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Match officials to October 19

Monday 13th October 2008

Nigel Owens: Handed Leinster v Wasps clash

Nigel Owens: Handed Leinster v Wasps clash

There's plenty of rugby action around the planet this coming weekend as Europe continues its two elite competitions - but the south has other pressing matters.

Four remain in New Zealand for the Air NZ Cup semi-finals while at the other end of the scale, a South African quartet will be battling for survival.

Heineken Cup - Round 2

Pool 1


Montauban vs Clermont Auvergne
Referee: Chris White (England)
Touch judges: Sean Davey (England), Bruce Robertson (England)

Sale Sharks vs Munster
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch judges: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Eric Gauzins (France)

Pool 2

Castres Olympique vs Edinburgh
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England), Alan Hughes (England)

Leinster vs London Wasps
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Touch judges: Neil Ballard (Wales), Jonathan Mason (Wales)

Pool 3

Benetton Treviso vs Leicester Tigers
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: Bernard Dal Maso (France), JP Vermande (France)

Ospreys vs Perpignan
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: David Rose (England), Kevin Stewart (England)

Pool 4

Stade Français vs Scarlets
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Touch judges: Rob Dickson (Scotland) Ronnie Dumma (Scotland)

Harlequins vs Ulster
Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Touch judges: David Bodily (Wales), Alan Jenkins (Wales)

Pool 5

Glasgow Warriors vs Toulouse
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: Simon McDowell (Ireland), Alan Rogan (Ireland)
Television match official: Olan Trevor (Ireland)

Bath vs Dragons
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Touch judges: Giulio De Santis (Italy), Stefano Marrama (Italy)
Television match official: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)

Pool 6

Biarritz Olympique vs Calvisano
Referee: Andy McPherson (Scotland)
Touch judges: David Changleng (Scotland), Alan Forrest (Scotland)

Cardiff Blues vs Gloucester
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Touch judges: Colin Stanley (Ireland), Dudley Philips (Ireland)
Television match official: Marshall Kilgore (Ireland)

European Challenge Cup - Round 2

Pool 1


Connacht vs London Irish
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

Rovigo vs Dax
Referee: Gwyn Morris (Wales)

Pool 2

Bristol vs Toulon
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland), Johan Carvill (Ireland)

Northampton Saints vs Montpellier
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

Pool 3

Bourgoin vs Petrarca
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Bucuresti Oaks vs Worcester Warriors
Referee: Stefan Pomarède (France)

Pool 4

Brive vs Newcastle Falcons
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Touch judges: Eanna O'Dowd (Ireland), Mark Hermin (Ireland)
Television match official: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

El Salvador vs Overmach Parma
Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland)

Pool 5

Mont-de-Marsan vs Bayonne
Referee: Rob Debney (England)

Viadana vs Saracens
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Cup


Wellington vs Southland at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Steve Walsh
Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker, Vinny Munro
Television match official: Ben Skeen

Canterbury vs Hawke's Bay at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Touch judges: Chris Pollock, Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Keith Brown

South Africa

Promotion-Relegation


Boland vs Griffons
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Valke vs Leopards
Referee: Mark Lawrence

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Gallery - 2008 in pictures

The Welsh Grand Slam: Coming just 6 months after their removal from the World Cup by Fiji, Wales silenced their critics by being crowned Six Nations champs Guinness Premieship Final: Lawrence Dallalgio brought the curtain down on a glittering career helping his side to a 26-16 victory over Leicester. Heineken Cup Final: Munster claimed their second European crown with a win over Toulouse