Super Rugby Week 4 referees

Johannesburg - The match officials for Week 4 of the Vodacom 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, March 11.

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.

The confirmed appointments are:

FRIDAY, MARCH 11:

Crusaders v Brumbies, Nelson - 08:35
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assistant Referee 1: Vinny Munro
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Fraser
TMO: Kane McBride

Rebels v Sharks, Melbourne - 10:40
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assistant Referee 1: James Leckie
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Lees
TMO: Matt Goddard

Stormers v Highlanders, Cape Town - 19:10
Referee: Steve Walsh
Assistant Referee 1: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Referee 2: Marc van Zyl
TMO: Shaun Veldsman

SATURDAY, MARCH 12:

Hurricanes v Chiefs, Wellington - 08:35
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant Referee 1: Mike Fraser
Assistant Referee 2: Joey Salmans
TMO: Garratt Williamson

Western Force v Blues, Perth - 13:05
Referee: Nathan Pearce
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Dickinson
Assistant Referee 2: Julian Pritchard
TMO: George Ayoub

Cheetahs v Lions, Bloemfontein - 17:05
Referee: Keith Brown
Assistant Referee 1: Glen Jackson
Assistant Referee 2: Cobus Wessels
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee