NZ refs for early September

The New Zealand Rugby Union has announced the referees for the Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland matches for the early part of September. They include two Ranfurly Shield matches.

Air New Zealand Cup – Weeks 6-8

Week 6 – 5-7 September

Hawkes Bay vs Taranaki at McLean Park, Napier 
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker 
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Colin Hawke

Bay of Plenty vs Otago at Bay Park Stadium, Mt Maunganui 
Referee: Vinny Munro 
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Errol Brain, Stuart Beissel

Manawatu vs Wellington at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Chris Pollock 
Assessor: Glenn Moore

Ranfurly Shield: Auckland vs Southland at Eden Park, Auckland 
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
//Steve Walsh, Chris Pollock 
Television match official: Brent Murray 
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Russell Hilton-Jones

Northland vs Tasman at Okara Park, Whangarei 
Referee: Matt Stanish 
Television match official: Ben Skeen 
Assessor: Phil Young

North Harbour vs Canterbury at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City 
Referee: Garratt Williamson 
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Stuart Beissel

Waikato vs Counties Manukau at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 
Referee: Brent Murray 
Television match official: Steve Walsh 
Assessor: Peter Boyden

Week 7 – 11-14 September

Taranaki vs Manawatu at Yarrow Stadium
New Plymouth Kelvin Deaker Ben Skeen Peter Boyden 
Stuart Beissel PA

Bay of Plenty vs Auckland at Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 
Referee: Josh Noonan 
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker
Assessor: Errol Brain

Northland vs Canterbury at Okara Park, Whangarei 
Referee: Chris Pollock 
Television match official: Steve Walsh 
Assessor: Russell Hilton-Jones

Tasman vs Otago at Trafalgar Park, Nelson 
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Josh Noonan 
Assessor: Phil Young

Southland vs North Harbour at Rugby Park Stad, Invercargill 
Referee: Garratt Williamson 
Television match official: James McPhail 
Assessor: Glenn Moore

Wellington vs Waikato at Westpac Stadium, Wellington 
Referee: Jonathon White 
Television match official: Brent Murray 
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Counties Manukau vs Hawkes Bay at Grower’s Stadium, Pukekohe 
Referee: Matt Stanish 
Television match official: Steve Walsh 
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Stuart Beissel

Week 8 – 18-21 September

Canterbury vs Bay of Plenty at AMI Stadium, Christchurch 
Referee: Bryce Lawrence 
Television match official: James McPhail 
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Tasman vs Southland at Lansdowne Park, Blenheim 
Referee: Brent Murray 
Television match official: Bryce Lawrence 
Assessor: Russell Hilton-Jones

Otago vs Taranaki at Carisbrook, Dunedin 
Referee: Josh Noonan 
Television match official: James McPhail 
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Stuart Beissel

Counties Manukau vs Manawatu at Grower’s Stadium, Pukekohe 
Referee: Lyndon Bray 
Television match official: Matt Stanish
Assessor: Phil Young

Hawkes Bay vs Waikato at McLean Park, Napier 
Referee: Vinny Munro 
Television match official: Garratt Williamson 
Assessor: Glenn Moore

Ranfurly Shield: Auckland vs Wellington at Eden Park, Auckland 
Referee: Steve Walsh
//Kelvin Deaker, Chris Pollock 
Television match official: Ben Skeen 
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Errol Brain

North Harbour vs Northland at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City 
Referee: Jonathon White 
Television match official: Steve Walsh 
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Stuart Beissel

AA Awards Heartland Championship – Weeks 3-5

Week 3 – 6 September

Pool A
Wairarapa Bush vs Buller at Memorial Park, Masterton 
Referee: Glenn Newman 
Assessor: Allan Bateman 

Horowhenua Kapiti vs West Coast at Paraparaumu Domain, Paraparaumu 
Referee: Shane McDermott 
Assessor: Tony Dunlop 

North Otago vs South Canterbury at Whitestone Cont. Stadium, Oamaru 
Referee: Josh Noonan 
Assessor: Kim Eichmann 

Pool B
East Coast vs Thames Valley at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria 
Referee: Mike Fraser 
Assessor: Paul Ramsay 

Mid Canterbury vs King Country at Ashburton S/grounds, Ashburton 
Referee: Todd Pullar 
Assessor: Dick Ross 

Wanganui vs Poverty Bay at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui 
Referee: Kane McBride 
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Alan Riley

Week 4 – 13 September

Pool A
Buller vs North Otago at Victoria Sq. Westport 
Referee: Shane McDermott 
Assessor: Allan Bateman 

South Canterbury vs West Coast at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru Mike Fraser Dick Ross

Wairarapa Bush vs Horowhenua Kapiti at Memorial Park, Masterton 
Referee: Todd Pullar 
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Paul Ramsay

Pool B
King Country vs Wanganui at Rugby Park, Te Kuiti 
Referee: Glenn Newman 
Assessor: Alan Riley 

Poverty Bay vs Thames Valley at More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne 
Referee: Kane McBride 
Assessor: Kim Eichmann 

Mid Canterbury vs East Coast at Ashburton S/grounds, Ashburton 
Referee: Vinny Munro 
Assessor: Tony Dunlop 

Week 5 – 20 September

Pool A
West Coast vs Buller at Rugby Park, Greymouth 
Referee: Kane McBride 
Assessor: Tony Dunlop 

North Otago vs Wairarapa Bush at Whitestone Cont. Stadium, Oamaru 
Referee: Keith Brown 
Assessor: Allan Bateman 

Horowhenua Kapiti vs South Canterbury at Levin Domain, Levin 
Referee: Shane McDermott 
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Dick Ross

Pool B
East Coast vs Poverty Bay at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria 
Referee: Glenn Newman 
Assessor: Kim Eichmann 

Thames Valley vs King Country at Boyd Park, Te Aroha 
Referee: Mike Fraser 
Assessor: Paul Ramsay 

Wanganui vs Mid Canterbury at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui 
Referee: Todd Pullar 
Assessor: Alan Riley