Leading Italian referee Carlo Damasco will be in charge when Brive and Newcastle Falcons clash in Round 5 of the European Challenge Cup, which will be broadcast live by France Televisions and Sky Sports.
The teams are deadlocked at the top of Pool 3 with 15 points and 18 tries apiece, 1997 Heineken Cup winners Brive just ahead with a points difference advantage of just three points.
The referee appointments for the final two Rounds of the European Challenge Cup were released by ERC, the tournament organisers, today (Friday, 4 January).
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP - (All kick-offs LOCAL time)
ROUND 5
FRIDAY 11 JANUARY, 2008
Pool 2 Montauban v Worcester Warriors 18.30 Andrew McPherson (S)
Pool 3 Brive v Newcastle Falcons 19.00 Carlo Damasco (It) FR4 / Sky Sports
Pool 4 Sale Sharks v Petrarca Rugby 19.45 Colin Stanley (I)
Pool 5 Leeds Carnegie v Dax 20.00 Alan Falzone (It)
SATURDAY 12 JANUARY, 2008
Pool 1 Auch v Albi 17.30 Simon McDowell (I)
Pool 1 Overmach Rugby Parma v Bath Rugby 15.00 David Rosich (F)
Pool 2 Bucuresti v GRAN Parma 13.00 Cedric Marchat (F)
Pool 4 Bayonne v Montpellier 20.45 Neil Patterson (S) Eurosport France/Sky Sports
Pool 5 Rugby Calvisano v Castres Olympique 15.00 Tom Wigglesworth (E)
SUNDAY 13 JANUARY, 2008
Pool 3 Cetransa El Salvador v Connacht Rugby 12.30 Greg Garner (E)
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP - ()
ROUND 6
THURSDAY 17 JANUARY, 2008
Pool 5 Castres Olympique v Leeds Carnegie 20.45 Carlo Damasco (It) FR4 / Sky Sports
FRIDAY 18 JANUARY, 2008
Pool 3 Connacht Rugby v Brive 18.30 Peter Allan (S)
Pool 5 Dax v Rugby Calvisano 19.00 JP Doyle (E)
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY, 2008
Pool 1 Albi v Overmach Rugby Parma 19.30 Gwyn Morris (W)
Pool 1 Bath Rugby v Auch 14.15 James Jones (W)
Pool 2 Worcester Warriors v Bucuresti 15.00 Alan Falzone (It)
Pool 2 GRAN Parma v Montauban 15.00 Peter Fitzgibbon (I)
Pool 4 Petrarca Rugby v Bayonne 15.00 Graham Know (S)
Pool 4 Montpellier v Sale Sharks 20.45 Andrew McPherson (S) Eurosport France/Sky Sports
SUNDAY 20 JANUARY, 2008
Pool 3 Newcastle Falcons v Cetransa El Salvador 15.00 Cedric Marchat (F)
NOTES:
(a) Match Officials for European Challenge Cup and Heineken Cup matches are nominated by an ERC Selection Panel made up of Colin High (RFU), Joel Dume (FFR) and Bob Yeman (WRU).
(b) The nominations are submitted to the ERC Match Officials Sub Committee made up of Referee Managers from the six Unions of the participating teams, who review and confirm the final appointments.