Karl Dickson will be in charge of the match between the XV of France and the Irish on Friday evening. The 41-year-old Englishman is an experienced official, with two World Cups under his belt.
Dickson replaced the South African Jaco Peyper during the quarter-final of the World Cup between the Welsh and the Argentines. The English referee had been criticized for not having sanctioned the shoulder-forward tackle of the Pumas second row, Guido Petti, on the center three-quarter of the Leek XV, Nick Tompkins.