Referee for Heineken Round 4 tie announced

By Jason Harris
November 29 2005

ERC, the governing body for the Heineken and European Challenge Cups has announced the name of the man who will take charge of the Heineken Cup Round 4 tie between Saracens and Ulster at Vicarage Road on Saturday 17 December at 1.00pm.

International panel official Joel Jutge will have the responsibility for running the second game between the two sides in the space of eight days, the second Frenchman after Eric Darriere to take charge of the two sides.

Ashley Rowden will take charge of this Sunday's Powergen Cup Round 3 clash between Wasps and Sarries at the Causeway Stadium.

The Heineken Cup /Challenge Cup Round 4 lists in full:

HEINEKEN CUP ROUND 4 (All kick-offs LOCAL time)

FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER
Pool 1 Sale Sharks v Castres Olympique 20.00
Malcolm Changleng (S)

Pool 5 Glasgow Warriors v Bath Rugby 19.30
Donal Courtney (I)

Pool 6 Toulouse v Edinburgh Gunners 20.30
Nigel Owens (W) Sport+/Sky Sports

SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER
Pool 1 Munster v Newport Gwent Dragons 17.15
Chris White (E) RTE/Sky Sports/ S4C**

Pool 2 Cardiff Blues v Rugby Calvisano 15.00
Christophe Berdos (F) Sky Sports*/S4C**

Pool 2 Perpignan v Leeds Tykes 18.30
Nigel Whitehouse (W)

Pool 3 Stade F Paris v ASM Clermont Auvergne 18.00
David Pearson (E) Sport+/Sky Sports*

Pool 4 Saracens v Ulster Rugby 13.00
Joel Jutge (F) Sky Sports

Pool 4 Benetton Treviso v Biarritz Olympique 14.00
Rob Dickson (S) Sky Italia

Pool 5 Bourgoin v Leinster 16.00
Tony Spreadbury (E) FR2/Sky Sports

SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER
Pool 3 Ospreys v Leicester Tigers 13.00
Alain Rolland (I) Sky Sports/ S4C**

Pool 6 London Wasps v Llanelli Scarlets 15.00
Alan Lewis (I) Sky Sports/ S4C**

* Delayed transmission
** Highlights

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 4 (All kick-offs LOCAL time)

FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER, 2005
Pool 1 Narbonne v Northampton Saints 19.30
Huw Watkins (W)

Pool 3 Bayonne v Bucuresti 19.00
Stefano Mancini (It)

SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER, 2005
Pool 2 Rugby Parma v Pau 14.30
Simon McDowell (I)

Pool 2 Agen v London Irish 18.30
Giulio De Santis (It)

Pool 3 Gloucester Rugby v Toulon 15.00
George Clancy (I)

Pool 4 Brive v Border Reivers 18.30
Rob Debney (E)

Pool 5 Connacht Rugby v Worcester Warriors 14.00
Eric Darriere (F)

SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER, 2005
Pool 1 Bristol Rugby v Viadana 15.00
Franck Maciello (F)

Pool 4 Newcastle Falcons v L’Aquila 14.30
Andy Ireland (S)

Pool 5 Amatori Catania v Montpellier 15.00
Tim Hayes (W)