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NZ appoints referees

By Paul Dobson
Monday 11 Aug 2008

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

 

 

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