NZ Cup referees, Wks 6-8

New Zealand has announced the match officials appointed to matches in Weeks 6-8 of the Air New Zealand Cup. One of them is a Ranfurly Shield match, to be refereed by Josh Noonan.

Obviously are the five New Zealanders who will be officiating at the World Cup - Paul Honiss and Steve Walsh as referees and Lyndon Bray, Kelvin Deaker and Bryce Lawrence as touch judges and TMOs.

Week 6

Hawke's Bay vs Auckland in Napier

Referee: Chris Pollock

Television match official: Gary Wise

Assessor: Peter Boyden

Counties Manukau vs Wellington in Auckland

Referee: Vinny Munro

Television match official: Chris Pollock

Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Otago vs Southland in Dunedin

Referee: Jonathon White

Television match official: Kane McBride

Assessor: Colin Hawke

Tasman vs Bay of Plenty in Blenheim

Referee: Keith Brown

Television match official: Jonathon White

Assessor: Peter Boyden

Northland vs Taranaki in Whangarei

Referee: Brent Murray

Television match official: Glenn Newman

Assessor: Colin Hawke

Waikato vs Canterbury in Hamilton

Referee: Matthew Stanish

Television match official: Chris Pollock

Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Ranfurly Shield

North Harbour vs Manawatu in North Shore City

Referee: Josh Noonan

//Matthew Stanish, North Harbour official

Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Week 7

Southland vs Counties Manukau in Invercargill

Referee: Brent Murray

Television match official: Keith Brown

Assessor: Colin Hawke

Canterbury vs Hawke's Bay in Christchurch

Referee: Chris Pollock

Television match official: Brent Murray

Assessor: Colin Hawke

Taranaki vs Bay of Plenty in New Plymouth

Referee: Josh Noonan

Television match official: Jonathon White

Assessor: Peter Boyden

Tasman vs Waikato in Blenheim

Referee: Vinny Munro

Television match official: Mike Fraser

Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Northland vs Auckland in Whangarei

Referee: Matthew Stanish

Television match official: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri

Assessor: Peter Boyden

Wellington vs North Harbour in Wellington

Referee: Keith Brown

Television match official: Gary Wise

Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Manawatu vs Otago in Palmerston North

Referee: Jonathon White

Television match official: Gary Wise

Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Week 8

Taranaki vs Canterbury in New Plymouth

Referee: Keith Brown

Television match official: Gary Wise

Assessor: Peter Boyden

Waikato vs Wellington in Hamilton

Referee: Chris Pollock

Television match official: Vinny Munro

Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Hawke's Bay vs Northland in Napier

Referee: Brent Murray

Television match official: Keith Brown

Assessor: Peter Boyden

Manawatu vs Counties Manukau in Palmerston North

Referee: Gary Wise

Television match official: Chris Rooney

Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Auckland vs Tasman in Auckland

Referee: Vinny Munro

Television match official: Brent Murray

Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom

Otago vs North Harbour in Dunedin

Referee: Josh Noonan

Television match official: Matthew Muir

Assessor: Keith Lawrence

Bay of Plenty vs Southland in Mt Maunganui

Referee: Jonathon White

Television match official: Glenn Newman

Assessor: Colin Hawke