Referees for the next four weeks
Week 6
Friday 21 March
Crusaders v Waratahs in Christchurch
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Brumbies v Cheetahs in Canberra
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand), Daniel Cheever (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Scott Young (Australia)
Saturday 22 March
Highlanders v Western Force in Queenstown
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Willie Roos (South Africa), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichman (New Zealand)
Blues v Stormers in Auckland
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Brett Bowden (Australia), Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Chiefs v Bulls in Rotorua
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), James Sholtens (Australia)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Paul Ramsay (New Zealand)
Lions v Reds in Johannesburg
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Banks Yantolo (South Africa)
Hurricanes/Sharks BYE
Week 7
Friday, 28 March
Hurricanes vs Crusaders in Wellington
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Television match official: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichmann (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Cheetahs in Sydney
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Brent Murray (New Zealand), Damian Mitchelmore (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Western Force vs Stormers in Perth
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Geoff Acton (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Assessor: Brendan McCormick (Australia)
Saturday, 29 March
Chiefs vs Highlanders in Hamilton
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Blues vs Bulls in Auckland
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Brett Bowden (Australia), Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Sharks vs Reds in Durban
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Brumbies/Lions BYE
Week 8
Friday, 4 April
Highlanders vs Lions in Dunedin
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Brumbies vs Chiefs in Canberra
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Brendan McCormick (Australia)
Western Force vs Bulls in Perth
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand), Matt Goddard (Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Acton (Australia)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Saturday, 5 April
Hurricanes vs Sharks in Wellington
Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Kelvin Deaker (Australia), James Scholtens (New Zealand)
Television match official: Brent Murray (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichamnn (New Zealand)
Waratahs vs Blues in Sydney
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Grant MacNeill (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Assessor: Andrew Cole (Australia)
Cheetahs vs Reds in Bloemfontein
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)
Television match official: Michael Cupido (South Africa)
Assessor: Banks Yantolo (South Africa)
Crusaders/Stormers BYE
Week 9
Friday, 11 April
Highlanders vs Sharks in Dunedin
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Josh Noonan (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Assessor: Kim Eichmann (New Zealand)
Saturday, 12 April
Crusaders vs Lions in Christchurch
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Assessor: Stuart Beissel (New Zealand)
Blues vs Brumbies in Auckland
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Assessor: Alan Riley (New Zealand)
Western Force vs Waratahs in Perth
Referee: Brett Bowden (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Paul Marks (Australia), James Scholtens (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Assessor: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Stormers vs Cheetahs in Cape Town
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Pro Legoete (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Meuwesen (South Africa)
Assessor: Arrie Schoonwinkel (South Africa)
Bulls vs Hurricanes in Pretoria
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Geoff Acton (Australia), JC Fortuin (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Assessor: Dennis Immelman (South Africa)
Reds/Chiefs BYE
