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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