Match officials to November 18
The match officials for this weekend’s action have been confirmed with Wayne Barnes taking charge of the Ireland versus New Zealand clash.
Italy vs Australia
@ Stadio Euganeo
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Mike Adamson (Scotland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Wales vs Tonga
@ Principality Stadium
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
England vs Japan
@ Twickenham
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Dan Jones (Wales)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Scotland vs South Africa
@ Murrayfield
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Frank Murphy (Ireland)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Ireland vs New Zealand
@ Aviva Stadium
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Marius Mitrea (Italy)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)
France vs Argentina
@ Stade Pierre Mauroy
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England), Ian Davies (Wales)
TMO: David Grashoff (England)
World Cup Qualifiers
Hong Kong vs Kenya
@ Stade Delort
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Thomas Charabas (France)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Canada vs Germany
@ Stade Delort
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England), Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Gloucester vs Leicester
@ Kingsholm
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Wayne Falla
TMO: Geoffrey Warren
Harlequins vs Newcastle
@ Twickenham Stoop
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Michael Hudson, Peter Allan
TMO: Sean Davey
Bath vs Worcester
@ Recreation Ground
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales, Roy Maybank
TMO: David Rose
Northampton vs Wasps
@ Franklin’s Gardens
Referee: Matthew O’Grady
Assistant referees: Simon McConnell, Paul Dix
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Saracens vs Sale
@ Allianz Park
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth, Philip Watters
TMO: Keith Lewis
Bristol vs Exeter
@ Ashton Gate
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Jonathan Healy, Steve Lee
TMO: Stuart Terheege