Referees to 28 July 2019
Eyes will be on Wellington this weekend when the two teams that won in Round 1 of the Rugby Championship. New Zealand and South Africa, meet down in windy Wellington with Nic Berry to see fair play.
The match in this year’s truncated Rugby Championship has the feel of a final about it.
Starting this weekend is the Pacific Nations Cup with six countries but not Australia and New Zealand who are playing in the Rugby Championship. Chile is also not involved.
Rebecca Mahoney makes history in New Zealand when she becomes the first woman to referee a Ranfurly Shield match between Otago and North Otago. The Ranfurly Shield is a challenge trophy dating back to 1904
International.
Rugby Championship, Round 2
Australia vs Argentina at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
New Zealand vs South Africa at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Pacific Nations Cup
Japan vs Fiji at *Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Japan
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland), Cam Stone (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
*The stadium on the beautiful Pacific coast was badly hit by earthquake and tsunami. This newly built stadium is a part of the city’s recovery. It’s capacity is about 16 000 and will host two matches during the Rugby World Cup.
USA vs Canada at Infinity Park, Denver, Colorado
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Ludovic Cayre (France)
Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Samoa vs Tonga at Apia Park, Samoa
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Graham Cooper (Australia), Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)
In-goal judges: Local
Victoria Cup
Zambia vs Kenya
Referee: Saudah Adiru (Uganda)
Uganda vs Zimbabwe
Referee: Victor Oduor (Kenya)
West African TriNations, Round 1
Ghana vs Cote d’Ivoire at Nduom Stadium in Elmina-Ghana
Referee: Mathias Bvepfepfe (Zimbabwe)
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Chiwanda (Zimbabwe) , Ishmael Adamah (Ghana)
Domestic
New Zealand
Ranfurly Shield
Otago vs North Otago at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney
South Africa
Currie Cup
Pumas vs Blue Bulls at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Referee: Egon Seconds
Assistant referees: Eduan Nel, Johra Botha
Television match official: Johan Greeff
Western Province vs Golden Lions at Newlands
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Jabian Jeftha
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Free State Cheetahs vs Griquas at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Eon van Zyl
Television match official: JJ Wagner
Currie Cup Division 1
South Western Districts Eagles vs Boland Cavaliers at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Griffin Colby
Assistant referees: Local
Leopards vs Border at Olënpark, Potchefstroom
Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Local
Valke vs Griffons at Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assistant referees: Local
Eastern Province vs Argentina XV at Wolfson Stadium, PE
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Assistant referees: Local
Women’s Interprovincial
Griffons vs South Western Districts at Northwest Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Angie Bezuidenhout
Assistant referees: Local
Griquas vs Free State at Concordia, Springbok
Referee: Dyers Cameron
Assistant referees: Local
Leopards vs Golden Lions at Olënpark, Potchefstroom
Referee: Maria Mabote
Assistant referees: Local
Under-21 Championship
Sharks vs Leopards at Kings Park 2, Durban
Referee: Christopher Allison
Assistant referees: Local
Free State vs Lions at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Assistant referees: Local
Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands, Cape Town
Referee: Ben Crouse
Assistant referees: Local
Under-20 Championship
South Western Districts vs Eastern Province at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Bulelani Naka
Assistant referees: Local
Griffons vs Leopards at Northwest Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Mpho Matsaung
Assistant referees: Local
Valke vs Pumas at Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: Jaco Kotze
Assistant referees: Local
