SANZAR has announced Match Official appointments for Round 2 of the 2015 Super Rugby season.
On Friday we have 3 matches, with the Chiefs hosting the Brumbies, the Melbourne Rebels hosting the Waratahs and the Vodacom Bulls hosting the Hurricanes.
On Saturday we have 4 matches, with the Highlanders kicking off their season after an early BYE weekend against the Crusaders, the Reds against the Western Force and followed by 2 games in South Africa, the one between the DHL Stormers against the Blues and the Cell C Sharks against the Emirates Lions.
| Match |
Chiefs vs Brumbies – Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday 20 February 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEDT, 06:35 GMT) |
| Referee | Steve Walsh |
| AR’s | Shane McDermott, Paul Williams |
| TMO | Glen Newman |
| Match |
Melbourne Rebels vs Waratahs – AAMI Park, Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday 20 February 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 10:40 SA Time (19:40 AEDT, 21:40 NZ Time, 08:40 GMT) |
| Referee | Angus Gardner |
| AR’s | James Leckie, Michael Hogan |
| TMO | Peter Marshall |
| Match |
Vodacom Bulls vs Hurricanes – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday 20 February 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 19:10 SA Time (17:10 GMT, Saturday 04:10 AEDT, Saturday 06:10 NZ Time) |
| Referee | Andrew Lees |
| AR’s | Rohan Hoffmann, Jaco van Heerden |
| TMO | Johan Greeff |
| Match |
Highlanders vs Crusaders – Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 21 February 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEDT, 06:35 GMT) |
| Referee | Chris Pollock |
| AR’s | Ben O’Keeffe, Mike Lash |
| TMO | Chris Wratt |
| Match |
Reds vs Western Force – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 21 February 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 10:40 SA Time (18:40 AWST, 19:40 AEDT, 21:30 NZ Time, 08:40 GMT) |
| Referee | Nick Briant |
| AR’s | Matt O’Brien, Damien Mitchelmore |
| TMO | George Ayoub |
| Match |
DHL Stormers vs Blues – DHL Newlands, Cape Town |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 21 February 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT, Sunday 02:05 AEDT, Sunday 04:05 NZ Time) |
| Referee | Craig Joubert |
| AR’s | Marius van der Westhuizen, Quinton Immelman |
| TMO | Shaun Veldsman |
| Match |
Cell C Sharks vs Emirates Lions – Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 21 February 2015 |
| Kick-Off | 19:10 SA Time (17:10 GMT, Sunday 04:10 AEDT, Sunday 06:10 NZ Time) |
| Referee | Rohan Hoffmann |
| AR’s | Andrew Lees, Stuart Berry |
| TMO | Deon van Blommestein |
I certainly hope that Johan Ackermann has a good long clarification meeting with Rohan Hoffmann regarding the interpretation of the tackle area, and when (not IF) the tackler has to release the tackled player AND GET TO HIS FEET before playing the ball.
Some many ref’s: So many interpretations!