Referees Appointed For Rounds 5 & 6

The referee appointments for Heineken Cup rounds 5 & 6 have been named with Leighton Hodges and Wayne Barnes in charge of Munster’s final round games in pool 6.

Welsh referee Leighton Hodges has been appointed to Munster's round 5 game away to Gloucester on Saturday January 11th while England's Wayne Barnes will officiate Munster's final round game against Edinburgh in Thomond Park on Sunday January 19th at 12.45pm.

Three Munster referees are in action for round 5 with George Clancy, Peter Fitzgibbon and Johnny Lacey all looking after games on Saturday the 11th. Lacey and Clancy are also involved for round 6 with George on duty for Munster's pool opponents, Perpignan v Gloucester.