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