NZ appoints referees
The New Zealand Rugby Union has announced the appointments of match officials to Weeks 3-5 of the Air New Zealand Cup and the first two weeks of the AA Rewards Heartland Championship.
Air New Zealand Cup
Week 3
Manawatu vs Waikato at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker
Otago vs Northland at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Television match official: Shane McDermott
Wellington vs Counties Manukau at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Brent Murray
Bay of Plenty vs North Harbour at Bay Park Stadium, Mt Maunganui
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Hawke’s Bay vs Southland at McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Glenn Newman
Canterbury vs Auckland at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Josh Noonan
Tasman vs Taranaki at Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Kane McBride
Week 4
Counties Manukau vs Otago at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: Matt Stanish
Northland vs Bay of Plenty at Okara Park, Whangarei
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Southland vs Wellington at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Brent Murray
Ranfurly Shield: Auckland vs Manawatu at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Keith Brown
Touch judges: Chris Pollock, Josh Noonan
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Tasman vs Hawke’s Bay at Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Steve Walsh
Taranaki vs Canterbury at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Brent Murray
North Harbour vs Waikato at North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Week 5
Southland vs Counties Manukau at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Todd Pullar
Taranaki vs Northland at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Television match official: Brent Murray
Otago vs Hawke’s Bay at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Wellington vs Bay of Plenty at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Garratt Williamson
Manawatu vs North Harbour at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: Mike Fraser
Waikato vs Auckland at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Canterbury vs Tasman at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Vinny Munro
AA Rewards Heartland Championship
This starts on 23 August
Week One
Pool A
Wairarapa Bush vs West Coast at Memorial Park, Masterton 1300
Referee: Mike Fraser
Buller v South Canterbury at Victoria Square, Westport
Referee: Glenn Newman
North Otago vs Horowhenua-Kapiti Kapiti at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: Todd Pullar
Pool B
Mid Canterbury vs Thames Valley at Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton
Referee: Vinny Munro
King Country vs Poverty Bay at Rugby Park, Te Kuiti
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Wanganui vs East Coast at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
Referee: Shane McDermott
Week Two
Pool A
West Coast vs North Otago at Rugby Park, Greymouth
Referee: Todd Pullar
South Canterbury vs Wairarapa Bush at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Referee: Kane McBride
Buller vs Horowhenua-Kapiti Kapiti at Victoria Square, Westport
Referee: Mike Fraser
Pool B
Thames Valley vs Wanganui at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
Referee: Shane McDermott
King Country vs East Coast at Owen Delany Park, Taupo
Referee: Jonathon White
Poverty Bay vs Mid Canterbury at More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne
Referee: Glenn Newman
