SANZAAR and the RFU have announced referee appointments for Round 3 of the 2016 Super Rugby season, and Round 16 of the Aviva Premiership season respectively.
SuperRugby Round 3
Blues v Hurricanes @ Eden Park, Auckland
Referee – Nick Briant
ARs – Brendon Pickerill & Brett Johnson
TMO – Shane McDermott
Force v Brumbies @ nib Stadium, Perth
Referee – Andrew Lees
ARs – Damien Mitchelmore & Michael Hogan
TMO – Ian Smith
Highlanders v Lions @ Fortyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Referee – Chris Pollock
ARs – Jamie Nutbrown & Kane McBride
TMO – Aaron Paterson
Rebels v Reds @ AAMI Park, Melbourne
Referee- Paul Williams
ARs: Graham Cooper & Ed Martin
TMO – Peter Marshall
Sunwolves v Cheetahs @ Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
Referee – Quinton Immelman
ARs – Shuhei Kubo & Aki Aso
TMO – Takashi Hareda
Kings v Chiefs @ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee – Jaco van Heerden
ARs Jaco Pepper & Rodney Bonaparte
TMO – Johan Greeff
Stormers v Sharks @ DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Referee – Mike Fraser
ARs – Ben O’Keeffe & Stuart Berry
TMO – Marius Jonker
RFU Premiership – Round 16:
Harlequins v Bath Rugby
Referee – Dean Richards (86th Premiership game).
ARs – Andy Watson & Nigel Carrick
TMO – Sean Davey
Wasps v Leicester Tigers
Referee – Greg Garner (94th Premiership game)
ARs – Ashley Rowden & Paul Burton
TMO – Trevor Fisher
Northampton Saints v Sale Sharks
Referee – JP Doyle (108th Premiership game).
ARs – Robin Goodliffe & Roger Baileff
TMO – David Sainsbury
Worcester Warriors v Gloucester Rugby
Referee – Ian Tempest (16th Premiership game)
ARs – Peter Allan & John Meredith
TMO – Rowan Kitt
Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Falcons
Referee – Craig Maxwell-Keys(14th Premiership game)
ARs – Simon McConnell & Kelvin Stewart.
TMO – David Rose
London Irish v Saracens (played in New Jersey, USA)
Referee – Luke Pearce (47th Premiership game)
ARs – Tim Wigglesworth & Ross Campbell
TMO – David Grashoff