Your weekend referees, ARs and TMOs from around the rugby world. It’s weekend one of the Rugby Championship and Brendon Pickerill and Andrew Brace will be overseeing the big games at Eden Park and Port Elizabeth respectively. Due to covid travel restrictions, non-neutral officials are being used, with similar local appointments, but as AR2 in South Africa.
Elsewhere, we’ve got the match officials from the New Zealand domestic leagues, South Africa’s Currie Cup and in Scotland.
Have a great weekend
Keith
The Rugby Championship – round 1
New Zealand v Australia
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (NZ)
ARs: Paul Williams & Mike Fraser (both NZ)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZ)
South Africa v Argentina
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)
ARs: Karl Dickson (Eng) & AJ Jacobs (SA)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)
Currie Cup – Premier Division
Sigma Lions v Vodacom Bulls
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
ARs: Local appointments
TMO: Quinton Immelman
Cell C Sharks v Toyota Cheetahs
Referee: Stuart Berry
ARs: Local appointments
TMO: Egon Seconds
DHL Western Province v New Nation Pumas
Referee: Griffin Colby
ARs: Local appointments
TMO: Quinton Immelman
First Division
Leopards v Down Touch Griffons
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
ARs: Johre Botha, Vusi Msibi
TMO: Egon Seconds
Scotland – Super 6s
Boroughmuir Bears v Watsonians
Referee: Ian Kenny
ARs: Ruairidh Campbell & Michael Todd
Southern Knights v Ayrshire Bulls
Referee: Keith Allen
ARs: Graeme Ormiston & Ross Mabon
Stirling County v Heriot’s Rugby
Referee: Finlay Brown (pictured bottom right)
ARs: David Sutherland & Jonny Perriam
Farah Palmer Cup – Round 5
Counties-Manukau v Auckland
Referee: Tiana Ngawati
ARs: Harley Brown & Josh Baker
Manawatu v North Harbour
Referee: Stu Catley
ARs: Jamie Booth & Ben Koch
Hawke’s Bay v Tasman
Referee: Ben Woolerton
ARs: Carl Jowsey & Nico Putter
TMO: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Canterbury v Bay of Plenty
Referee: Jackson Henshaw
ARs: Carl Johnson & Dayna Morrison
Waikato v Wellington
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (pictured bottom left)
ARs: Jaco Cronje & Marcus Tomlinson
Northland v Taranaki
Referee: Taneika Uerata
ARs: TBC
Bunnings NPC – Round 2
Counties-Manukau v North Harbour
Referee: Dan Waenga
ARs: Brandon Roberts & Robert Shore
TMO: John Wright
Tasman v Auckland
Referee: Jono Bredin
ARs: Steffan James & Dave Woodhouse
TMO: Cory Eggers
Hawke’s Bay v Otago
Referee: Nick Briant
ARs: Tipene Cottrell & Nick Hogan
TMO: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Canterbury v Manawatu
Referee: Marcus Playle
ARs: George Haswell & Daniel Moore
TMO: David Rumble
Waikato v Wellington
Referee: Cam Stone
ARs: Grant Stuart & Tim Baker
TMO: Aaron Paterson
Southland v Bay of Plenty
Referee: Mike Winter
ARs: Sam Nicholson & Taylor Swan
TMO: Kirk Rae
Northland v Taranaki
Referee: Angus Mabey
ARs: Boris Jurlina & Stephan Ball
TMO: Llew Smart
