South Africa’s Jaco Peyper will take cost of this season’s Champions Cup final, to be contested between Leinster and defending champions, La Rochelle, at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Saturday 20 May.
Peyper is the primary South African to be appointed to a European Cup final.
England’s Wayne Barnes will officiate the Challenge Cup final, on the identical venue on Friday, 19 May, between Glasgow Warriors and Toulon. It shall be Barnes’ sixth European final. He has beforehand taken cost of the 2012 and 2019 Challenge Cup deciding matches in addition to three Champions Cup finals in 2010, 2018 and final season.
Barnes may have Ireland’s Chris Busby and Craig Evans of Wales working the road with Ben Whitehouse (Wales) as TMO and Ciaran Scally (Ireland) as Citing Commissioner.
Peyper shall be assisted by the English duo of Karl Dickson and Christophe Ridley, with Tom Foley, additionally of England, as TMO and Beth Dickens (Scotland) because the match Citing Commissioner.
Challenge Cup final
Glasgow Warriors v Toulon
Friday 19 May – Aviva Stadium, Dublin (8pm)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (Eng); Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ire), Craig Evans (Wal); TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal); Citing Commissioner: Ciaran Scally (Ire)
Champions Cup final
Leinster Rugby v Stade Rochelais
Saturday 20 May – Aviva Stadium, Dublin (4.45pm)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SA); Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (Eng), Christophe Ridley (Eng); TMO: Tom Foley (Eng); Citing Commissioner: Beth Dickens (Sco)
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