Six Nations Refs Announced

[Teh Mite]

2011 Six Nations appointments:

4 February 2011

Wales vs England at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

5 February 2011

Italy vs Ireland at Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)

France vs Scotland at Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

12 February 2011

England vs Italy at Twickenham, London
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)

Scotland vs Wales at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

13 February 2011

Ireland vs France at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)

26 February 2011

Italy vs Wales at Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Dave Pearson (England), John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

England vs France at Twickenham, London
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

27 February 2011

Scotland vs Ireland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Pascal Gauzere (France)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

12 March 2011

Italy vs France at Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Wales vs Ireland at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)

13 March 2011

England vs Scotland at Twickenham, London
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland)

19 March 2011

Scotland vs Italy at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Alan Lewis (Ireland), John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)

Ireland vs England at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

France vs Wales at Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)


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Steve f-ing Walsh? Who allowed that pickled turd back into the country?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Add Kaplan to the mix ... oh dear!

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Monster game for Rolland required.

 

[Curls]

Ugh Dave Pearson - poor

Poite - wrecks any spectator's head at scrum-time!

Kaplan - ffs what the f**k is he still doing on the panel???

Owens - I wouldnt be so annoyed except we're the away team in Scotland

Bryce Lawrence - Seems to have a bone to pick with Ireland, though maybe he does with England too...so you never know

....anyhow most refs are crap these days...besides Rolland, and Lewis(he who should dare to penalise the ABs....and pay the price) and maybe Mark Lawrence

But look on the bright side...could have James Jones...just spend 80 mins resetting scums...and dishing out yellow cards for random things....and favouring 1 team each half...list goes on...anyhow thank the lord he isnt an international ref!!

 

[munstermuffin]

Poite is reffin Italy game so well great this could be a shock

 

[Feicarsinn]

Ugh Dave Pearson - poor

Poite - wrecks any spectator's head at scrum-time!

Kaplan - ffs what the f**k is he still doing on the panel???

Owens - I wouldnt be so annoyed except we're the away team in Scotland

Bryce Lawrence - Seems to have a bone to pick with Ireland, though maybe he does with England too...so you never know

....anyhow most refs are crap these days...besides Rolland, and Lewis(he who should dare to penalise the ABs....and pay the price) and maybe Mark Lawrence

But look on the bright side...could have James Jones...just spend 80 mins resetting scums...and dishing out yellow cards for random things....and favouring 1 team each half...list goes on...anyhow thank the lord he isnt an international ref!!

Most refs are over analysed these days would be a better point.

 

[Seaton]

Scotland vs. France, with mianly English refs?

England vs. Scotland, with mainly French refs?


I know who supporters of the losing teams are going to blame

 

[TRF_Cymro]

The French :lol: ?

 

[Curls]

Most refs are over analysed these days would be a better point.

Actually I think teams are over analysed too and that leads to problems with referees. Many refs come into games with pre-concieved ideas about teams/players. Poite for example will believe the Italian scrum is stronger and will as we have seen so many times before this season favour them at scrum-time when there's a 50/50 call.

The IRB puts too much pressure on refs these days. There seems to be an unwritten set of rules that are laid down and any referee(*cough*Alan Lewis*cough*) who breaks them is made pay the price. I believe that this fact will see a fairly frustrating RWC for all those who dont wear black...