Match officials to November 18

Editor

The match officials for this weekend’s action have been confirmed with Wayne Barnes taking charge of the Ireland versus New Zealand clash.

Internationals

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)

Premiership

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