The referees and other match officials for the 2024 Six Nations should mostly be familiar names for regular rugby watchers. But who’s whistling your team’s upcoming matches? See below for who is refereeing each game in the famous championship.

Related: Six Nations TV coverage

Six Nations Referees

ROUND 1

France 17-38 Ireland (Orange Velodrome; Friday 2 February)

Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Italy 24-27 England (Stadio Olympico; Saturday 3 February)

Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (France)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Wales 26-27 Scotland (Principality Stadium; Saturday 3 February)

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 2: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

ROUND 2

Scotland 16-20 France (Murrayfield; Saturday 10 February) Controversial no-try call

Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

England 16-14 Wales (Twickenham; Saturday 10 February)

Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 2: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Ireland 36-0 Italy (Aviva Stadium; Sunday 11 February)

Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant Referee 2: Luc Ramos (France)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)

ROUND 3

Ireland 31-7 Wales (Aviva Stadium; Saturday 24 February) Shocking Welsh discipline

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)

Scotland 30-21 England (Murrayfield; Saturday 24 February)

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referee 1: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Assistant Referee 2: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

France 13-13 Italy (Stade Pierre Mauroy; Sunday 25 February)

Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)

ROUND 4

Italy v Scotland (Stadio Olympico; Saturday 9 March)

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Leal (England)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

England v Ireland (Twickenham; Saturday 9 March)

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Wales v France (Principality Stadium; Sunday 10 March)

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (Argentina)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)

ROUND 5

Wales v Italy (Principality Stadium; Saturday 16 March)

Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant Referee 1: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Assistant Referee 2: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Ireland v Scotland (Aviva Stadium; Saturday 16 March)

Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

France v England (Parc OL; Saturday 16 March)

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (Argentina)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

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