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