Weekend referees: Rugby Championship, NPC, Farah Palmer Cup, Currie Cup, Super 6s

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