SANZAAR has announced the referee appointments for Week #17 of the 2018 Super Rugby season. 

After the June international break Super Rugby Week #17 returns when the Blues host the Reds in Auckland. Egon Seconds, who refereed the recent World Rugby U20 final between France and England, will have the whistle. The important top of the table clash in the Australian Conference between Rebels and Waratahs in Melbourne will be refereed by Nic Berry. On Saturday the all Kiwi clash between the Highlanders and Chiefs is being played in Suva, Fiji, where Paul Williams will be in charge. In Singapore the Sunwolves are hosting the Bulls with Ben O'Keeffe the referee. The South African derby between the Sharks and Lions in Durban will be refereed by the experienced Jaco Peyper while Angus Gardner will referee the Jaguares versus Stormers match in Buenos Aires.

 

Match  Blues v Reds @ Eden Park, Auckland
Date  Friday 29 June
Kick-off  19:35 local
Referee  Egon Seconds
AR1  Rasta Rasivhenge
AR2  Glen Jackson
TMO  Ben Skeen

 

Match  Rebels v Waratahs @ AAMI Park, Melbourne
Date  Friday 29 June
Kick-off  19:45 local
Referee  Nic Berry
AR1  Graham Cooper
AR2  Jordan way
TMO  Damien Mitchelmore

 

Match  Highlanders v Chiefs @ ANZ Stadium, Suva
Date  Saturday 30 June
Kick-off  19:35 local
Referee  Paul Williams
AR1  Jamie Nutbrown
AR2  James Doleman
TMO  Shane McDermott

 

Match  Brumbies v Hurricanes @ GIO Stadium, Canberra
Date  Saturday 30 June
Kick-off  19:45 local
Referee  Nick Briant
AR1  Will Houston
AR2  James Leckie
TMO  Ian Smith

 

Match  Sunwolves v Bulls @ Singapore National Stadium
Date  Saturday 30 June
Kick-off  19:55 local
Referee  Ben O'Keeffe
AR1  Shuhei Kubo
AR2  Tasuku Kawahara
TMO  Minoru Fuji

 

Match  Sharks v Lions @ Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
Date  Saturday 30 June
Kick-off  17:15 local
Referee  Jaco Peyper
AR1  AJ Jacobs
AR2  Stuart Berry
TMO  Marius Jonker

 

Match  Jaguares v Stormers @ Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Date  Saturday 30 June
Kick-off  14:40 local
Referee  Angus Gardner
AR1  Pablo Deluca
AR2  Jose Covassi
TMO  Santiago Borsani

 

Bye: Crusaders