Referees to kick off August

Appointments for the first week of the month

The eyes of the refereeing world will be fixed on Jonathan Kaplan in Sydney as the All Blacks and the Wallabies meet in a crucial clash.

Tri-Nations:

August 7

Australia vs New Zealand at Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch Judges: Chris White (England), Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assessor: David Kerr (Scotland)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Schools:

Ireland started their tour with a huge 78-0 win over New South Wales Country.

They now play on Wednesday and Saturday.

Irish Schools vs Queensland Schools B
Referee: Julian Pritchard

Irish Schools vs Queensland Schools
Referee: Paul Marks

Australia:

Tooheys New Cup

Canberra Vikings vs Southern Districts at Vikings Park
Referee: Brett Bowden
Touch judges: Carl Cheetham (ACT), Owen Hughes
Assessor: Mick Hall

Gordon vs Eastern Suburbs at Chatswood Oval
Referee: James Leckie
Touch judges: Daniel Cheever, Ross Glover
Assessor: Roger Higgins

Northern Suburbs vs Randwick at North Sydney Oval
Referee: James Dickson
Touch judges: Nathan Pearce, Wayne Rubin
Assessor: Vic Whiteley

Penrith vs Eastwood at Nepean Rugby Park
Referee: Andrew Lindsay
Touch judges: Ian Smith, Jonathon Moody
Touch judges: Andy Bernard

Sydney University vs Manly at University Oval No 1
Referee: George Ayoub
Touch judges: Adam Taylor, Mat Armstrong
Assessor: Simon Brown

West Harbour vs Parramatta at Waratah Rugby Stadium
Referee: John McCarthy
Touch judges: Danny Sidgreaves, Nathan Shute
Assessor: Greg West

New Zealand:

NPC - Division 2

Nelson Bays vs Wanganui in Nelson 
Referee: Jonathon White (Otago)  
Assessor: Bob Francis 

East Coast vs Marlborough in Ruatoria 
Referee: Chris Pollock (Wellington)  
Assessor: Paul Ramsay

Thames Valley vs North Otago at Paeroa 
Referee: Gary Wise (Hawke's Bay)
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Counties Manukau vs Manawatu at Pukekohe 
Referee: Kevin Rowe (Canterbury)
Assessor: Peter Boyden

South Africa:

Currie Cup

Premier Division

Natal vs Eagles 
Referee: Tappe Henning (SARFU)
Touch judges: Johan Meuwesen (Eastern Province), Michael Katzenellenbogen (Natal) 
Assessor: James Apollis 
Television match official: James Apollis
     
Cheetahs vs Griqualand West 
Referee: Andy Turner (Blue Bulls) 
Touch judges: Eugene Daniels (Western Province), Lourens van der Merwe (Free State) 
Assessor: Richard Nash 
Television match official: Richard Nash

Lions vs Pumas 
Referee: André Watson (SARFU) 
Touch judges: Marius Jonker (Natal), James Sherriff (Golden Lions) 
Assessor: Keith Hendricks 
Television match official: Keith Hendricks

Western Province vs BB 
Referee: Mark Lawrence (SARFU) 
Assessor: Jamiel Panday (Boland), Linston Manuels (Boland) 
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel 
Television match official: Arrie Schoonwinkel

First Division

Border vs Leopards 
Referee: Willie Roos (Golden Lions) 
Touch judges: Noel Arends (South Western Districts), Raymond Buys (Border) 
Assessor: Don Woolf

Falcons vs Boland 
Referee: Marius Jonker (Natal) 
Touch judges: Johan Greeff (Blue Bulls), Cobus Wessels (Blue Bulls) 
Assessor: André Fourie 

Under-20

Western Province vs Cheetahs 
Referee: Linston Manuels (Boland)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel 
Television match official: Arrie Schoonwinkel