URC Round 1 Match Officials

The appointments for the United Rugby Championship fixtures in Round 1 have been confirmed and are available alongside the TV listings below.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

Zebre Parma v Ulster

Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma – KO 13.00 IRE & UK / 14.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 29th league game)

AR 1:  Manuel Bottino (FIR) AR 2: Lorenzo Imbriaco (FIR)

TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)

Live on: Sky Italia, Viaplay, Premier Sports, SuperSport, FloRugby & URC.tv

Connacht v Ospreys

The Sportsground, Galway – KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 2nd league game)

AR 1:  Dan Carson (IRFU)  AR 2: Tomas O’Sullivan (IRFU)

TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)

Live on: TG4, S4C, Viaplay, Premier Sports, SuperSport, FloRugby & URC.tv

Emirates Lions v DHL Stormers

Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg – KO 15.05 IRE & UK / 16.05 ITA & SA

Referee: Morne Ferreira (SARU, 3rd game)

AR 1:  Griffin Colby (SARU) AR 2: Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

Live on: SuperSport, Viaplay, Premier Sports, FloRugby & URC.tv

Dragons RFC v Edinburgh Rugby

Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 15.05 IRE & UK / 16.05 ITA & SA

Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 10th league game)

AR 1:  Gareth Newman (WRU)  AR 2: Simon Rees (WRU)

TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Live on: Viaplay, Premier Sports, SuperSport, FloRugby & URC.tv

Cardiff Rugby v Benetton

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA & SA

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU, 76th league game)

AR 1:  Mike English (WRU)  AR 2: Gwyn Morris (WRU)

TMO: Mark Patton (WRU)

Live on: S4C, Viaplay, Premier Sports, SuperSport, FloRugby & URC.tv

Munster v Hollywoodbets Sharks

Thomond Park, Limerick – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA & SA

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 24th league game)

AR 1:  Jonathan Erskine (IRFU)  AR 2: Andrew Fogarty (IRFU)

TMO: Stefano Penne  (FIR)

Live on: TG4, SuperSport, Viaplay, Premier Sports, FloRugby & URC.tv

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

Vodacom Bulls v Scarlets

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 14.00  IRE & UK / 15.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 73rd league game)

AR 1: AJ Jacobs (SARU)  AR 2: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU)

TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

Live on: SuperSport, BBC Wales, Viaplay, Premier Sports, FloRugby & URC.tv

Glasgow Warriors v Leinster

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 16.00  IRE & UK / 17.00 ITA & SA

Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 47th league game)

AR 1: Ru Campbell (SRU)  AR 2: Jonny Perriam (SRU)

TMO: Sean Brickell (WRU)

Live on: Viaplay RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, FloRugby & URC.tv