SANZAR has announced the Match Official appointments for Round 6 of the 2015 Super Rugby season.
This weekend once again only sees 6 games in stead of the usual 7 games.
The Blues, Reds and DHL Stormers all have a BYE weekend.
There will be 2 games on Friday 20 March, 3 games on Saturday 21 March and 1 game on Sunday 22 March 2015.
The weekend’s action is kicked off by Ben O’Keeffe, when the Highlanders host the Hurricanes in Dunedin on Friday, 08:35 SA Time, whereafter Mike Fraser takes charge of the game between the Melbourne Rebels and the Emirates Lions at 10:40 SA Time, also on Friday.
On Saturday Andrew Lees will referee the game between the Crusaders and the Toyota Cheetahs at 08:35 SA Time, well before Nick Briant takes charge of the game between the Vodacom Bulls against the Western Force at 17:05 SA Time. At 19:10 SA Time on Saturday evening the Cell C Sharks take on the rampant Chiefs, refereed by Angus Gardner.
On Sunday we have one lone match between the Waratahs and Brumbies, where Craig Joubert will be in charge, at 07:05 SA Time.
3 Games are of particular interest this weekend, namely the derby between the giant killing Highlanders vs Hurricanes who is the only unbeaten side in 2015. Thereafter on Saturday evening, the Cell C Sharks are up against the Chiefs who is in superb nick and on Sunday we have the tasty Aussie derbie between the Waratahs and Brumbies.
| Match | Highlanders vs Hurricanes – Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday 20 March 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEDT, 06:35 GMT) |
| Referee | Ben O’Keeffe |
| AR’s | Glen Jackson, Paul Williams |
| TMO | Vinny Munro |
| Match | Melbourne Rebels vs Emirates Lions – AAMI Park, Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday 20 March 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 10:40 SA Time (19:40 AEDT, 21:40 NZ Time, 08:40 GMT) |
| Referee | Mike Fraser |
| AR’s | Rohan Hoffmann, Will Houston |
| TMO | James Leckie |
| Match | Crusaders vs Toyota Cheetahs – AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 21 March 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEDT, 06:35 GMT) |
| Referee | Andrew Lees |
| AR’s | Kane McBride, Jamie Nutbrown |
| TMO | Chris Wratt |
| Match | Vodacom Bulls vs Western Force – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 21 March 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 17:05 SA time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 02:05 AEDT, Sunday 04:05 NZ Time) |
| Referee | Nick Briant |
| AR’s | Jason Jaftha, Pro Legoete |
| TMO | Shaun Veldsman |
| Match | Cell C Sharks vs Chiefs – Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 21 March 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 19:10 SA Time (17:10 GMT, Sunday 04:10 AEDT, Sunday 06:10 NZ Time) |
| Referee | Angus Gardner |
| AR’s | Marius van der Westhuizen, Cwengile Jadezweni |
| TMO | Marius Jonker |
| Match | Waratahs vs Brumbies – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday 22 March 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 07:05 SA Time (16:05 AEDT, 18:06 NZ Time, 05:05 GMT) |
| Referee | Craig Joubert |
| AR’s | Jaco Peyper, Stuart Berry |
| TMO | George Ayoub |
The Emirates Lions side to take on the Rebels have been announced, will put up an Article just now!
Quite a revised side, Faf de Klerk at scrummie, Elton Jantjies on inside centre, Marnitz Boshoff at No 10, Jaco van der Walt at fullback… and a great starting front row of Schalk van der Merwe, Akker (Armand) van der Merwe, Ruan Dreyer… and a few other tweaks too.