Referee Stuart Dickinson has been forced to withdraw from the Super 14 match between the Cheetahs and the Highlanders in Bloemfontein so his place will be taken by Pro Legoete of South Africa.

The change has also meant that Andrew Lees of Australia will no longer be an assistant referee, his place taken by Cobus Wessels while Craig Joubert, who is refereeing at Newlands the night before, will take the place of Stu Berry as an assistant referee.

Last weekend Pro Legoete was an assistant referee in Durban when the Sharks played the Cheetahs and replaced Jonathan Kaplan at half-time when a virus stopped Kaplan’s performance.

The transition from Kaplan to Legoete was a smooth one and the match proceeded without problems, in fact with a calm, confident performance by the man refereeing a Super Rugby match for the first time.

He is, according to SA Referees currently one of the top six referees in South Africa.

Round 3

Crusaders vs Sharks in Christchurch (kick-off 8:35 SA time)
Referee: Chris Pollock (NZ)
Ass. refs: Vinny Munro (NZ), Keith Brown (NZ)
TMO: Kane McBride (NZ)

Stormers vs Brumbies at Newlands  (19:10)
Referee: Craig Joubert (SA)
Ass. refs: Pro Legoete (SA), Cobus Wessels (SA)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (SA)

Hurricanes vs Lions in Wellington (8:35)
Referee: Nathan Pearce (Aus)
Ass. refs: Chris Pollock (NZ), Matthew Stanish (NZ)
TMO: Mike Fraser (NZ)

Reds vs Blues in Brisbane (10:40)
Referee: Steve Walsh (Aus)
Ass. refs: Paul Marks (Aus), Stephen Hill (Aus)
TMO: Steve Leszczynski (Aus)

Western Force vs Chiefs in Perth (13:05)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SA)
Ass. refs: Ian Smith (Aus), Lourens van der Merwe (SA)
TMO: Julian Pritchard (Aus)

Cheetahs vs Highlanders in Bloemfontein (17:05)
Referee: Pro Legoete(SA)
Ass. refs: Craig Joubert (SA), Cobus Wessels (SA)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SA)

Bulls vs Waratahs in Pretoria (19:10)
Referee: Marius Jonker (SA)
Ass. refs: Jason Jaftha (SA), Reuben Rossouw (SA)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (SA)

With thanx to Super14.com