Karl Dickson will be the man in the middle for the opening match of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations with the rest of the match officials for all games confirmed.
New Zealander James Doleman will make his Championship debut in charge of England v Italy at Twickenham in Round 2.
And English official Wayne Barnes is set to appear in his 17th Guinness Six Nations and the clash between Ireland and France on February 11 will be his 26th match in Championship history.
Rounding off Rugby’s Greatest Championship is South African Jaco Peyper for the showdown between Ireland and England in Dublin on March 18.
Unlike last year, each match-up will have a different referee overseeing proceedings, with eight nations represented in the set of match officials.
World Rugby Selection Committee Chairman Graham Mourie said: “As we enter a men’s Rugby World Cup year, our focus is very much on performance and culture as we begin to consider selections for France 2023.
“The more time we have with the group, the better it is for everyone, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be better, to achieve alignment and consistency and strengthen understanding with the teams.
“As with the November tests and The Rugby Championship, the Guinness Six Nations represents another opportunity for a talented group of match officials with a superb work ethic to help facilitate more excellent tests in what is probably the most competitive period in men’s rankings history.”
2023 Guinness Six Nations refereeing appointments:
ROUND 1
Wales v Ireland (Principality Stadium, Cardiff; Saturday 4 February – 2.15pm)
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Pearce (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
England v Scotland (Twickenham Stadium, London; Saturday 4 February – 4.45pm)
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: James Doleman (NZR)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
Italy v France (Stadio Olimpico, Rome; Saturday 5 February – 3pm)
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
ROUND 2
Ireland v France (Aviva Stadium, Dublin; Saturday 11 February – 2.15pm)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
Scotland v Wales (BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh; Saturday 11 February – 4.45pm)
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
England v Italy (Twickenham Stadium, London; Sunday 12 February – 3pm)
Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tual Trainini (FFR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
ROUND 3
Italy v Ireland (Stadio Olimpico, Rome; Saturday 25 February – 2.15pm)
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Wales v England (Principality Stadium, Cardiff; Saturday 25 February – 4.45pm)
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
France v Scotland (Stade de France, Paris; Sunday 26 February – 3pm)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
ROUND 4
Italy v Wales (Stadio Olimpico, Rome; Saturday 11 March – 2.15pm)
Referee: Damon Murphy (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Busby (IRFU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
England v France (Twickenham Stadium, London; Saturday 11 March – 4.45pm)
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
Scotland v Ireland (BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh; Sunday 12 March – 3pm)
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)
ROUND 5
Scotland v Italy (BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh; Saturday 18 March – 12.30pm)
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
France v Wales (Stade de France, Paris; Saturday 18 March – 2.45pm)
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
Ireland v England (Aviva Stadium, Dublin; Saturday 18 March – 5pm)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
