Jaco Peyper to make Heineken Champions Cup bow

South African referee Jaco Peyper is set to make his debut in the Heineken Champions Cup’s debut in the semi-finals of the tournament.

Peyper will be officiating the semi-final match between Stade Rochelais and the Exeter Chiefs, which set to take place on Sunday, April 30th, at the Matmut ATLANTIQUE in Bordeaux.

Peyper will be assisted by Andrew Brace of Ireland and Italy’s Andrea Piardi, with Brian MacNeice, also of Ireland, serving as the match TMO. The appointment marks a major milestone in Peyper’s career, as he joins the ranks of the elite referees in European rugby.

Meanwhile Wayne Barnes of England will be in charge when the Heineken Champions Cup’s two most decorated clubs, Leinster Rugby and Stade Toulousain, go head-to-head at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 29 April.

Barnes’s assistants will be his fellow countrymen, Luke Pearce and Adam Leal, while Stuart Terheege has been appointed as the match TMO.

An all-French team of officials will be in charge of the first of the EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals on Saturday 29 April which sees the Scarlets taking on the Glasgow Warriors at Parc y Scarlets with Mathieu Raynal on the whistle, assisted by Pierre Brousset and Tual Trainini, with Eric Gauzins as TMO.

The following day, England’s Karl Dickson will be in the middle when RC Toulon and Benetton Rugby meet at Stade Félix Mayol and he will have fellow countrymen, Matthew Carley and Christophe Ridley, as his assistants, with Tom Foley also of England appointed as TMO.