Super Rugby Referees: Round 1
February 3, 2015
Nick Briant will officially get the 2015 Super Rugby season underway in Christchurch when he takes the whistle for the Crusaders v Rebels clash on February 13.
Angus Gardner will oversee Brumbies v Reds which follows immediately afterwards in Canberra, with the Australian duo of Rohan Hoffmann and Andrew Lees sharing duties in South Africa for the Lions v Hurricanes and Sharks v Chiefs matches respectively.
The highly-experienced Chris Pollock and Jaco Peyper get the whistle for much-anticipated Round 1 derbies in Auckland and Pretoria respectively with new additions to the 2015 squad, Ben O'Keeffe and Jaco van Heerden assisting on the line in those matches.
Finally, Steve Walsh will be in the middle as the Waratahs get their title defence underway at Sydney's Allianz Stadium against the Force on Sunday 15 February.
SANZAR will announce referee appointments on a weekly basis throughout the Super Rugby season.
The asterisk (*) denotes the match occurs the following day in this territory due to time difference.
Match
Crusaders v Rebels @ AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Date
Friday 13 February 2015
Kick-Off
19:35 local, 17:35 AEDT, 08:35 SAST
Referee
Nick Briant
AR1
Shane McDermott
AR2
Brendon Pickerill
TMO
Aaron Paterson
Match
Brumbies v Reds @ GIO Stadium, Canberra
Date
Friday 13 February 2015
Kick-Off
19:40 local, 21:40 NZDT, 10:40 SAST
Referee
Angus Gardner
AR1
James Leckie
AR2
Will Houston
TMO
Peter Marshall
Match
Lions v Hurricanes @ Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
Date
Friday 13 February 2015
Kick-Off
19:10 local, 04:10* AEDT, 06:10* NZDT
Referee
Rohan Hoffmann
AR1
Andrew Lees
AR2
Pro Legoete
TMO
Johan Greeff
Match
Blues v Chiefs @ QBE Stadium, Auckland (North Harbour)
Date
Saturday 14 February 2015
Kick-Off
19:35 local, 17:35 AEDT, 08:35 SAST
Referee
Chris Pollock
AR1
Ben O'Keeffe
AR2
Kane McBride
TMO
Ben Skeen
Match
Sharks v Cheetahs @ Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban
Date
Saturday 14 February 2015
Kick-Off
17:05 local, 02:05* AEDT, 04:05* NZDT
Referee
Andrew Lees
AR1
Rohan Hoffmann
AR2
Archie Sehlako
TMO
Marius Jonker
Match
Bulls v Stormers @ Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Date
Saturday 14 February 2015
Kick-Off
19:10 local, 04:10* AEDT, 06:10* NZDT
Referee
Jaco Peyper
AR1
Jaco van Heerden
AR2
Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO
Johan Greeff
Match
Waratahs v Force @ Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Date
Sunday 15 February 2015
Kick-Off
16:05 local, 18:05 NZDT, 07:05 SAST
Referee
Steve Walsh
AR1
Damien Mitchelmore
AR2
Michael Hogan
TMO
Ian Smith
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