Refs for European Cup quarter-finals
The ERC have announced the match officials for the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
The ERC have announced the match officials for the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
The appointments of referees are based on form and are made by the ERC Match Officials Sub Committee in conjunction with the referee managers in each Union.
The assistant referees are also appointed on the basis of individual performances rather than, as in the pools, being the same nationality as the referee.
Heineken Cup quarter-finals
Saturday, 7 April
Edinburgh vs Toulouse at Murrayfield
Referee: Nigel Owens Wales)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Leinster vs Cardiff Blues at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzere (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Sunday, 8 April
Munster vs Ulster at Thomond Park
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), Matthieu Raynal (France)
Saracens vs Clermont Auvergne at Vicarage Road
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Neil Paterson (Scotland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals
Thursday, 5 April
Stade Français Paris vs Exeter Chiefs at Stade Charlety
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Assistant referee James Jones Wales), David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Friday, 6 April
Toulon vs Harlequins at Stade Félix Mayol
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Dudley Phillips (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Saturday, 7 April
London Wasps vs Biarritz Olympique at Adams Park
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Peter Allan (Scotland), Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Sunday, 8 April
Brive vs Scarlets at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Greg Garner (England), Paul Dix (England)