The match officials for this weekend’s action have been confirmed, with Ian Tempest taking charge of the Newcastle versus Saracens clash.
Premiership
Bristol Bears vs Bath
@ Ashton Gate
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Wayne Falla
Television match official: Laurie Bryant
Gloucester vs Northampton Saints
@ Kingsholm
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace, Greg Macdonald
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Harlequins vs Sale Sharks
@ Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Simon McConnell, Roy Maybank
Television match official: David Grashoff
Worcester Warriors vs Wasps
@ Sixways
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant referees: Peter Allan, Philip Watters
Television match official: Stuart Terheege
Exeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers
@ Sandy Park
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Paul Dix, Anthony Woodthorpe
Television match official: David Rose
Newcastle Falcons vs Saracens
@ Kingston Park
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth, John Meredith
Television match official: Sean Davey
PRO14
Ospreys vs Edinburgh
@ Liberty Stadium
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Wayne Davies (Wales)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Cardiff Blues vs Leinster
@ Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Gwyn Morris (Wales)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)
Zebre vs Southern Kings
@ Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Keith Allen (Scotland), Manuel Bottini (Italy)
Television match official: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Connacht vs Glasgow Warriors
@ The Sportsground
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales), Eddie Hogan-O’Connell
Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Ulster vs Scarlets
@ Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), John Carvill (Ireland)
Television match official: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Munster vs Cheetahs
@ Thomond Park
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Craig Evans (Wales), Mark Patton (Ireland)
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Dragons vs Benetton
@ Rodney Parade
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Frank Murphy, Simon Rees (Wales)
Television match official: Sean Brickell (Wales)
Top 14
Pau vs Toulon
@ Stade du Hameau
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
Assistant referees: Jonathan Dufort, Éric Soulan
Television match officials: Éric Gauzins
Castres vs Lyon
@ Stade Pierre Fabre
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Maxime Chalon, Frédéric Chazal
Television match official: Éric Gonthier
Stade Français vs Bordeaux-Bègles
@ Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baque
Assistant referees: Pierre Brousset, Laurent Breil
Television match officials: Cédric Marchat
Montpellier vs La Rochelle
@ Altrad Stadium
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Sébastien Hebert
Television match officials: Akim Hadj Bachir
Grenoble vs Toulouse
@ Stade des Alpes
Referee: Cyrille Lafon
Assistant referees: Mathieu Delpy, Richard Duhau
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Racing 92 vs Clermont
@ U Arena
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
Assistant referees: Laurent Cardona, Jean-Luc Rebollal
Television match official: Sébastien Minery
Mitre 10 Cup
Counties Manukau vs Taranaki
Referee: Nick Briant
Auckland vs Waikato
Referee: James Munro
Wellington vs Southland
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Bay of Plenty vs Canterbury
Referee: Michael Winter
Manawatu vs Otago
Referee: Paul Williams
North Harbour vs Tasman
Referee: Glen Jackson
Hawke’s Bay vs Counties Manukau
Referee: Mike Fraser
Northland vs Taranaki
Referee: Michael Lash
Currie Cup
Blue Bulls vs Golden Lions
@ Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant referees: Jaco Pretorius, Ricus van der Hoven
Television match official: Willie Vos
Pumas vs Western Province
@ Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant referees: Des van Wyk, Alex Jonker
Television match official: Christie du Preez
Free State Cheetahs vs Sharks
@ Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Divan Uys
Television match official: Lourens van der Merwe