Refs for NZ rep matches

New Zealand Rugby Union has announced the appointments of match officials to the first five weeks of the Air New Zealand Cup competition and the AA Rewards Heartland Competition. Lyndon Bray of Wellington will start procedures up the road in Palmerston North.

Air New Zealand Cup Competition

Week One

26 July

Manawatu vs Waikato in Palmerston North
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

27 July

Wellington vs Otago in Wellington
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Taranaki vs Tasman in New Plymouth
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Lyndon Bray
Assessor: Peter Boyden

28 July

Northland vs North Harbour in Whangarei
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Peter Boyden

Auckland vs Counties Manukau in Auckland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Matt Stanish
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Canterbury vs Bay of Plenty in Christchurch
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Kane McBride
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

29 July

Southland vs Hawke’s Bay in Invercargill
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Week Two

2 August

Tasman vs Manawatu in Blenheim
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Josh Noonan
Assessor: Colin Hawke

3 August

Bay of Plenty vs Auckland in Mt Maunganui
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Peter Boyden

Otago vs Northland in Dunedin
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

4 August

Hawke’s Bay vs Wellington in Napier
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Peter Boyden

Waikato vs Southland in Hamilton
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Paul Honiss
Assessor: Peter Boyden

North Harbour vs Taranaki (Ranfurly Shield) in North Shore
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Touch judges: Jonathon White, Ben Skeen
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

5 August

Counties Manukau vs Canterbury in Pukekohe
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Week Three

9 August

Bay of Plenty vs Northland in Rotorua
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Peter Boyden

10 August

Counties Manukau vs North Harbour in Pukekohe
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Tasman vs Hawke’s Bay in Blenheim
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Colin Hawke

11 August

Wellington vs Manawatu in Wellington
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Brent Murray
Assessor: Peter Boyden

Auckland vs Waikato in Auckland
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Otago vs Canterbury in Dunedin
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Colin Hawke

12 August

Taranaki vs Southland in New Plymouth
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Week Four

16 August

Northland vs Tasman in Whangarei
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

17 August

Waikato vs Counties Manukau in Hamilton
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Hawke’s Bay vs North Harbour in Napier
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Television match official: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Peter Boyden

18 August

Southland vs Auckland in Invercargill
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Taranaki vs Otago in New Plymouth
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Bryce Lawrence
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Canterbury vs Wellington in Christchurch
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Kane McBride
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

19 August

Manawatu vs Bay of Plenty in Palmerston North
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Week Five

23 August

Counties Manukau vs Hawke’s Bay in Pukekohe
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

24 August

Southland vs Northland in Invercargill
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Colin Hawke

Auckland vs Taranaki in Auckland
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Lyndon Bray
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

25 August

Bay of Plenty vs Otago in Mt Maunganui
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Wellington vs Tasman in Wellington
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Michael Fraser
Assessor: Peter Boyden

North Harbour vs Waikato (Ranfurly Shield) in North Shore City
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray. Gary Wise
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Canterbury vs Manawatu in Christchurch
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Peter Boyden

AA Rewards Heartland Competition

Week One

18 August

Pool A

Mid Canterbury vs Thames Valley in Ashburton
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Allan Bateman

Horowhenua-Kapiti vs King Country in Paraparaumu
Referee: Brent Murray
Assessor: Alan Riley

Wairarapa Bush vs West Coast in Masterton
Referee: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Paul Ramsay

Pool B

North Otago vs Buller in Oamaru
Referee: James McPhail
Assessor: Stuart Beissel

South Canterbury vs Poverty Bay in Timaru
Referee: Josh Noonan
Assessor: Kim Eichmann

Wanganui vs East Coast in Wanganui
Referee: Matt Stanish
Assessor: Tony Dunlop

Week Two

25 August

Pool A

Thames Valley vs Wairarapa Bush in Paeroa
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Alan Riley

King Country vs Mid Canterbury in Te Kuiti
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Tony Dunlop

Horowhenua-Kapiti vs West Coast in Levin
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Kim Eichmann

Pool B

Buller vs Wanganui in Westport
Referee: Todd Puller
Assessor: Allan Bateman

South Canterbury vs East Coast in Timaru
Referee: Andrew Hall
Assessor: Colin Hawke, Stuart Beissel

Poverty Bay vs North Otago in Gisborne
Referee: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Paul Ramsay

Week Three

1 September

Pool A

Mid Canterbury vs Horowhenua-Kapiti in Ashburton
Referee: James McPhail
Assessor: Richard Ross

West Coast vs Thames Valley in Greymouth
Referee: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Assessor: Allan Bateman

Wairarapa Bush vs King Country in Masterton
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Alan Riley

Pool B

East Coast vs Buller in Ruatoria
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Tony Dunlop

North Otago vs South Canterbury in Oamaru
Referee: Michael Fraser
Assessor: Paul Ramsay

Wanganui vs Poverty Bay in Wanganui
Referee: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Kim Eichmann

Week Four

8 September

Pool A

Horowhenua-Kapiti vs Wairarapa Bush in Levin
Referee: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Richard Ross

King Country vs Thames Valley in Taupo
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Kim Eichmann

Mid Canterbury vs West Coast in Ashburton
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Tony Dunlop

Pool B

South Canterbury vs Wanganui in Timaru
Referee: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Allan Bateman

Poverty Bay vs Buller in Gisborne
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Paul Ramsay

North Otago vs East Coast in Oamaru
Referee: Matthew Muir
Assessor: Alan Riley

Week Five

15 September

Pool A

Thames Valley vs Horowhenua-Kapiti in Te Aroha
Referee: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Tony Dunlop

Wairarapa Bush vs Mid Canterbury in Masterton
Referee: James McPhail
Assessor: Paul Ramsay

West Coast vs King Country in Greymouth
Referee: Andrew Hall
Assessor: Alan Riley

Pool B

East Coast vs Poverty Bay in Ruatoria
Referee: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Assessor: Richard Ross

Buller vs South Canterbury in Westport
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Allan Bateman

Wanganui vs North Otago in Wanganui
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Kim Eichmann