SANZAAR has announced the referee appointments for Week #5 of the 2018 Super Rugby season.
There is just the one Friday night match this week with Shuhei Kubo from Japan taking charge of the Chiefs versus Bulls match in Hamilton. The pick of the Saturday matches is the New Zealand derby when the Highlanders host the Crusaders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, with Nick Briant given the whistle. Fresh from their away win over the Lions last week the Blues travel to Cape Town to play the Stormers where Nic Berry will take charge of the match. The action closes with a Sunday match in Sydney when Brendan Pickerill will take charge of the match between the Waratahs and the high-flying Rebels.
Match | Chiefs v Bulls @ FMG Stadium, Hamilton |
Date | Friday 16 March |
Kick-off | 19:35 local |
Referee | Shuhei Kubo |
AR1 | Mike Fraser |
AR2 | Richard Kely |
TMO | Shane McDermott |
Match | Highlanders v Crusaders @ Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
Date | Saturday 17 March |
Kick-off | 19:35 local |
Referee | Nick Briant |
AR1 | Mike Fraser |
AR2 | James Doleman |
TMO | Glenn Newman |
Match | Brumbies v Sharks @ GIO Stadium, Canberra |
Date | Saturday 17 March |
Kick-off | 19:45 local |
Referee | Glen Jackson |
AR1 | Will Houston |
AR2 | James Leckie |
TMO | Ian Smith |
Match | Stormers v Blues @ DHL Newlands, Cape Town |
Date | Saturday 17 March |
Kick-off | 15:05 local |
Referee | Nic Berry |
AR1 | AJ Jacobs |
AR2 | Cwengile Jadezweni |
TMO | Christie du Preez |
Match | Lions v Sunwolves @ Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg |
Date | Saturday 17 March |
Kick-off | 17:15 local |
Referee | Rasta Rasivhenge |
AR1 | Egon Seconds |
AR2 | Stephan Geldenhuys |
TMO | Willie Vos |
Match | Jaguares v Reds @ Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires |
Date | Saturday 17 March |
Kick-off | 18:40 local |
Referee | Paul Williams |
AR1 | Jamie Nutbrown |
AR2 | Pablo Deluca |
TMO | Santiago Borsani |
Match | Waratahs v Rebels @ Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
Date | Sunday 18 March |
Kick-off | 16:05 local |
Referee | Brendan Pickerill |
AR1 | Federico Anselmi |
AR2 | Graham Cooper |
TMO | Damien Mitchelmore |
Bye: Hurricanes