FRIDAY
Dragons RFC v DHL Stormers
Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Live on: BBC Wales, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 41st league game)
AR 1: Maickel English (WRU) AR 2: Gareth Newman (WRU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Edinburgh Rugby v Zebre Parma
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU, league debut)
AR 1: Ru Campbell (SRU) AR 2: David Sutherland (SRU)
TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)
SATURDAY
Vodacom Bulls v Glasgow Warriors
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 1pm IRE & UK/2pm ITA & SA
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 99th league game)
AR 1: AJ Jacobs (SARU) AR 2: Dylen November (SARU)
TMO: Craig Evans (WRU)
Hollywoodbets Sharks v Benetton
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban – KO 3.05pm IRE & UK/4.05pm ITA & SA
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 81st league game)
AR 1: Morne Ferreira (SARU) AR 2: Hanru Van Rooyen (SARU)
TMO: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Scarlets v Ulster
Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli – KO 3.05pm IRE & UK/4.05pm ITA & SA
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 31st league game)
AR 1: Adam Jones (WRU) AR 2: Elliot Mayor (WRU)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
Emirates Lions v Cardiff Rugby
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg – KO 5.15pm IRE & UK/6.15pm ITA & SA
Live on: SuperSport, S4C, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 18th league game)
AR 1: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU) AR 2: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU)
TMO: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Munster v Connacht
Thomond Park, Limerick – KO 5.15pm IRE & UK/6.15pm ITA & SA
Live on: RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 95th league game)
AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU) AR 2: Paul Haycock (IRFU)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
Leinster v Ospreys
RDS Arena, Dublin – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Live on: TG4, S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 43rd league game)
AR 1: Keane Davison (IRFU) AR 2: Oisin Quinn (IRFU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (IRFU)
Yet again not a single South African ref will have a whistle this weekend. They can run the line but that’s it. With the standard of the refs from up north it’s hard not to take it as a massive insult but guess SA officials aren’t rated by the powers that be …