Super 14 appointments, Weeks 6-8
Pollock abroad
SANZAR has announced the appointments of match officials for Weeks 6-8 of the Super 14. Chris Pollock gets his first taste of refereeing Super rugby abroad when he heads for Sydney.
Quite a few of the younger generation of referees are kin action – Pollock, Paul Marks, JC Fortuin, Marius Jonker, Craig Joubert, Matt Goddard, Brett Bowden and Bryce Lawrence. The guard is changing.
Week 6
Crusaders vs Cats in Christchurch
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: James Scholtens (Australia), Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Television match official: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Bateman (New Zealand)
Force vs Waratahs in Perth
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Touch judges: Andrew Lindsay, Bradley Wahl (both Australia)
Television match official: Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Bulls vs Hurricanes in Pretoria
Referee: George Ayoub (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Paul Marks (Australia), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Television match official: Linston Manuels (South Africa)
Assessor: James Apollis (South Africa)
Blues vs Brumbies in Auckland
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Touch judges: JC Fortuin (South Africa), Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Television match official: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Highlanders vs Sharks in Dunedin
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Touch judges: James Scholtens (Australia), Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Television match official: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assessor: Paul Ramsay (New Zealand)
Stormers vs Cheetahs at Newlands
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Touch judges: Craig Joubert, Tappe Henning (both South Africa)
Television match official: Willie Roos (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel & Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Week 7
Hurricanes vs Sharks in Wellington
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Touch judges: James Scholtens (Australia), Gary Wise (New Zealand)
Television match official: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Blues in Sydney
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Touch judges: Linston Manuels (South Africa), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Mick Keogh (Australia)
Cheetahs vs Reds in Bloemfontein
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Steve Walsh (New Zealand), Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assessor: Keith Hendricks (South Africa)
Brumbies vs Chiefs in Canberra
Referee: JC Fortuin (South Africa)
Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Television match official: Andrew Lindsay (Australia)
Assessor: Ian Scotney (Australia)
Highlanders vs Cats in Invercargill
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Touch judges: Scott Young (Australia), Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Force vs Bulls in Perth
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Brett Bowden (Australia)
Television match official: James Leckie (Australia)
Assessor: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
Week 8
Blues vs Bulls in Auckland
Referee: Brett Bowden (Australia)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Television match official: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Cheetahs in Sydney
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Brent Murray (New Zealand), Bradley Wahl (Australia)
Television match official: Scott Young (Australia)
Assessor: Sandy MacNeill (Australia)
Force vs Stormers in Perth
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Gary Wise (New Zealand), Matt Goddard (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Mick Keogh (Australia)
Chiefs vs Highlanders in Hamilton
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Jonathon White, Vinny Munro (both New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Paul Ramsay (New Zealand)
Hurricanes vs Crusaders in Wellington
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Greg Watson, Matt Stanish (both New Zealand)
Television match official: Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Assessor: Tony Dunlop (New Zealand)
Sharks vs Reds in Durban
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand), Willie Roos (South Africa)
Television match official: JC Fortuin (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel & Jacques Hugo (in Training)
