{"id":473438,"date":"2026-03-13T13:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/473438\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:05:11","slug":"super-saturday-and-sunday-referees-ars-tmos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/473438\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Saturday and Sunday referees\/ARs &#038; TMOs &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12-Mar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14847\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6822763812683426;width:371px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s both Super Saturday and Super Sunday as the referees and their teams are all set for the final round of the Men\u2019s Six Nations, u20s Six Nations and the Rugby Europe Championship. With Nic Berry not travelling north due to the Middle East travel disruption, Nika Amashukeli will referee Le Crunch, which isn\u2019t quite the match it was due to be (championship-wise anyway!) Luke Pearce  will oversee the Ireland v Scotland match which could now produce the tournament winner! <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Madrid, France\u2019s Jeremy Rosier (pictured top left) will referee the final of the Rugby Championships where Georgia will play Portugal. The other placing matches also take place across the city on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In England, it\u2019s the final of the Prem Cup \u2013 the development competition for the Premiership teams during the international windows. Hamish Smales (bottom right) will referee that one as as Leicester play Exeter. It\u2019s Grand Finals weekend in Hong Kong China, where Morgan White and Patrick Kwok (top right) will officiate the men\u2019s and women\u2019s finals respectively.   The Svns Series continues with the bandwagon moving down from Vancouver to New York. New Zealand\u2019s Chloe Sampson (bottom left) will have another run out as the same MO crew from last weekend take charge once again. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere, there\u2019s Super Rugby Pacific and South Americas, plus action across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s leagues in England., Italy, Spain, South Africa and France. There\u2019s men\u2019s League One action across Japan      <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy your weekends! Plenty of interesting matches to keep eyes on!<br \/>Keith<\/p>\n<p>Guinness Men\u2019s Six Nations \u2013 Round 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland v Scotland<br \/>Referee: Luke Pearce (Eng)<br \/>ARs: Angus Gardner (Aus) &amp; Damian Schneider (Arg)<br \/>TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)<br \/>FPRO: Ian Tempest (Eng)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wales v Italy<br \/>Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)<br \/>ARs: Matthew Carley (Eng) &amp; Eoghan Cross (Ire)<br \/>TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)<br \/>FPRO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France v England<br \/>Referee:\u00a0Nika Amashukeli (Geo)<br \/>ARs:\u00a0Andrew Brace (Ire) &amp; Hollie Davidson (Sco)<br \/>TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus)<br \/>FPRO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)<\/p>\n<p>HSBC Sevens Series \u2013 Round 6: New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men\u2019s competition:\u00a0Ben Connor (Wal), Nick Hogan (NZ), AJ Jacobs (SA) &amp; Peter Martin (Ire)<br \/>Women\u2019s competition:\u00a0Maria Latos (Ger), Jessica Ling (Aus), Kat Roche (USA) &amp; Chloe Sampson (NZ)<\/p>\n<p>u20s Six Nations \u2013 Round 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wales v Italy\u00a0(in Newport)<br \/>Referee: Gonzalo DeAchaval (Arg)<br \/>ARs: Jamie Parr (Eng) &amp; Henry Pearson (Eng)<br \/>TMO: Paulo Duarte (Por)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland v Scotland\u00a0(in Cork)<br \/>Referee: David Vosalevu (Fij)<br \/>ARs: Alberto Favaro (Ita) &amp; Franco Rosella (Ita)<br \/>TMO: Giuseppe Vivarini (Ita)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France v England\u00a0(in La Rochelle)<br \/>Referee: Reuben Keane (Aus)<br \/>ARs: Robbie Jenkinson (Ire) &amp; Jack MacNeice (Ire)<br \/>TMO: Leo Colgan (Ire)<\/p>\n<p>Rugby Europe Championships \u2013 Finals day (Madrid)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final: Georgia v Portugal<br \/>Referee: J\u00e9r\u00e9my Rozier (Fra)<br \/>ARs: Vivien Praderie (Fra) &amp; Alex Ionescu (Rom)<br \/>TMO: Vincenzo Schipani (Ita)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3rd\/4th match<br \/>Romania v Spain<br \/>Referee: Filippo Russo (Ita)<br \/>ARs: Eugeniu Procopi (Mol) &amp; Enrico Brescacin (Ita)<br \/>TMO: Mark Patton (Ire)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5th\/6th place match<br \/>Switzerland v Belgium<br \/>Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spa)<br \/>ARs: Jon Ibisate (Spa) &amp; Paul Warman (Ger)<br \/>TMO: Vincenzo Schipani (Ita)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7th\/8th place match:<br \/>Germany v Netherlands<br \/>Referee: Saba Makharadze (Geo)<br \/>ARs: Shota Tevzadze (Geo) &amp; Saba Abulashvili (Geo)<br \/>TMO: Mark Patton (Ire)<\/p>\n<p>URC \u2013 rescheduled matches<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Round 2<br \/>Edinburgh Rugby v Ulster Rugby<br \/>Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Ita, 19th league game)<br \/>ARs: David Sutherland (Sco) &amp; Sam O\u2019Neil (Sco)<br \/>TMO: Stefano Roscini (Ita)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connacht Rugby v Scarlets<br \/>Referee: Ru Campbell (Sco, 2nd league game)<br \/>ARs: Padraic Reidy (Ire) &amp; Tom\u00e1s O\u2019Sullivan (Ire)<br \/>TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Sco)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Round 8<br \/>Vodacom Bulls v DHL Stormers<br \/>Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA, 28th league game)<br \/>ARs: Morne Ferreira (SA) &amp; Griffin Colby (SA)<br \/>TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)<\/p>\n<p>Japan: League One<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Division One<br \/>Heat v Eagles<br \/>Referee: Takehito Namekawa<br \/>ARs: Meitetsu Shimizu &amp; Atsushi Yamamoto<br \/>TMO: Minoru Fiji<br \/>FPRO: Takuya Arai<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blackrams v Bluerevs<br \/>Referee: Masaki Kondo<br \/>ARs: Rikito Nobuhara &amp; Takahiro Kano<br \/>TMO: Ibuki Tetsuka<br \/>FPRO: Mayumi Takahashi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spears v Wildknights<br \/>Referee: Katsuki Furuse<br \/>ARs: Tetsuya Hirakawa &amp; Kohei Yoshino<br \/>TMO: Tasuku Kawahara<br \/>FPRO: Yuichi Machida<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steelers v Dynaboars<br \/>Referee: Motonori Mizutani<br \/>ARs: Shuhei Hamada &amp; Ryosuke Yamatani<br \/>TMO: Yosuke Kimura<br \/>FPRO: Eri Kamimura<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verblitz v D-Rocks<br \/>Referee: Koki Yamauchi<br \/>ARs: Motonori Mizutani &amp; Atsushi Yamamoto<br \/>TMO: Mayumi Takahashi<br \/>FPRO: Koji Taniguchi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sungoliath v Bravelupus<br \/>Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka<br \/>ARs: Masaki Kondo &amp; Rikito Nobuhara<br \/>TMO: Katsuki Furuse<br \/>FPRO: Kazuhito Taniguchi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Division 2<br \/>Voltex v Liners<br \/>Referee: Teruki Inanishi<br \/>ARs: Taiga Hirose &amp; Junichiro Yotsuji<br \/>TMO: Tomohiro Koyama<br \/>FPRO: Katsuhiko Ishii<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bluesharks v Shuttles<br \/>Referee: Toshimasa Sekiya<br \/>ARs: Shinji Iida &amp; Takahiro Watanabe<br \/>TMO: Nobutsugo Oda<br \/>FPRO: Koji Taniguchi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seawaves v Redhurricanes<br \/>Referee: Tetsuya Hirakawa<br \/>ARs: Toshimasa Sekiya &amp; Ryotaro Shindo<br \/>TMO: Daiki Kako<br \/>FPRO: Kohei Osawa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Division 3<br \/>Redregulions v Watergush<br \/>Referee: Sota Ouchi<br \/>ARs: Yusaku Murata &amp; Teruki Inanishi<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong China: Premiership Grand Finals<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Men\u2019s Premiership<br \/>HKFC Natixis Club v Societe Generale Valley<br \/>Referee: Morgan White (41st Prem Appointment)<br \/>ARs: Francesco Cammisa &amp; Craig Chan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nan Fung Group AIRSIDE Women\u2019s Premiership<br \/>Societe Generale Valley v Kroll USRC Tigers<br \/>Referee: Patrick Kwok (40th WPrem Appointment)<br \/>ARs: Sunny Lee &amp; Billy Chan<\/p>\n<p>Super Rugby Pacific \u2013 Round 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hurricanes v Force<br \/>Referee: Todd Petrie<br \/>ARs: Fraser Hannon &amp; Ben Woolerton<br \/>TMO: Glenn Newman<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fijian Drua v Brumbies<br \/>Referee: Paul Williams<br \/>ARs: Angus Mabey &amp; Michael Winter<br \/>TMO: Aaron Paterson<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crusaders v Highlanders<br \/>Referee: Jordan Way<br \/>ARs: Damon Murphy &amp; Jeremy Markey<br \/>TMO: James Leckie<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reds v Waratahs<br \/>Referee: Ben O\u2019Keeffe<br \/>ARs: Nic Berry &amp; Warwick Lahmert<br \/>TMO: Richard Kelly<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blues v Moana Pasifika<br \/>Referee: James Doleman<br \/>ARs: Marcus Playle &amp; Fraser Hannon<br \/>TMO: Glenn Newman<\/p>\n<p>England: Prem Cup Final<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs<br \/>Referee: Hamish Smales<br \/>ARs: George Selwood &amp; Harry Walbaum<br \/>TMO: Peter Allan<\/p>\n<p>England: The PWR \u2013 round 14<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loughborough Lightning v Harlequins<br \/>Referee: Joe James<br \/>ARs: Neil Chivers &amp; James Pidding<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exeter Chiefs Women v Ealing Trailfinders <br \/>Referee: Richard Gordon<br \/>ARs: Natarsha Ganley &amp; Simon Adams<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leicester Tigers Women v Sale Sharks Women<br \/>Referee: Andy Wigley<br \/>ARs: Gregg Dawson &amp; Darryl Chapman<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saracens v Gloucester-Hartpury <br \/>Referee: Sara Cox MBE<br \/>ARs: Charlie Gayther &amp; Veryan Boscawen<br \/>TMO: Nikki O\u2019Donnell<\/p>\n<p>England: Prem\/Champ friendlies<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bath Rugby v Bedford Blues<br \/>Referee: Hamish Grant<br \/>ARs: Ben Simpson &amp; Iain Kiy<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northampton Saints v Coventry<br \/>Referee: Harry Walbaum<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coventry v Army XV<br \/>Referee: Matt Sharpe<br \/>ARs: Jamie Parr &amp; Simon Park<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England U18 v France U18<br \/>Referee: Dan Evans (SRU)<br \/>ARs: Hamish Grant &amp; Gareth Holsgrove<\/p>\n<p>Super Rugby Americas \u2013 round 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yacare XV v Capibaras XV<br \/>Referee: Federico Solari<br \/>ARs: Cau\u00e3 Ricardo &amp; Sergio Alvarenga<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tarucas v Pampas<br \/>Referee: Pablo Deluca<br \/>ARs: Nicol\u00e1s Cotic &amp; TBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Penarol v Cobras Brasil<br \/>Referee: Tom\u00e1s Ninci<br \/>ARs: Esteban Filipanics &amp; Armen Abi\u2011Saab<\/p>\n<p>France: Elite 1 F\u00e9minine (Round 12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montpellier H\u00e9rault Rugby v AC Bobigny 93 Rugby<br \/>Referee: Marc Gryselier<br \/>ARs: Thomas Semin &amp; Cedric Monterde<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stade Bordelais v Stade Villeneuvois Lille M\u00e9tropole<br \/>Referee: Lilian Lamoliate<br \/>ARs: Sylvain Rameau &amp; Jeremy Cohen<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyon OL U v RC Toulon Provence M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e<br \/>Referee: Olivier Gillot<br \/>ARs: Corentin Averseng &amp; Laurent Manciet<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blagnac SC Rugby v ASM Romagnat Rugby F\u00e9minin<br \/>Referee: Adrien Maset<br \/>ARs: Alexandre Pujo Aizpuru &amp; Nicolas Astie<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stade Toulousain Rugby v FC Grenoble Amazones<br \/>Referee: Florian Capelle<br \/>ARs: Anthony Diaz &amp; Khalid El Bakouri<\/p>\n<p>Spain: Liga Iberdrola (Women) \u2013 Round 14<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getxo Rugby v Sim\u00f3n Verde Sport Cocos Sevilla<br \/>Referee: Roger Parera Villacampa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Club de Rugby Sant Cugat v Silicius Rugby Majadahonda<br \/>Referee: Joaquin Santoro Ferreiro<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rialta CRAT Coru\u00f1a v Complutense Cisneros<br \/>Referee: Llu\u00eds Llauger Suau<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ol\u00edmpico de Pozuelo CR v Colina Clinic El Salvador<br \/>Referee: Lorena Mart\u00ednez Fern\u00e1ndez<\/p>\n<p>Spain: Divisi\u00f3n de Honor (Men)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VRAC Quesos Entrepinares v Huesitos La Vila Rugby Club<br \/>Referee: \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda de las Mestas Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silicius Alcobendas Rugby v Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Liceo Franc\u00e9s<br \/>Referee: Jenny Lee<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complutense Cisneros v Recoletas Burgos 2031 \u2013 Caja Rural<br \/>Referee: Jos\u00e9 Luis Murillo Garc\u00eda\u2011Gil<\/p>\n<p>Italy: Serie A Elite Maschile (Men\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rugby Vicenza v Rugby Rovigo Delta<br \/>Referee: Manuel Bottino<br \/>ARs: Lorenzo Negro &amp; Federico Boraso<br \/>TMO: Filippo Bertelli<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rugby Lyons v Rugby Viadana 1970<br \/>Referee: Cosimo Danilo Parisi<br \/>ARs: Francesco Meschini &amp; Antonio Luzza<br \/>TMO: Stefano Penn\u00e8<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rugby Petrarca v Fiamme Oro Rugby Roma<br \/>Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi<br \/>ARs: Riccardo Bonato &amp; Pietro Menga<br \/>TMO: Alex Frasson<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valorugby Emilia v Biella Rugby Club<br \/>Referee: Lorenzo Pedezzi<br \/>ARs: Dario Merli &amp; Beatrice Smussi<br \/>TMO: Filippo Bertelli<\/p>\n<p>Italy: Serie A Elite Femminile (Round 14)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Villorba Rugby v Iveco CUS Torino<br \/>Referee: Chiara Maria Sacchetto<br \/>ARs: Enrico Marin &amp; Giuliano Bellinato<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rugby Colorno v Benetton Rugby Treviso<br \/>Referee: Christian Covati<br \/>ARs: Cesare Segnatelli &amp; Roberto Botti<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unione Rugby Capitolina v CUS Milano Rugby<br \/>Referee: Debora Di Pietro<br \/>ARs: Maria Clotilde Benvenuti &amp; Luca Canevari<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neapolis Rugby Femminile v Valsugana Rugby Padova<br \/>Referee: Marcello Polese<br \/>ARs: Domenico Gargiulo &amp; Antonio Iacomino<\/p>\n<p>South Africa: Pick n Pay Women\u2019s Super League 1<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isuzu Bulls Daisies v EP Queens<br \/>Referee: Yohane Tredoux<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharks Women v Border Ladies<br \/>Referee: Siyanda Pikoli<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden Lions Women v Sanlam Boland Dames<br \/>Referee: Chante Olivier<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free State Women v DHL WP<br \/>Referee: Giana Viljoen<\/p>\n<p>South Africa: SA Cup<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leopards v Toyota Cheetahs<br \/>Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airlink Pumas v Eastern Province<br \/>Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valke v Suzuki Griquas<br \/>Referee: Hanru van Rooyen<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Border Bulldogs v SWD Eagles<br \/>Referee: Paul Mentre<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanlam Boland Kavaliers v Griffons<br \/>Referee: Sean Muller<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s both Super Saturday and Super Sunday as the referees and their teams are all set for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-473438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}