Rugby

Raynal to take charge of Connacht game as Poite fails to recover from ankle injury

Move also sees change in officiating team for Leinster’s game with Bath

Mathieu Raynal will take charge of Connacht’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final away to Gloucester on Friday due to an injury to Romain Poite. Photograph: Gaizka Iroz/AFP/Getty Images
Mathieu Raynal will take charge of Connacht’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final away to Gloucester on Friday due to an injury to Romain Poite. Photograph: Gaizka Iroz/AFP/Getty Images
Wed Apr 01 2015 - 18:57

The team of officials at both Leinster and Connacht's European quarter-finals have been changed due to an injury to French referee Roman Poite.

Poite suffered the injury in the Champions Cup game between Saracens and Munster at Allianz Park on January 17th.

Poite has been replaced by Mathieu Raynal as the referee for Connacht's Challenge Cup quarter-final away to Gloucester on Good Friday.

As a consequence, Raynal’s place as assistant referee for Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final between Leinster and Bath at the Aviva Stadium has been taken by Patrick Péchambert.

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Challenge Cup quarter-final: Gloucester Rugby v Connacht Rugby

Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France); Assistant referee 1: Cédric Marchat (France); Assistant referee 2: Thomas Charabas (France).

Champions Cup quarter-final: Leinster Rugby v Bath Rugby

Referee: Jerome Garces (France); Assistant referee 1: Christophe Berdos (France); Assistant referee 2: Patrick Péchambert (France).

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