Refs Week 4

[travelling_gerry]

The match officials for Week 4 of the 2011 SANZAR Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAR.
There are two changes to the schedule announced earlier. Chris Pollock will take charge of the match between the Rebels and the Sharks in Melbourne whilst Steve Walsh will referee the match between the Stormers and the Highlanders in Cape Town. Both fixtures will be played on Friday 11 March 2011.
SANZAR Game Manager, Lyndon Bray said the appointment was changed as Walsh, who is returning from injury, is on his way to Europe to referee a Six Nations Test the following week. He replaces Mark Lawrence.
Bray added that Pollock had been selected to replace Walsh on the Melbourne game as he was amongst the competition's early "in form" referees.


Date Fixture Venue
Fri 11 March Crusaders v Brumbies Nelson
Referee Garratt Williamson
Asst Ref 1 Vinny Munro
Asst Ref 2 Mike Fraser
TMO Kane McBride


Rebels v Sharks Melbourne
Referee Chris Pollock
Asst Ref 1 James Leckie
Asst Ref 2 Andrew Lees
TMO Matt Goddard


Stormers v Highlanders Cape Town
Referee Steve Walsh
Asst Ref 1 Jaco Peyper
Asst Ref 2 Marc van Zyl
TMO Shaun Veldsman


Sat 12 March Hurricanes v Chiefs Wellington
Referee Marius Jonker
Asst Ref 1 Mike Fraser
Asst Ref 2 Joey Salmans
TMO Garratt Williamson


Force v Blues Perth
Referee Nathan Pearce
Asst Ref 1 Stuart Dickinson
Asst Ref 2 Julian Pritchard
TMO George Ayoub


Cheetahs v Lions Bloemfontein
Referee Keith Brown
Asst Ref 1G len Jackson
Asst Ref 2 Cobus Wessels
TMO Gerrie Coetzee

[oxleymoron]

I wonder how many times Pearce will be 'overruled' by Stu - as he is the more experienced ref.
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[Happy]

"in form" referees .. that just sent a chill down my spine

[James]

I don't like Nathan Pearce. He has reffed us once or twice before against the Brumbies.

[Thequeerone]

Hmm thinking this could be another novelty book - the Ref with the most contraversal decision of the year - we sure get some doozy's - you'd think their knowledge of the "gate" would be a prerequisite especially in a RWC year humble apologises Ecky had the pleasure of watching a local comp dvd this weekend and honestly some of our local refs are fairer

[travelling_gerry]

Think back to the last WRC year and how the refs were under scrutiny to get a gig and the benchmarks were...

Award a penalty against a #9 for putting into second row ... check

Award a penalty so technically obscure even the match reviewer has to look it up (#9 being 5 m away from scrum cannot return) ... check.

Award lots of red and yellow cards.....check.

Ignore advise from assistants to show them you are smarter...check.

Congratulations Keith Brown - you're off to New Zealand!!!

[GIGS20]

Award a penalty so technically obscure even the match reviewer has to look it up (#9 being 5 m away from scrum cannot return) ... check.

mark Lawrence wins that one this week penalizing the Brumbies on their own scrum feed before he called pause!

Nobody had moved, the only thing I could see was ma'afu overbalanced and put his hand on the ground to steady himself. He got his balance back, raised the hand, the whistle blew!

What was that one for Gerry?

[jazza93]

I can already tell he is going to do a crap job.

[Swee_82]

Force v Blues Perth
Referee Nathan Pearce
Asst Ref 1 Stuart Dickinson
Asst Ref 2 Julian Pritchard
TMO George Ayoub

Knew the name rang a bell...
http://twf.com.au/showthread.php?t=2...=nathan+pearce

[Burgs]

Is it actually a Law that you have to use two hands to feed the Scrum?

[brokendown gunfighter]

yes

[Burgs]

Be a bugger for the amputee's games...wear the whistle out...