The referee appointments for Round #3 of the 2019 Super Rugby season are now confirmed.
Round 4 kicks-off on Friday night with a mouth-watering New Zealand Conference derby between the Hurricanes and and Highlanders in Wellington where Damon Murphy will be the referee. The same night AJ Jacobs takes charge of the Australian Conference derby between the Rebels and Brumbies in Melbourne.
Saturday sees another big Kiwi derby when the unbeaten Crusaders take on the Chiefs in Christchurch when Brendon Pickerill will be in the middle. The local derby theme continues in Australia with a clash between the old foes, the Waratahs and the Reds, in Sydney where Glen Jackson has the whistle. The weekend finishes with a South African Conference derby between the Bulls and Sharks in Pretoria with Marius van der Westhuizen the referee.
| Match | Hurricanes v Highlanders @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| Date | Friday 8 March |
| Kick-off | 19:35 local |
| Referee | Damon Murphy |
| AR1 | Brendon Pickerill |
| AR2 | Nick Hogan |
| TMO | Shane McDermott |
| Match | Rebels v Brumbies @ AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| Date | Friday 8 March |
| Kick-off | 19:45 local |
| Referee | AJ Jacobs |
| AR1 | Glen Jackson |
| AR2 | Graham Cooper |
| TMO | Ian Smith |
| Match | Crusaders v Chiefs @ Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch |
| Date | Saturday 9 March |
| Kick-off | 17:15 local |
| Referee | Brendon Pickerill |
| AR1 | Damon Murphy |
| AR2 | Nick Hogan |
| TMO | Shane McDermott |
| Match | Blues v Sunwolves @ QBE Stadium, North Harbour |
| Date | Saturday 9 March |
| Kick-off | 19:35 local |
| Referee | Mike Fraser |
| AR1 | James Munro |
| AR2 | Dan Waenga |
| TMO | Glenn Newman |
| Match | Waratahs v Reds @ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Date | Saturday 9 March |
| Kick-off | 19:45 local |
| Referee | Glen Jackson |
| AR1 | AJ Jacobs |
| AR2 | Amy Perrett |
| TMO | James Leckie |
| Match | Lions v Jaguares @ Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg |
| Date | Saturday 9 March |
| Kick-off | 15:05 local |
| Referee | Rasta Rasivhenge |
| AR1 | Cwengile Jadezweni |
| AR2 | Griffin Colby |
| TMO | Willie Vos |
| Match | Bulls v Sharks @ Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Date | Saturday 9 March |
| Kick-off | 17:15 local |
| Referee | Marius van der Westhuizen |
| AR1 | Egon Seconds |
| AR2 | Divan Uys |
| TMO | Christie du Preez |
Bye: Stormers
