Alain Rolland to ref Leinster v Clermont clash at the Aviva

Well perhaps not.

He'd be the perfect choice though, wouldn't he?

The Welsh think he's French. The English think he's Irish. The French and Irish think he's Friarish.

Unfortunately, Alain has been posted to Italy this week. And here's the line-up of the men in the middle for next weekend's matches:


ROUND 4
FRIDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2012
Pool 1 Edinburgh Rugby v Racing Metro 92 20.00 Dudley Phillips (Ire)
Pool 3 Biarritz Olympique v Connacht Rugby 21.00 Leighton Hodges (Wal)
SATURDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2012
Pool 2 Ospreys v Toulouse 13.35 George Clancy (Ire)
Pool 2 Benetton Treviso v Leicester Tigers 14.35 Alain Rolland (Ire)
Pool 3 Harlequins v Zebre 15.00 Mathieu Raynal (Fra)
Pool 5 Leinster Rugby v ASM Clermont Auvergne 15.40 Wayne Barnes (Eng)
Pool 5 Exeter Chiefs v Scarlets 15.40 Romain Poite (Fra)
Pool 4 Ulster Rugby v Northampton Saints 18.00 Nigel Owens (Wal)
Pool 6 Montpellier v Cardiff Blues 19.00 Greg Garner (Eng)
SUNDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2012
Pool 4 Castres Olympique v Glasgow Warriors 13.45 Andrew Small (Eng)
Pool 1 Saracens v Munster Rugby 15.00 Pascal Gauzere (Fra)
Pool 6 Toulon v Sale Sharks 16.00 John Lacey (Ire)

Oh god we have Clancy...!!! That man owes me £500 quid in tickets by wasting my time as he destroyed the game between Wales and Italy last March.

Clancy
this game is looking more and more like a trap for Toulouse (already missing 2 key players with Fritz and Mcalister).

Wayne Barnes.

http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/19865.php#.UMb3BeSvHSg

Gerome Garces to ref Saracens vs Munster. Not Gauzere.

Gauzere is assistant ref.

Jerome Garces please. he's not related to a famous indian

whocares wrote:Jerome Garces please. he's not related to a famous indian

Jerome Garces is dire though - perhaps Beshocked hoped he had his cousin coming?

And MM - we had to put up with pedantic Clancy this weekend - now it is your turn, sorry.

Nigel Owens for Ulster vs Northampton Saints at Ravenhill - very happy with that.

Wayne Barnes?

I think Leinster need a bigger boat!

SecretFly wrote:Wayne Barnes?

I think Leinster need a bigger boat!

I like this appointment he is pretty good in the scrum and I think that is a spot we could really challenge them in again and gain points/territory/relief from it

Pete...hmmm.... I don't know. I don't tend to worry about refs really. They'll do what they do. But Wayne and this game.... well we'll see.

Hodges is a good young ref in my book. Poite in Exeter! A second French ref in as many weeks! ASBO is it too late to cancel that blydi ticket...?

John Lacey (Ire)
Dudley Phillips (Ire)
George Clancy (Ire)
Alain Rolland (Ire)

Wayne Barnes (Eng)
Greg Garner (Eng)
Andrew Small (Eng)

Mathieu Raynal (Fra)
Romain Poite (Fra)
Pascal Gauzere (Fra)

Nigel Owens (Wal)
Leighton Hodges (Wal)


4 Irish, 3 English, 3 French and 2 Welsh. No Scot or Italian good enough to referee a game this weekend?