Referees for Bloemfontein, Day 3
Christopher Allison of the Blue Bulls Referees’ Society has been appointed to the main match of the third day of the Under-18 Craven Week being played at Grey College in Bloemfontein.
The main match is between the Free State and Western Province
Allison, who is 27, is on the National Panel of South African referees which means he is in the top 26 referees in South Africa.
This year there are referees of the PRO14 countries – Italy, Scotland and Wales – at the Craven Week. South Africans will later go to youth weeks in PRO14 countries.
The Appointments
Craven Week
A Field
11.00: Pumas vs Leopards
Referee: Paul Mente
Assistant referees: Divan Uys, Talent Gandiwa
Television match officials: Paul Larter (Scotland)
12.30: Boland vs Valke
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu
Assistant referees: Morné Ferreira, Philip Kotze
Television match officials: Lourens van der Merwe
14.00: South Western Districts vs Sharks
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Griffin Colby, Talent Gandiwa
Television match officials: Paul Larter (Scotland)
15.30: Free State vs Western Province
Referee: Christopher Allison
Assistant referees: Aaron Parry (Wales), Rauiridh Campbell (Scotland)
Television match officials: Lourens van der Merwe
Academy Week
A Field
08.20: Blue Bulls vs Leopards
Referee: Clearance Khumalo
Assistant referees: Daniel Canhenga, Shemea Mushiribindi
09.40: Limpopo vs Western Province XV
Referee: Hanru van Rooyen
Assistant referees: Eon van Zyl, Reynold Symonse
B Field
08.20: Border Country Districts vs Sharks Country Districts
Referee: Graciano Pienaar
Assistant referees: Darren Colby, JP Clements
09.40: Pumas Country Districts vs Eastern Prtovince Country Districts
Referee: Stefan Thompson
Assistant referees: Graciano Pienaar, Jonathan Lottering
11.00:Free State vs Boland
Referee: Eon van Zyl
Assistant referees: Clearance Khumalo, Sean Miller
12.20: Eastern Province vs Zimbabwe
Referee: Darren Colby
Assistant referees: Stefan Thompson, Marnus Meiring
13.40: Western Province vs Sharks
Referee: Daniel Canhenga
Assistant referees: Hanru van Rooyen, Jonathan Lottering
