The Bruff clubman was appointed to the World Elite panel in April 2008 and took charge of England v Barbarians as his first international game before going to South Africa for their game against Italy during the summer tour series.

Clancy's first RBS 6 Nations game will come when he takes charge of France against Scotland on February 14 at the Stade De France.

The three will be joined at the RBS 6 Nations by Simon McDowell and Peter Fitzgibbon who have both received assistant referee and TMO appointments.

Rolland, McDowell and Fitzgibbon will all be involved when France host Wales for the first ever Friday night kick-off in the RBS 6 Nations on February 27.

In other appoinments, Ireland's opening game against France will be in the charge of Nigel Owens, and the game against Italy sees Chris White refereeing.

Ireland's games against England and Scotland will have a South African flavour as Craig Joubert and Jonathan Kaplan take charge while the final game against Wales will provisionally be refereed by Steve Walsh, subject to a fitness assesment as he missed the November series.