Saracens vs Harlequins in Twickenham
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Alan Biggs
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: John Burtenshaw
Bristol vs Bath in Memorial Stadium
Referee: Chris White
Touch judges: Paul Dix, Ken Stewart
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
Gloucester vs Leicester Tigers in Kingsholm
Referee: Dave Pearson
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Ed Morrison
Television match official: Matt Peters, Geoff Warren
Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks in Kingston Park
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Alan Hughes, Paul Emerson
Assessor: Brian Leigh
Television match official: Trevor Parlett
Northampton Saints vs Worcester Warriors in Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Sean Davey
Touch judges: Martin Buck, Don Helme
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: Brian Abrahams, Graham /Hughes
France
Top 14 – Round 3
Toulouse vs Biarritz
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hervé Gilard, Eric Briquet Campin
Assessor: Jean-Claude Legendre, Michel Forget, Patrick Robin
Television match official: Gérard Borreani
Brive vs Castres
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Olivier Migne
Assessor: Michel Kazmierczak, Alain Fernandez
Television match official: Serge Marzullo
Mont-de-Marsan vs Toulon
Referee: Bernard Dal Maso
Touch judges: Patrick Dellac, Didier Morin
Assessor: Pascal Panel, Joël Dumé
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat
Perpignan vs Stade Français
Referee: Romain Poite
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Jacques Laplace
Assessor: Michel Ricciardelli, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou
Dax vs Montpellier
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Denis Grenouillet, Régis Gabard
Assessor: Michel Roger, Michel Debet
Television match official: Daniel Gillet
Montauban vs Bourgoin
Referee: Akim Hadj Bachir
Touch judges: Alain Moretto, Gilbert Darrieutort
Assessor: Yves Peyrelongue, Michel Messan
Television match official: Vincent Azoulay
Bayonne vs Clermont Ferrand
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Fernand Pereira, Frédéric Ducatez
Assessor: Jean-Marie Peyramaure, Michel Lamoulie
Television match official: Jean-Claude Levrier
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup – Week 6
Hawke's Bay vs Taranaki at McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Colin Hawke
Bay of Plenty vs Otago at Bay Park Stadium, Mt Maunganui
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Errol Brain, Stuart Beissel
Manawatu vs Wellington at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Glenn Moore
Auckland vs Southland at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Touch judges: Steve Walsh, Chris Pollock
Television match official: Brent Murray
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Russell Hilton-Jones
Northland vs Tasman at Okara Park, Whangarei
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Phil Young
North Harbour vs Canterbury at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Stuart Beissel
Waikato vs Counties Manukau at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Steve Walsh
Assessor: Peter Boyden
South Africa
Currie Cup
Valke vs Lions in Brakpan
Referee: Marius Jonker
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Peter de Bruin
Television match official: Michael Cupido
Assessor: Eugene Daniels
Sharks vs Blue Bulls in Durban
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Theuns Jonker, Reuben Rossouw
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Theuns Naudé
Griquas vs Boland in Kimberley
Referee: Deon van Blommestein
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper, Cobus Wessels
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa