Cape Town - SANZAR on Monday announced referee appointments for the opening round of the Super Rugby finals series.
South Africa’s Jaco Peyper will referee the Stormers’ qualifier against the Brumbies at Newlands on Saturday.
He will be assisted by Craig Joubert and Jason Jaftha, with Deon van Blommestein the Television Match Official (TMO).
New Zealand’s Chris Pollock will referee the earlier qualifier between the Highlanders and Chiefs in Dunedin.
He will be assisted by Nick Briant and Mike Fraser, with Aaron Paterson the TMO.
Qualifiers:
Saturday, June 20
Highlanders v Chiefs, Dunedin - 09:35
Referee - Chris Pollock
AR1 - Nick Briant
AR2 - Mike Fraser
TMO - Aaron Paterson
Stormers v Brumbies, Cape Town - 17:05
Referee - Jaco Peyper
AR1 - Craig Joubert
AR2 - Jason Jaftha
TMO - Deon van Blommestein