Match officials for first five weeks
Bryce Lawrence starts
Bryce Lawrence of New Zealand will blow the whistle to start the Super 14. This is an appointment made by SANZAR which has released its appointments of match officials for the first five weeks.
Bryce Lawrence is appointed to Match 1 on Day 1 of Week 1 of the new Super 14 competition organised by SANZAR.
There are several new names on the lists, amongst them Paul Marks of Brisbane and Chris Pollock of New Zealand as referees at this level for the first time.
Week 1
10 February
Blues vs Hurricanes in Auckland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Gary Wise, Vinny Munro (both New Zealand)
Television match official: Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Western Force vs Brumbies in Perth
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: Paul Marks, James Scholtens (both Australia)
Television match official: Bradley Wahl (Australia)
Assessor: Sandy MacNeill or Ian Hailes (Australia)
Cheetahs vs Bulls in Bloemfontein
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Touch judges: JC Fortuin, Willie Roos (both South Africa)
Television match official: Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
11 February
Crusaders vs Highlanders in Christchurch
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock, Greg Watson (both New Zealand)
Television match official: Brent Murray (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichmann (New Zealand)
Reds vs Waratahs in Brisbane
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: George Ayoub, Daniel Cheever (both Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Acton (Australia)
Assessor: Mick Keogh or Terry O’Connor (Australia)
Cats vs Stormers in Johannesburg
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Touch judges: Marius Jonker, Johann Meuwesen (both South Africa)
Television match official: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Assessor: James Apollis (South Africa)
Sharks vs Chiefs in Durban
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Julian Pritchard (Australia), Linston Manuels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks (South Africa)
Week 2
17 February
Highlanders vs Blues in Dunedin
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Gary Wise, Chris Rooney (both New Zealand)
Television match official: Brent Murray (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Bateman (New Zealand)
Cats vs Chiefs in Johannesburg
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: Julian Pritchard (Australia), Linston Manuels (South Africa)
Television match official: Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
Bulls van Brumbies in Pretoria
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand), Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks (South Africa)
18 February
Hurricanes vs Western Force in New Plymouth
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Touch judges: Willie Roos (South Africa), Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Television match official: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Reds vs Crusaders in Brisbane
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assessor: Brian Kinsey or Geoff Pegg (Australia)
Sharks vs Cheetahs in Durban
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: Shaun Veldsman, Deon van Blommestein (both South Africa)
Television match official: Louis Mzomba (South Africa)
Assessor: James Apollis or SO Else (South Africa)
Stormers vs Waratahs at Newlands
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (New Zealand), Linston Manuels (South Africa)
Television match official: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Week 3
24 February
Hurricanes vs Cats in Wellington
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Geoff Acton (Australia), Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Television match official: Greg Watson (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichmann (New Zealand)
Western Force vs Chiefs in Perth
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Matt Goddard (Australia)
Television match official: Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Assessor: Ian Scotney or Ian Hailes (Australia)
Stormers vs Brumbies at Newlands
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Willie Roos (South Africa)
Television match official: Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
25 February
Crusaders vs Sharks in Timaru
Referee: George Ayoub (Australia)
Touch judges: Daniel Cheever (Australia), Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official: Gary Wise (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Reds vs Blues in Brisbane
Referee: JC Fortuin (South Africa)
Touch judges: Tappe Henning (South Africa), Paul Marks (Australia)
Television match official: James Scholtens (Australia)
Assessor: Sandy MacNeill or Peter Smith (Australia)
Bulls vs Waratahs in Pretoria
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)
Assessor: James Apollis (South Africa)
Cheetahs vs Highlanders in Bloemfontein
Referee: Brett Bowden (Australia)
Touch judges: Bradley Wahl (Australia), Linston Manuels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks (South Africa)
Week 4
3 March
Chiefs vs Reds in Hamilton
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Touch judges: JC Fortuin (South Africa), Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Rooney (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Brumbies vs Cats in Canberra
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Scott Young (Australia)
Television match official: Andrew Lindsay (Australia)
Assessor: Ian Scotney or Brendan McCormick (Australia)
4 March
Waratahs vs Sharks in Sydney
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Gary Wise (New Zealand), Matt Goddard (Australia)
Television match official: Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Assessor: Brian Kinsey or Roger Higgins (Australia)
Crusaders vs Blues in Christchurch
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker, Jonathon White (both New Zealand)
Television match official: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Stormers vs Highlanders at Newlands
Referee: Brett Bowden (Australia)
Touch judges: Geoff Acton (Australia), Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Television match official: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes in Bloemfontein
Referee: George Ayoub (Australia)
Touch judges: Paul Marks (Australia), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Television match official: Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
Week 5
10 March
Chiefs vs Crusaders in Hamilton
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray, Chris Pollock (both New Zealand)
Television match official: Matt Stanish (New Zealand)
Assessor: Paul Ramsay (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Cats in Sydney
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Gary Wise (New Zealand), Scott Young (Australia)
Television match official: James Scholtens (Australia)
Assessor: Mick Keogh or Roger Higgins (Australia)
11 March
Brumbies vs Sharks in Canberra
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Television match official: Daniel Cheever (Australia)
Assessor: Ian Scotney or Alan Casey (Australia)
Reds vs Western Force in Brisbane
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: Andrew Lindsay, Julian Pritchard (both Australia)
Television match official: Bradley Wahl (Australia)
Assessor: Brian Kinsey or Peter Gofton (Australia)
Bulls vs Highlanders in Pretoria
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Touch judges: George Ayoub (Australia), Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Television match official: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks (South Africa)
Stormers vs Hurricanes at Newlands
Referee: Brett Bowden (Australia)
Touch judges: Geoff Acton (Australia), Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assessor: Frans Muller (South Africa)
