Big games at the end of the season: who should ref?

Let's try and keep this respectful...

I'm interested to know who people think should referee the big knockout games at the end of the season.

I'd like to see something along the lines of:

Prem semi-final 1: Wayne Barnes with Greg Garner & Matt Carley
Prem semi-final 2: Luke Pearce with JP Doyle & Andrew Small
Prem final: JP Doyle with Wayne Barnes & Luke Pearce

Challenge Cup final: (assuming an English team is involved) Jérôme Garcès with Pascal Gauzère & another French AR
Champions Cup final: (I'll assume Clermont-Toulon) Nigel Owens with JP Doyle & Wayne Barnes

Pro 12 final: Nigel Owens with John Lacey & Marius Mitrea

I don't necessarily rate Owens as the #1, but I'd like to see the calls for him to ref everything possible answered once and for all so we can start to give games to some of the more preferable refs like Doyle, Pearce and Garcès.

Steve Walsh.

Oh... hang on...

There is no way JP Doyle should get the AP final after last season's debacle. The ref and TMO should not be the most important factors in a game.

Would want Nigel Owens - AP final with Wayne Barnes and Luke Pearce.

Agree with the rest.

beshocked wrote:There is no way JP Doyle should get the AP final after last season's debacle. The ref and TMO should not be the most important factors in a game.

Would want Nigel Owens - AP final with Wayne Barnes and Luke Pearce.

Agree with the rest.

Would the RFU bypass their own to bring in a Welshman though?

I'm sure if you asked a Saints fan they'd have something to say for the way Barnes reffed the final in 2013. In my mind JP is much better - the best of a pretty good lot.