The match officials for this weekend’s action have been confirmed with Luke Pearce taking charge of the Leicester Tigers versus Worcester clash.
Premiership
Newcastle Falcons vs Exeter Chiefs
@ Kingston Park
Referee: Andrew Jackson
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales, John Meredith
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Bath vs Northampton Saints
@ Recreation Ground
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Tom Foley, Simon McConnell
Television match official: David Grashoff
Bristol Bears vs Harlequins
@ Ashton Gate
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Jonathan Healy
Television match official: David Rose
Sale Sharks vs Wasps
@ AJ Bell Stadium
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Philip Watters, Steve Lee
Television match official: Rowan Kitt
Saracens vs Gloucester
@ Allianz Park
Referee: Christopher Ridley
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Rob Warburton
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Leicester Tigers vs Worcester Warriors
@ Welford Road
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Greg Macdonald, Wayne Falla
Television match official: Geoffrey Warren
PRO14
Cheetahs vs Ulster
@ Free State Stadium
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Lloyd Linton (Scotland), Ben Crouse (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Cardiff Blues vs Munster
@ Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Gareth John (Wales)
Television match official: Ian Davies (Wales)
Dragons vs Zebre
@ Rodney Parade
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Simon Mills (Wales)
Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Leinster vs Edinburgh
@ RDS Arena
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Ospreys vs Benetton
@ Liberty Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Fin Brown (Scotland), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Connacht vs Scarlets
@ The Sportsground
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy), Kieran Barry (Ireland)
Television match official: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Southern Kings vs Glasgow Warriors
@ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland), Paul Mente (South Africa)
Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Top 14
Bordeaux-Bègles vs Clermont
@ Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
Assistant referees: Pierre Brousset, Frédéric Chazal
Television match official: Bruno Bessot
La Rochelle vs Lyon
@ Stade Marcel Deflandre
Referee: Tual Trainini
Assistant referees: Luc Ramos, Bruno Gabaldon
Television match official: Éric Gauzins
Toulon vs Agen
@ Stade Mayol
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
Assistant referees: Julien Castaignède, Jacques De Lemos
Television match official: Cédric Marchat
Grenoble vs Perpignan
@ Stade des Alpes
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes, Thierry Guilloton
Television match official: Éric Gonthier
Racing 92 vs Castres
@ Paris La Défense Arena
Referee: Maxime Chalon
Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Television match official: Akim Hadj Bachir
Pau vs Stade Français
@ Stade du Hameau
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona, Jean-Luc Rebollal
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Montpellier vs Toulouse
@ Altrad Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Assistant referees: Cyril Lafon, Richard Duhau
Television match official: Mourad Zitouni
Currie Cup
Free State Cheetahs vs Pumas
@ Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Jaco Kotze
Television match official: Lourens van der Merwe
Sharks vs Golden Lions
@ Kings Park, Durban
Referee: Egon Seconds
Assistant referees: Archie Sehlako, Blake Beattie
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Western Province vs Griquas
@ Newlands, Cape Town
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Assistant referees: Jaco Pretorius, Ruhan Meiring
Television match official: Joey Klaaste-Salmans