IRFU Referee Appointments This Weekend
IRFU referees will officiate three of the re-scheduled European Rugby Champions Cup games this weekend and take charge of two Guinness Pro12 fixtures.
Peter Fitzgibbon is the man in the middle of the all French clash of Bordeaux-Begles and Clermont at the Stade Chaban-Delmas tonight.
On Saturday John Lacey takes charge of Racing’s game against Glasgow at Stade Yves-Du-Manoir while George Clancy togs out at the Stade Felix Mayol for the meeting of reigning champions Toulon and Bath on Sunday afternoon.
In the Guinness Pro12 tonight, Gary Conway takes charge of the meeting of Edinburgh and Treviso at BT Murrayfield and David Wilkinson is at the Liberty Stadium as Leinster take on the Ospreys.
In Division 1A of the Ulster Bank League the replay of last year’s final between Clontarf and Lansdowne will be refereed by Stuart Gaffikin while former provincial player Frank Murphy is in charge of league leaders UCD’s game against Garryowen.
Barry Kieran will officiate the fixture between Ballynahinch and Galwegians with Mark Patton taking charge of Old Belvedere’s visit to Cork Con. Eddie Hogan O’Connell is at Tom Clifford Park for the meeting of Young Munster and Terenure.
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IRFU Referee Appointments: 8-10th January 2016
Friday 8th January, 2016
European Rugby Champions Cup
Bordeaux-Begles v Clermont Peter Fitzgibbon
Guinness Pro12
Edinburgh v Treviso Gary Conway
Ospreys v Leinster David Wilkinson
Saturday 9th January, 2016
European Rugby Champions Cup
Racing 92 v Glasgow John Lacey
Ulster Bank League Div 1A
Ballynahinch v Galwegians Barry Kieran
Clontarf v Lansdowne Stuart Gaffikin
Cork Con v Old Belvedere Mark Patton
UCD v Garryowen Frank Murphy
Young Munster v Terenure Eddie Hogan-O’Connell
Ulster Bank League Div 1B
Belfast Harlequins v Blackrock John Carvill
Dolphin v Shannon Oisin Quinn
Dublin University v Buccaneers Stuart Douglas
Old Wesley v St Marys College Brian MacNeice
UL Bohs v Ballymena Barrie O’Connell
Ulster Bank League Div 2A
Cashel v Banbride Shane Kierans
Naas v Thomond Dermot Blake
QUB v Malone Joy Neville
Skerries v Nenagh Ormond Peter Martin
UCC v Corinthians Chris Harrington
Ulster Bank League Div 2B
City of Armagh v Sundays Well Helen O’Reilly
City of Derry v Seapoint Daithi Flood
Dungannon v Bective Rangers Jonny Erskine
Greystones v MU Barnhall Richard Kerr
Highfield v Rainey OB Jason Cairns
Ulster Bank League Div 2C
Boyne v Kanturk Chris Busby
Midleton v Navan Adrian Reavey
Old Crescent v Dundalk Tim Townsend
Sligo v Bruff David Horner
Wanderers v Tullamore Ken Imbusch
Sunday 10th January, 2016
European Rugby Champions Cup
RC Toulon v Bath George Clancy