Japan XV v Australia A |
Referee: Reuben Keane (RA) |
Japan XV v Australia A Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka Saturday, 8 October, 2022 |
Referee: Takehito Namekawa (JRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Katsuki Furuse (JRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Shuhei Kubo (JRFU) TMO: Tomohiro Koyama (JRFU) |
Japan XV v Australia A Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka Friday, 14 October, 2022 |
Referee: Angus Mabey (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Katsuki Furuse (JRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Tasuku Kawahara (JRFU) TMO: Shuhei Kubo (JRFU) |
Japan v New Zealand National Kasumigaoka Stadium, Tokyo Saturday, 29 October, 2022 |
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 1: Jordan Way (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Graham Cooper (RA) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
Scotland v Australia Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday, 29 October, 2022 |
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU) |
Ireland A v All Blacks XV RDS, Dublin Friday, 4 November, 2022 |
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
Spain v Tonga Stadium Ciudad de Malaga, Malaga Saturday, 5 November, 2022 |
Referee: Damon Murphy (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Ludovic Cayre (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Adrien Marbot (FFR) |
Scotland v Fiji Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday, 5 November, 2022 |
Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jones (WRU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
Italy v Samoa Stadio Plebiscito, Padova Saturday, 5 November, 2022 |
Referee: Christophe Ridley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Katlil Harrison (USA) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
Wales v New Zealand Principality Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 5 November, 2022 |
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
Ireland v South Africa Aviva Stadium, Dublin Saturday, 5 November, 2022 |
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU) |
France v Australia Stade de France, Paris Saturday, 5 November, 2022 |
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
Romania v Chile Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Saturday, 5 November, 2022 |
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) Assistant Referee 1: Sam Grove-White (SRU) Assistant Referee 2: Ben Blain (SRU) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) |
Georgia v Uruguay Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Sunday, 6 November, 2022 |
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Talal Chaudhry (RC) TMO: Chris Hart (NZR) |
England v Argentina Twickenham, London Sunday, 6 November, 2022 |
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
Munster v South Africa Select XV Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Thursday, 10 November, 2022 |
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jones (WRU) Assistant Referee 2: Ben Blain (SRU) TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU) |
Georgia v Samoa Venue TBC, Georgia Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Damon Murphy (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Ludovic Cayre (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Talal Chaudhry (RC) TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR) |
Romania v Uruguay Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Adrien Marbot (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Jean Baptiste Nuchy (FFR) TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU) |
Spain v Namibia Venue TBC Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Shota Tevzadze (GRU) Assistant Referee 2: Kahlil Harrison (USA) |
England v Japan Twickenham, London Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: James Doleman (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR) |
Ireland v Fiji Aviva Stadium, Dublin Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Tual Trainini (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Chris Hart (NZR) |
Italy v Australia Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Adam Leal (RFU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) |
Wales v Argentina Principality Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) |
France v South Africa Stade Velodrome, Marseille Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
Tonga v Chile Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luc Ramos (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Ben Blain (SRU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
All Blacks XV v Barbarians Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Sunday, 13 November, 2022 |
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) Assistant Referee 1: Sam Grove-White (SRU) Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR) |
Scotland v New Zealand Murrayfield, Edinburgh Sunday, 13 November, 2022 |
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
South Africa Select XV v Bristol Bears Ashton Gate, Bristol Thursday, 17 November, 2022 |
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU) Assistant Referee 1: Ben Breakspear (WRU) Assistant Referee 2: Rhys Jones (WRU) TMO: Ian Davies (WRU) |
Tonga v Uruguay Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU) Assistant Referee 1: Luc Ramos (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Anthony Woodthorpe (RFU) TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU) |
Romania v Samoa Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Shota Tevzadze (GRU) TMO: Thomas Charabas (FFR) |
England v New Zealand Twickenham, London Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Damon Murphy (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) |
Wales v Georgia Principality Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR) Assistant Referee 1: Pierre Brousset (FFR) Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR) |
Italy v South Africa Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genova Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Sam Grove-White (SRU) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR) |
Scotland v Argentina Murrayfield, Edinburgh Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Ian Tempest (RFU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) |
Ireland v Australia Aviva Stadium, Dublin Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR) Assistant Referee 2: Tual Trainini (FFR) TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU) |
French Barbarians v Fiji Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille Saturday, 19 November, 2022 |
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Ben Blain (SRU) Assistant Referee 2: Benoit Rousselet (FFR) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
France v Japan Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Sunday, 20 November, 2022 |
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU) |
England v South Africa Twickenham, London Saturday, 26 November, 2022 |
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
Wales v Australia Principality Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 26 November, 2022 |
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU) |
Wayne Barnes to set new Test record this November
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England’s Wayne Barnes is set to make history when he takes charge of his 100th and 101st tests during the November international window.
Barnes, who made his debut in Fiji in June 2006, will become only the second referee to reach a century of tests behind friend Nigel Owens when he takes charge of Wales v New Zealand at the Principality Stadium on 5 November.
The Englishman will then set an outright record of 101 tests when he referees the match between Six Nations Grand Slam winners France and world champions South Africa in Paris a week later, on 12 November.
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont led the tributes to Barnes: “Congratulations to Wayne on his selection and pending record. To be so good for so long as a referee is no easy feat. Wayne Barnes, like Nigel Owens before him, reaches 100 tests by being not just a fantastic referee, but a great team player, a student of the game and someone who is greatly respected by players, coaches and fans alike.”
In total, 23 match officials representing 10 nations will take charge of the 37 November tests announced so far.
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) takes charge of the first test of the window – Japan v New Zealand on 29 October – and Angus Gardner (Australia) the last with England v South Africa on 26 November.
Jaco Peyper (South Africa) will referee two matches in November, bringing up 60 tests with Ireland v Fiji on 12 November.
Luke Pearce takes charge of Scotland v Australia on 29 October, his 40th test as a referee.
Six different referees will officiate matches in the Final Qualification Tournament.
Tual Trainini (France) will referee the opening match – USA v Kenya – on 6 November) and Paul Williams (New Zealand) will take charge of the final one, USA v Portugal on 18 November.
Christophe Ridley (England) will referee his first test involving a Six Nations team with Italy v Samoa on 5 November.
Andrea Piardi (Italy) also referees a Six Nations team for the first time with his appointment for Wales v Georgia on 19 November.
October/November internationals (Men's)
RWC 2023 Final Qualification Tournament
USA v Kenya The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Sunday, 6 November, 2022 |
Referee: Tual Trainini (FFR) Assistant Referee 1: Damian Schneider (UAR) Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU) |
Portugal v Hong Kong The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Sunday, 6 November, 2022 |
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU) Assistant Referee 1: Damian Schneider (UAR) Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU) |
Portugal v Kenya The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 1: Damian Schneider (UAR) Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU) TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU) |
USA v Hong Kong The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Saturday, 12 November, 2022 |
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Damian Schneider (UAR) Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU) TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU) |
Hong Kong v Kenya The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Friday, 18 November, 2022 |
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Assistant Referee 1: Damian Schneider (UAR) Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU) TMO: Chris Hart (NZR) |
USA v Portugal The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Friday, 18 November, 2022 |
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referee 1: Damian Schneider (UAR) Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU) TMO: Chris Hart (NZR) |