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Referees to 11 February

Steve Walsh probably has the big one this week as rugby makes history by packing out Croke Park in Dublin, the great holy place of Gaelic games.

Andy Macpherson - an excited referee

Andy Macpherson of Scotland is excited. He is about to referee his first-ever Test match and he is not yet 25.

Calm Kelvin Deaker into the Millennium cauldron

Kelvin Deaker, the experienced New Zealand referee, has an exciting prospect - refereeing the Gaelic derby between Wales and Ireland at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on the opening day of the 2007 Six Nations in this year of World Cup.

Dubes for Iberian derby

Hervé Dubes, a Top 14 referee in France, heads west to Lisbon for the Iberian derby between Portugal and Spain on Saturday, the opening round of the European Nations Cup.

Referees to 4 February

Wayne Barnes will blow the whistle to start the Six Nations. Paul Honiss will do the same to start the Super 14. Two big rugby competitions start this weekend.

Referees to 28 January

Rugby becomes more domestic this weekend except for the vital qualifier in Lisbon and the Trans Tasman warm-ups Down Under. But the onset of Six Nations and Super 14 is in the back of many minds.

Wayne Barnes off to Casablanca

With his whistle in his bag and the fate of two nations in his hands, Wayne Barnes is off to Casablanca to referee the World Cup Qualifier between Morocco and Portugal.

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SANZAR appoints referees for Super 14
Referees to 21 January
Wayne Barnes - lawyer and referee
Marius Jonker - referee going places
No mark, Mark
Referees - 14 January
Law tests get tick of approval
IRB sanctions ignored?
Referees for European matches
Put it in straight!
South Africa warms up in the heat
Law change reminder
Referees to the first weekend of 2007
Referees to the end of the year
Readers talk up
A tricky try
Referees near Christmas
New Panels for SA refs
Referees to 17 December
Concern over 'tweaked' scrum laws
Scrum Law changes
Referees to 10 December
IRB's International Referees Panel
Refs appointed to 6 Nations
Scotland to carry on Law experiments
Another top referee changes career
November Tests - Week 4, incidents
Try, try, try and no try
Referees for 3 December
November Tests, Week 4 - Stats
James Leckie in Hong Kong for RWC
November Tests, Week 3 - incidents
Rolland withdraws from Twickenham

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