Match officials confirmed for this weekend, including England vs New Zealand referee

Wales v Georgia – Principality Stadium, Cardiff

• Saturday, 19 November, 2022
• Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
• Assistant Referee 1: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
• Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
• TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)

Italy v South Africa – Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genova

• Saturday, 19 November, 2022
• Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
• Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
• Assistant Referee 2: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
• TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Scotland v Argentina – Murrayfield, Edinburgh

• Saturday, 19 November, 2022
• Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
• Assistant Referee 1: Luke Pearce (RFU)
• Assistant Referee 2: Ian Tempest (RFU)
• TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)

Referee, Karl Dickson during the Gallagher Premiership Match between Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks at Sandy Park on 12 June 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

England v New Zealand referee – Twickenham, London

• Saturday, 19 November, 2022
• Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
• Assistant Referee 1: Damon Murphy (RA)
• Assistant Referee 2: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
• TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Referee, Mathieu Raynal during the Heineken Champions Cup Round 4 match between Gloucester Rugby and Exeter Chiefs at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester, Gloucestershire on December 14. - PHOTO: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

Mathieu Raynal facts:

1. Raynal was born in 1981 in Perpignan, Southern France. Part of a successful Junior Perpignan team, they went on to win the French Junior Championships in 1998
2. That was the extent of Raynal’s playing career before choosing to take up the whistle.
3. The referee’s first Test match came during the 2008-10 European Nations Cup Second Division fixture between Malta and Netherlands
4. During a Top 14 match between Montpellier and Racing, Mathieu fractured both his tibia and fibula as he was caught between two players

Ireland v Australia – Aviva Stadium, Dublin

• Saturday, 19 November, 2022
• Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
• Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR)
• Assistant Referee 2: Tual Trainini (FFR)
• TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)

Referee, Ben O'Keeffe watches the TMO for a tackle against George North of Wales during the Guinness Six Nations Match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on March 7 2020. - PHOTO: Cameron Geran/PPAUK

France v Japan – Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

• Sunday, 20 November, 2022
• Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
• Assistant Referee 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
• Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (Ireland))
• TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

Referee, Andrew Brace consults with the TMO after a tackle in the air by Siya Kolisi, Captain of South Africa on Joe Marchant of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 20 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK