Anselmi named to Six Nations panel

Top Argentine match official Federico Anselmi will take part in his second Six Nations tournament after being named as an assistant for two matches in the upcoming tournament. The news follows his participation in the same role during the World Cup and coincides with his appointment as a referee on the World Sevens Circuit. Anselmi will be on the sidelines in Paris on February 6 to assist JP Doyle in the France-Italy match, and in Cardiff on February 13 to help George Clancy manage Wales-Scotland.

The full appointments are as follows:

FEB 6 / 2016

FRANCE v ITALY
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
Assistants: George Clancy (IRFU) & Federico Anselmi (UAR)
TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Assistants: Romain Poite (FFR) & Stuart Berry (SARU)
TMO: George Ayoub (ARU)

FEB 7 / 2016

IRELAND v WALES
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
Assistants: Glen Jackson (NZRU) & Ben O’Keeffe (NZRU)
TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)

FEB 13 / 2016

FRANCE v IRELAND
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistants: Nigel Owens (WRU) & Stuart Berry (SARU)
TMO: George Ayoub (ARU)

WALES v SCOTLAND
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
Assistants: John Lacey (IRFU) & Federico Anselmi (UAR)
TMO: Graham Hughes

FEB 14 / 2016

ITALY v ENGLAND
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZRU)
Assistants: Jérôme Garcès (FFR) & Ben O’Keeffe (NZRU)
TMO: George Ayoub (ARU)

FEB 26 / 2016

WALES v FRANCE
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistants: JP Doyle (RFU) & Luke Pearce (RFU)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SARU)

FEB 27 / 2016

ITALY v SCOTLAND
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistants: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) & Nick Briant (NZRU)
TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)

ENGLAND v IRELAND
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Assistants: Nigel Owens (WRU) & Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SARU)

MAR 12 / 2016

IRELAND v ITALY
Referee: Angus Gardner (ARU)
Assistants: Romain Poite (FFR) & Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
TMO: George Ayoub (ARU)

ENGLAND v WALES
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
Assistants: Jérôme Garcès (FFR) & Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
TMO: Ben Skeen (NZRU)

MAR 13 / 2016

SCOTLAND v FRANCE
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZRU)
Assistants: Wayne Barnes (RFU) & Marius Mitrea (FIR)
TMO: Ben Skeen (NZRU)

MAR 19 / 2016

WALES v ITALY
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
Assistants: Wayne Barnes (RFU) & Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
TMO: George Ayoub (ARU)

IRELAND v SCOTLAND
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
Assistants: Craig Joubert (SARU) & Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SARU)

FRANCE v ENGLAND
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Assistants: John Lacey (IRFU) & Leighton Hodges (WRU)
TMO: Ben Skeen (NZRU)