British and Irish Lions

New Zealander Kelvin Deaker has been handed England's November 11 clash with Argentina, while the two Tests against South Africa on November 18 and 25 will be in the respective hands of Steve Walsh and Alain Rolland.

Walsh, meanwhile, will also be in control of Wales' first autumn game against Australia at the Millennium Stadium.

Autumn Test referee appointments
November 4, Wales v Australia (Steve Walsh); November 5, England v New Zealand (Joel Jutge); November 11, Ireland v South Africa (Paul Honiss), England v Argentina (Kelvin Deaker), Wales v Pacific Islands (Wayne Barnes), Scotland v Romania (Matt Goddard).
November 17, Wales v Canada (Tony Spreadbury), November 18, England v South Africa (Steve Walsh), Scotland v Pacific Islands (Bryce Lawrence); November 19, Ireland v Australia (Marius Jonker).
November 25, England v South Africa (Alain Rolland), Scotland v Australia (Donal Courtney), Wales v New Zealand (Dave Pearson); November 26, Ireland v Pacific Islands (Christophe Berdos).

Assistant coach Graham Rowntree says The British & Irish Lions will have to be fully focussed to avoid a potential banana skin when they face The Barbarians a week today.

Three former British & Irish Lions will line-up against an England XV at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday as the Barbarians warm-up for their showdown with the 2013 tourists in Hong Kong next week.

Lions skipper Sam Warburton says the lessons he and his Welsh colleagues learnt in Australia last summer will stand them in good stead for their return visit with Britain and Ireland's elite next month.