Walsh to referee at Croke Park

Rugby:  New Zealand's Steve Walsh will referee the first rugby match to take place in Croke Park when he takes charge of Ireland…

Rugby: New Zealand's Steve Walsh will referee the first rugby match to take place in Croke Park when he takes charge of Ireland's Six Nations tie against France on Sunday, February 11th.

In Ireland's other games, Kiwi Kelvin Deaker will referee in Cardiff, France's Joel Jutge has England's visit to Croke Park, while Dave Pearson and Jonathan Kaplan will preside in Edinburgh and Rome.

Irish referee Alan Lewis takes charge of Scotland v Wales, Donal Courtney is in the middle for Scotland v Italy while Alain Rolland has Wales v England.