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Match officials to August 31

Tuesday 26th August 2008

Bryce Lawrence will be the man in charge of South Africa's last Tri-Nations match of 2008 when the world chumps (sorry, champs!) face Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday.

This weekend's Test will be Lawrence's second appearance in the competition as he was the referee when the Springboks and the Wallabies met in Perth.

International

Tri-Nations

South Africa vs Australia at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Rob Debney (England)
Television match official: Romain Poite (France)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)

Friendlies

Leicester Tigers vs Western Force at Welford Road
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: Campbell R./Makinson S.

Connacht vs Reds
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Sale Sharks vs Lyon at Headingley
Referee: Martin Fox
Touch judges: Robin Goodliffe, Dale Newitt
Assessor: Brian Leigh

Bath vs Edinburgh at the Rec
Referee: Ashley Rowden
Touch judges: Andrew Pearce, Paul Dix
Assessor: Paul Bridgman

London Wasps vs Llanelli Scarlets at Adams Park
Referee: Dean Richards
Touch judges: Stuart Terheege, Alan Hughes

Gloucester vs Glasgow Warriors at Kingsholm
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Touch judges: Luke Pearce, Rhys Davies

Harlequins vs Overmach Parma at The Stoop
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Ed Turnill, Paul Dickens

Northampton Saints vs Treviso at Franklin Gardens
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: Paul Dickens, David Grashoff

France

Top 14 - Round One

Biarritz vs Bourgoin
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal
Touch judges: Jean-Paul Vermande, Fernand Pereira
Assessor: Christian Zidel, Bernard Perez
Television match official: Daniel Gillet

Castres vs Bayonne
Referee: Stephan Pomarède
Touch judges: Jean-Christophe Clot, Alain Rongier
Assessor: Francis Coup, Michel Debet
Television match official: Jean-Christophe Gastou

Montpellier vs Toulouse
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu
Touch judges: Eric Briquet Campin, René Bordeneuve
Assessor: Michel Sicard, Michel Messan
Television match official: Serge Marzullo

Toulon vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Christophe Berdos
Touch judges: Patrick Bellet, Claude Tajan
Assessor: Patrice Frantschi, Daniel Pruvot
Television match official: Daniel Dartigeas

Perpignan vs Brive
Referee: Cédric Marchat
Touch judges: Denis Grenouillet, Patrick Dellac
Assessor: Michel Forget, Yves Bressy
Television match official: Daniel Irazoqui

Dax vs Stade Français
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hervé Gilard, Didier Morin
Assessor: Jean-Marie Combe, Marc Desclaux
Television match official: Gérard Borreani

Montauban vs Mont-de-Marsan
Referee: Hervé Dubes
Touch judges: Frédéric Ducarez, Jean-Claude Bes
Assessor: Jean-Louis Lamy, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Jean-Pierre Pellaprat

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup - Round Five

Southland vs Counties Manukau at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Todd Pullar

Taranaki vs Northland at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Brent Murray

Otago vs Hawke's Bay at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Chris Pollock

Wellington vs Bay of Plenty at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Garratt Williamson

Manawatu vs North Harbour at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: Mike Fraser

Waikato vs Auckland at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Ben Skeen

Canterbury vs Tasman at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Vinny Munro

South Africa

Currie Cup

Blue Bulls vs Western Province at Pretoria
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Willie Roos, Cobus Wessels
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen

Boland vs Sharks at Boland St Wellington
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Joey Salmans, Linston Manuels
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman

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