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It's another top heavy weekend with most of the gripping action at internationa level. It's time for the north but lots of southern referees have flown aboiut to do the matches.

For Vinny Munro it's a special weekend as he goes into international action.

International

Japan vs Canada at Chichibunomiya, Tokyo, Japan
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Assessor: Scott Young (Australia)

England vs New Zealand at Twickenham, London
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match officials: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
Assessor: Patrick Robin (France)

Wales vs Argentina at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match officials: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Assessor: Michel Lamoulie (France)

Italy vs South Africa at Stadio Friuli, Udine
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match officials: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Assessor: Douglas Kerr (Scotland)

Ireland vs Fiji at Royal Dublin Society, Dublin
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match officials: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch (Ireland)

France vs Samoa at Stade de France, France
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match officials: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: David Herbert (Wales)

Scotland vs Australia at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Jérôme Garces (France)
Television match officials: Graham Hughes (England)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

Rugby World Cup Qualifier
USA vs Uruguay at Lauderhill, Florida
Referee: Dave Smortchevsky (Canada)
Assistant referees: Bryan Arciero (Canada), Derek Stoltz (Canada)

Women
England vs New Zealand at Twickenham
Referee: David Keane (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Clare Daniels (England), Debbie Innes (England)
Television match official: Steve Leyshon (England)

Friendlies

Portugal vs Argentina Jaguars
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

Italy A vs Georgia
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Scotland A vs Tonga
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

Saracens vs South Africa
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Rob Debney (England), Paul Dix (England)
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Brian Abrahams, David Matthews

Women

England A vs New Zealand at Esher RFC
Referee: Clare Daniels (England)
Assistant referees: Natalie Amor (England), Andrea Ttofa (England)
Assessor: Clive Nicholas (England)

British & Irish Cup

This is the first round of matches which will be played this month and During the Six Nations.

Gael Force is a composite team of players chosen from Glasgow Warriors, Edinburgh and the National Academy.

Coventry vs Munster A at Butts Park Arena
Referee: David Bodilly (Wales)
Assistant referees: Adrian Hartwell (England), Rhys Davies (England)
Assessor: John Haggart (England)

Llanelli vs Aberavon
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)
Assessor: Jon Mason (Wales), Martin Howells (Wales)
Assessor: Vernon Brown (Wales)

Moseley vs London Welsh at BillesleyCommon
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Michael Tutty (England), James Minards (England)

Newport vs Exeter Chiefs at Rodney Parade
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Williams (Wales), Mike Bethell (Wales)
Assessor: Tony Lynch (Wales)

Pontypridd vs Cardiff Blues at Sardis Road
Referee: Darren Gamage (England)
Assistant referees: David Jones (Wales), Phil Harrhy (Wales)
Assessor: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Ulster A vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts (England)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Barry O'Keeffe (Ireland)
Assessor: Brian Stirling (Ireland)

Doncaster Knights vs Ayr at Castle Park
Referee: Andy Taylorson (England)
Assistant referees: Brendan Fitzmaurice (England), Steve Savage (England)
Assessor: Peter Farrell (England), Steve Davies (England)
Coach: M Carr (England)

Heriot's vs Nottingham at Goldenacre
Referee: Paul Haycock (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ted Coutts (Scotland), Graeme Marshall (Scotland)

Neath vs Bristol at The Gnoll.
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Huw David (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)
Assessor: Les Peard (Wales)

Plymouth Albion vs Leinster at Brickfields
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell (England), Nigel Higginson (England)
Assessor: Mike Coleman (England), Clive Nicholas (England)
Coach: Ashley Reay (England)

Rotherham vs Birmingham & Solihull at Clifton Lane
Referee: Chris Sharp (England)
Assistant referees: Steve Lee (England), Steve Makinson (England)
Assessor: Steve Savage (England)

Cornish Pirates vs Gael Force at Camborne
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Richard Parker-Sedgemore (England), Lloyd Jackson (England)
Assessor: Clive Nicholas (England)

Domestic

England

Premiership

Northampton Saints vs Harlequins 
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland) 
Assistant referees: Paul Emerson, Alan Biggs
Assessor: Paul Bridgman
Television match official: Brian Abrahams

Gloucester vs Leicester Tigers 
Referee: Sean Davey
Assistant referees: Peter Huckle, Bruce Robertson
Assessor: Steve Lander
Television match official: Matt Peters

Worcester Warriors vs Bath  
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Ashley Rowden, Robin Goodliffe
Television match official: David Hudson, Matt Peters

Leeds Carnegie vs Sale Sharks 
Referee: Chris White
Assistant referees: Bob Mullis, Alan Hughes
Assessor: Brian Campsall
Television match official: Andrew Turner

London Irish vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Martin Fox
Assistant referees: Andrew Pearce, Paul Dix
Coach: Clive Leeke
Television match official: Laurie Bryant

Saracens vs London Wasps 
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Andrew Watson
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
Television match official: John Burtenshaw

France

Top 14, Round 13

Albi vs Perpignan
Bayonne vs Montauban
Bourgoin vs Montpellier
Racing-Métro 92 vs Paris
Toulon vs Brive
Castres vs Toulouse
Clermont vs Biarritz

Pro D2, round 11

Pau vs Lannemezan
Aix-en-Provence vs Grenoble
La Rochelle vs Auch
Lyon vs Narbonne
Colomiers vs Agen
Bordeaux vs Oyonnax
Tarbes vs Aurillac
Mont-de-Marsan vs Dax

Scotland

Premiership

Watsonians vs West of Scotland at Myreside
Referee: Andy Macpherson
Assistant referees: Gary Gordon, Bob Nevins
Assessor: Colin High