The referee appointments for Round #6 of the 2019 Super Rugby season are now confirmed.
Round 6 kicks-off with just the one Friday night match. It is a New Zealand Conference derby between the Blues and Highlanders in Auckland where Marius van der Westhuizen will be the referee.
Saturday sees five matches across the tournament starting in Wellington where the Hurricanes host the Stormers from Cape Town. Glen Jackson has the whistle for the match while Jaco Peyper takes control of the Waratahs versus Crusaders match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In Singapore the entertaining Sunwolves play the Lions with Damon Murphy in the middle. The Bulls, fresh from a week off, host the Chiefs in Pretoria where AJ Jacobs will be the referee, while Rasta Rasivhenge will control the Sharks versus Rebels match in Durban.
The weekend finishes with an Australian derby in Brisbane when the Reds host the Brumbies. Paul Williams will be the referee.
Match | Blues v Highlanders @ Eden Park, Auckland |
Date | Friday 22 March |
Kick-off | 19:35 local |
Referee | Marius van der Westhuizen |
AR1 | Nic Berry |
AR2 | Brendan Pickerill |
TMO | Ben Skeen |
Match | Hurricanes v Stormers @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Date | Saturday 23 March |
Kick-off | 19:35 local |
Referee | Glen Jackson |
AR1 | Nick Briant |
AR2 | Ben O'Keeffe |
TMO | Glenn Newman |
Match | Waratahs v Crusaders @ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Date | Saturday 23 March |
Kick-off | 19:45 local |
Referee | Jaco Peyper |
AR1 | Paul Williams |
AR2 | Egon Seconds |
TMO | Ian Smith |
Match | Sunwolves v Lions @ Singapore National Stadium |
Date | Saturday 23 March |
Kick-off | 18:55 local |
Referee | Damon Murphy |
AR1 | Shuhei Kubo |
AR2 | Tawasaki Kawahara |
TMO | Minoru Fuji |
Match | Bulls v Chiefs @ Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
Date | Saturday 23 March |
Kick-off | 15:05 local |
Referee | AJ Jacobs |
AR1 | Cwengile Jadezweni |
AR2 | Griffin Colby |
TMO | Willie Vos |
Match | Sharks v Rebels @ Jonsson Kings Park, Durban |
Date | Saturday 23 March |
Kick-off | 17:15 local |
Referee | Rasta Rasivhenge |
AR1 | Divan Uys |
AR2 | Amy Barrat-Theron |
TMO | Marius Jonker |
Match | Reds v Brumbies @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
Date | Sunday 24 March |
Kick-off | 15:05 local |
Referee | Paul Williams |
AR1 | Egon Seconds |
AR2 | Jaco Peyper |
TMO | Ian Smith |
Bye: Jaguares