SANZAAR has announced the referee appointments for Week #6 of the 2018 Super Rugby season. 

The six-match round kicks-off on Friday night when the Crusaders take on the Bulls in Christchurch. The match will be refereed by Federico Anselmi, while Shuhei Kubo will take charge of the Rebels versus Sharks the same night in Melbourne. Mike Fraser gets the big Kiwi derby between the Hurricanes and Highlanders in Wellington. In South Africa Marius van der Westhuizen will referee the Stormers versus Reds while in Buenos Aires Jamie Nutbrown gets the whistle for Jaguares versus Lions.  

Match  Crusaders v Bulls AMI Stadium, Christchurch 
Date  Friday 23 March
Kick-off  19:35 local
Referee  Federico Anselmi
AR1  Nick Briant
AR2  Richard Kely
TMO  Aaron Paterson

 

Match  Rebels v Sharks @ AAMI Park, Melbourne     
Date  Friday 23 March
Kick-off  19:45 local
Referee  Shuhei Kubo
AR1  Nic Berry
AR2  Damon Murphy
TMO  Ian Smith

 

Match  Sunwolves v Chiefs @ Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
Date  Saturday 24 March
Kick-off  13:15 local
Referee  Will Houston
AR1  Akihisa Aso
AR2  Tasuku Kawahara
TMO  Minoru Fuji

 

Match  Hurricanes v Highlanders @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Date  Saturday 24 March
Kick-off  19:35 local
Referee  Mike Fraser
AR1  Ben O'Keeffe
AR2  Richard Kelly
TMO  Shane McDermott

 

Match  Stormers v Reds @ DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Date  Saturday 24 March
Kick-off  17:15 local
Referee  Marius van der Westhuizen
AR1  Egon Seconds
AR2  Rasta Rasivhenge
TMO  Christie du Preez

 

Match  Jaguares v Lions @ Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Date  Saturday 24 March
Kick-off  18:40 local
Referee  Jamie Nutbrown
AR1  Paul Williams
AR2  Pablo Deluca
TMO  Santiago Borsani

 

Bye: Brumbies, Waratahs, Blues