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Barnes to ref France v Boks

Cape Town - England's Wayne Barnes will referee the Boks' final end of year Test against France in Paris on Saturday.

Kick-off is at 22:00 SA time.

Barnes will be the Boks' third northern hemisphere referee in as many matches on their tour after Ireland's Alain Rolland took control of their 24-15 win over Wales in Cardiff, while France's Jérôme Garcès was the man in the middle in their 28-0 victory over Scotland in Edinburgh last Sunday.

Friday, November 22

Wales v Tonga at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - 21:30
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Saturday, November 23

Italy v Argentina at Stadio Olimpico, Rome - 16:00
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), JP Doyle (England)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Romania v Fiji at Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest - 18:30
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Assistant referees: TBA
Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Scotland v Australia at Murrayfield, Edinburgh - 20:00
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzère (France), Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Lyndon Bray (SANZAR)

France v South Africa at Stade de France, Paris - 22:00
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Sunday, November 24

Ireland v New Zealand at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - 16:00
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Greg Garner (England)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

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