SANZAAR has announced the referee appointments for Week #8 of the 2018 Super Rugby season.
The six-match round kicks-off on Friday night when the Hurricanes host the Sharks at McLean Park in Napier. The match will be refereed by Nic Berry, while Angus Gardner will take charge of the match in Tokyo between the Sunwolves and Waratahs on Saturday. Paul Williams returns to duty later that day in New Zealand taking charge of the North Island Battle of the Bombay Hills when Chiefs host the Blues. The South Africa derby between the Lions and Stormers will be refereed by Jaco Peyper while Ben O'Keeffe looks after the all-Aussie affair between the Brumbies and Reds in Canberra.
| Match | Hurricanes v Sharks @ McLean Park, Napier |
| Date | Friday 6 April |
| Kick-off | 19:35 local |
| Referee | Nic Berry |
| AR1 | Brendon Pickerill |
| AR2 | Angus Mabey |
| TMO | Aaron Paterson |
| Match | Sunwolves v Waratahs @ Prince Chichibu Stadium, Tokyo |
| Date | Saturday 7 April |
| Kick-off | 14:15 local |
| Referee | Angus Gardner |
| AR1 | Shuhei Kubo |
| AR2 | Tasuku Kawahara |
| TMO | Minoru Fuji |
| Match | Chiefs v Blues @ FMG Stadium, Hamilton |
| Date | Saturday 7 April |
| Kick-off | 19:35 local |
| Referee | Paul Williams |
| AR1 | Brendon Pickerill |
| AR2 | Glen Jackson |
| TMO | Aaron Paterson |
| Match | Brumbies v Reds @ GIO Stadium, Canberra |
| Date | Saturday 31 March |
| Kick-off | 19:45 local |
| Referee | Ben O'Keeffe |
| AR1 | Nick Briant |
| AR2 | James Leckie |
| TMO | George Ayoub |
| Match | Lions v Stormers @ Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg |
| Date | Saturday 7 April |
| Kick-off | 17:15 local |
| Referee | Jaco Peyper |
| AR1 | Rasta Rasivhenge |
| AR2 | AJ Jacobs |
| TMO | Willie Vos |
| Match | Jaguares v Crusaders @ Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires |
| Date | Saturday 7 April |
| Kick-off | 18:40 local |
| Referee | Marius van der Westhuizen |
| AR1 | Federico Anselmi |
| AR2 | Pablo Deluca |
| TMO | Santiago Borsani |
Bye: Bulls, Rebels, Highlanders
