There is plenty of action lined up in both hemispheres with Super Rugby set to kick off and the Six Nations returns after a week’s break.
Angus Gardner will referee Super Rugby’s opener between the Rebels and Blues in Melbourne and Nigel Owens takes charge of Ireland’s crucial clash with France in Dublin.
Up north, there will also be a full round of matches in the PRO12 and the Premiership competitions.
Super Rugby, Round 1
Rebels vs Blues
@ AAMI Park, Melbourne
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Rreferees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Will Houston (Australia)
TMO: Ian Smith (Australia)
Highlanders vs Chiefs
@ Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand), Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand)
TMO: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Reds vs Sharks
@ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), Nic Berry (Australia)
TMO: Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)
Sunwolves vs Hurricanes
@ Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
Referee: Egon Seconds (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
TMO: Minoru Fuji (Japan)
Crusaders vs Brumbies
@ AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand), Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
TMO: Glen Newman (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Force
@ Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Will Houston (Australia)
TMO: Ian Smith (Australia)
Cheetahs vs Lions
@ Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Kings vs Jaguares
@ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Rodney Boneparte (South Africa)
TMO: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Stormers vs Bulls
@ Newlands, Cape Town
Referee: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Shuhei Kubo (Japan), Stuart Berry (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Six Nations
Scotland vs Wales
@ Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Johnny Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: JP Doyle (England), Matthew Carley (England)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)
Ireland vs France
@ Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Luke Pearce (England)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
England vs Italy
@ Twickenham, London
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant Referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
U20 Six Nations
Ireland vs France
@ Donnybrook, Dublin
Referee: Tom Foley (England)
Assistant Referees: Phil Watters (England), Hamish Smales (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)
England vs Italy
@ Northern Echo Arena, Darlington
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland), Finlay Brown (Scotland)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Scotland vs Wales
@ Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Referee: Thomas Charabas (France)
Women’s Six Nations
Scotland vs Wales
@ Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Joy Neville (Ireland), Alex Pratt
TMO: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
England vs Italy
@ Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Graham Cooper (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Claire Hodnett (England), Local
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Ireland vs France
in Donnybrook
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
Assistant Referees: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy), Helen O’Reilly (Ireland)
TMO: Sean Davey (England)
Premiership
Harlequins vs Leicester Tigers
@ The Stoop
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant Referees: Paul Dix, Nigel Carrick
TMO: Graham Hughes
Saracens vs Sale Sharks
@ Allianz Park
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant Referees: Simon McConnell, Roy Maybank
TMO: David Rose
Northampton Saints vs Worcester Warriors
@ Franklin’s Gardens
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: Greg Macdonald, Roger Baileff
TMO: Trevor Fisher
Exeter Chiefs vs Newcastle Falcons
@ Sandy Park
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant Referees: Jack Makepeace, Anthony Woodthorpe
TMO: Keith Lewis
Bristol vs Bath
@ Ashton Gate
Referee: Greg Garner
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal, Steve Lee
TMO: David Grashoff
Wasps vs Gloucester
@ Ricoh Arena
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Assistant Referees: Wayne Falla, Peter Allan
TMO: Geoff Warren
PRO12
Edinburgh vs Cardiff Blues
@ Myreside, Edinburgh
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Mark Patton (Scotland), Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Ospreys vs Glasgow Warriors
@vLiberty Stadium, Swansea
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Stuart Gaffikin (Ireland), (Wales)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Zebre vs Ulster
@ Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Eddie Hogan-O’Connell (Ireland)
Dragons vs Leinster
@ Rodney Parade
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant Referees: Claudio Blessano (Italy), Craig Evans
TMO: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Munster vs Scarlets
@ Thomond Park
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant Referees: (Wales), Jonny Erskine (Ireland)
TMO: Charles Samson (Scotland)
Treviso vs Connacht
@ Stadio Monigo
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Davies (Wales), Guiseppe Vivarini (Italy)
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