Dudley Phillips will signal the resumption of the 2010 / 2011 season of European club rugby when the Irish referee takes charge of the all-French Amlin Challenge Cup Round 3 match between Montpellier and Bourgoin at Stade Yves du Manoir on Thursday, 9 December.
Tournament organisers ERC today (Tuesday, 16 November, 2010) announced the referees for the back-to-back rounds of the tournament which resumes on the weekend of 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 December.
AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP 2010 / 2011 - (All kick-offs LOCAL time)
ROUND 3
THURSDAY 9 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 3 Montpellier v Bourgoin 20.45 Dudley Phillips (I)
Eurosport France
SATURDAY 11 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 2 Brive v Sale Sharks 20.45 John Lacey (I) - FR4 / Sky Sports
Pool 2 Petrarca Rugby v Cetransa El Salvador 15.00 Cedric Marchat (F)
Pool 3 Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Falcons 15.00 Neil Paterson (S)
Pool 4 Bucharest Oaks v Stade Français Paris 15.00 Alan Falzone (It)
Pool 5 La Rochelle v Gloucester Rugby 18.30 Carlo Damasco (It)
Pool 5 Femi-CZ Rovigo v Agen 15.00 David Jones (W)
SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 1 Bayonne v I Cavalieri Estra 18.45 Leighton Hodges (W) - Eurosport France
Pool 1 Harlequins v Connacht Rugby 17.45 Pascal Gauzere (F)- Sky Sports
Pool 4 Leeds Carnegie v Crociati Rugby 15.00 Tim Hayes (W)
ROUND 4
THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 4 Stade Français Paris v Bucharest Oaks 20.45 Stefano Penne (It) - Eurosport France
FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 1 Connacht Rugby v Harlequins 19.00 James Jones (W)
SATURDAY 18 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 1 I Cavalieri Estra v Bayonne 15.00 Dudley Phillips (I)
Pool 3 Bourgoin v Montpellier 20.45 JP Doyle (E) - Eurosport France
Pool 5 Agen v Femi-CZ Rovigo 14.30 Andy Macpherson (S)
SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER, 2010
Pool 2 Sale Sharks v Brive 15.00 Neil Paterson (S)
Pool 2 Cetransa El Salvador v Petrarca Rugby 12.00 Laurent Cardona (F)
Pool 3 Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs 15.00 Mathieu Raynal (F)
Pool 4 Crociati Rugby v Leeds Carnegie 14.30 Cedric Marchat (F)
Pool 5 Gloucester Rugby v La Rochelle 17.45 Leighton Hodges (W)- Sky Sports / FR4
NOTES :
a) The nominated referees are drawn from the ERC 2010/ 2011 Match Officials' panel.
b) The nominations are proposed by the ERC Match Officials Performance Manager, Donal Courtney, 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.
c) The performance of match officials will be reviewed by Donal Courtney together with a panel of Performance Reviewers.
d) Head Coaches / Directors of Rugby are invited to submit their comments and feedback to Donal Courtney regarding the performances of match officials in their games.