The referee appointments for Round #5 of the 2019 Super Rugby season are now confirmed.
Round 5 kicks-off on Friday night with a New Zealand Conference derby between the the Chiefs and Hurricanes in Hamilton where Mike Fraser will be the referee. Shortly after in Canberra Glen Jackson will take charge of the Australian Conference derby between the Brumbies and Waratahs.
On Saturday the Sunwolves return home to Tokyo to host the Reds when Damon Murphy will be in the middle. That evening the second Kiwi derby of the weekend sees the Highlanders take on the impressive Crusaders in Dunedin where Brendon Pickerill will have the whistle. The Round finishes in Johannesburg where the Lions host the unbeaten Rebels with Egon Seconds the referee.
Match | Chiefs v Hurricanes @ FMG Stadium, Hamilton |
Date | Friday 15 March |
Kick-off | 19:35 local |
Referee | Mike Fraser |
AR1 | Brendon Pickerill |
AR2 | Nick Hogan |
TMO | Shane McDermott |
Match | Brumbies v Waratahs @ GIO Stadium, Canberra |
Date | Friday 15 March |
Kick-off | 19:45 local |
Referee | Glen Jackson |
AR1 | Jordan way |
AR2 | Amy Perrett |
TMO | James Leckie |
Match | Stormers v Jaguares @ DHL Newlands, Cape Town |
Date | Friday 15 March |
Kick-off | 19:10 local |
Referee | Jaco Peyper |
AR1 | Marius van der Westhuizen |
AR2 | Rasta Rasivhenge |
TMO | Christe du Preez |
Match | Sunwolves v Reds @ Prince Chichibu Stadium, Tokyo |
Date | Saturday 16 March |
Kick-off | 13:15 local |
Referee | Damon Murphy |
AR1 | Shuhei Kubo |
AR2 | Aki Aso |
TMO | Minoru Fuji |
Match | Highlanders v Crusaders @ Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
Date | Saturday 16 March |
Kick-off | 19:35 local |
Referee | Brendon Pickerill |
AR1 | Mike Fraser |
AR2 | James Doleman |
TMO | Glenn Newman |
Match | Lions v Rebels @ Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg |
Date | Saturday 16 March |
Kick-off | 15:05 local |
Referee | Egon Seconds |
AR1 | Jaco Peyper |
AR2 | Cwengile Jadezweni |
TMO | Willie Vos |
Bye: Bulls, Sharks, Blues