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IRFU Referees’ Appointments This Weekend

IRFU referees will be in action around Europe in the GUINNESS PRO12 this weekend and there is also a full complement of Ulster Bank League fixtures across the country.

Tonight in the Guinness PRO12, John Lacey will take charge of Benetton Treviso against the Newport Gwent Dragons and he will have Sean Gallagher as one of his assistant referees, with Peter Fitzgibbon as TMO.

In the RDS, Stuart Gaffikin will be one of the assistant referees for Leinster against the Ospreys.

There is also action in Division 2A of the Ulster Bank League tonight as Nenagh Ormond face Cashel, which will be refereed by Brian MacNeice.

In the PRO12 tomorrow, David Wilkinson takes charge of Zebre versus Cardiff Blues and he will have Frank Murphy as one of the assistant referees.

George Clancy will referee the Scarlets against Connacht in Llanelli. In Thomond Park, Mark Patton will be one of the assistant referees for the game between Munster and Edinburgh.

Saturday also sees a full set of fixtures across the Ulster Bank League and there is an Under-18 Schools game between Leinster and Munster at Donnybrook, which will have Jonny Erskine in charge.

IRFU REFEREE APPOINTMENTS – SEPTEMBER 23-24:

Friday, September 23 –

GUINNESS PRO12
Leinster v Ospreys – S Gaffikin (AR2)
Treviso v Newport Gwent Dragons – J Lacey (Referee), S Gallagher (AR1)

Ulster Bank League Div 2A
Nenagh Ormond v Cashel – B MacNeice (Referee)

Saturday, September 24 –

GUINNESS PRO12
Munster v Edinburgh – M Patton (AR2)
Zebre v Cardiff Blues – D Wilkinson (Referee), F Murphy (AR2)
Scarlets v Connacht – G Clancy (Referee)

Ulster Bank League Div 1A
Dublin University v UCD – A Brace (Referee)
Lansdowne v Terenure College – D Phillips (Referee)
Old Belvedere v Garryowen – E Hogan O’Connell (Referee)
Cork Constitution v Young Munster – G Conway (Referee)
Clontarf v St. Mary’s College – K Barry (Referee)

Ulster Bank League Div 1B
Buccaneers v Shannon – H O’Reilly (Referee)
Old Wesley v Dolphin – J Peak (Referee)
Ballymena v Naas – L Colgan (Referee)
Galwegians v UCC – O Quinn (Referee)
UL Bohemians v Ballynahinch – P Haycock (Referee)

Ulster Bank League Div 2A
Sunday’s Well v Blackrock College – C Busby (Referee)
Malone v Highfield – C Harrington (Referee)
Corinthians v Belfast Harlequins – R Kerr (Referee)
Queen’s University v Banbridge – S Douglas (Referee)

Ulster Bank League Div 2B
MU Barnhall v Old Crescent – D Flood (Referee)
Greystones v Wanderers – G Glennon (Referee)
Armagh v City of Derry – J Neville (Referee)
Thomond v Bective Rangers – P Martin (Referee)
Skerries v Dungannon – T O’Donoghue (Referee)

Ulster Bank League Div 2C
Kanturk v Seapoint – A Reavey (Referee)
Tullamore v Sligo – G Finn (Referee)
Rainey Old Boys v Boyne – G Sheridan (Referee)
Navan v Bangor – R Horgan (Referee)
Bruff v Midleton – T Townsend (Referee)