Refs for NZ rep matches
New Zealand Rugby Union has announced the appointments of match officials to the first five weeks of the Air New Zealand Cup competition and the AA Rewards Heartland Competition. Lyndon Bray of Wellington will start procedures up the road in Palmerston North.
Air New Zealand Cup Competition
Week One
26 July
Manawatu vs Waikato in Palmerston North
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
27 July
Wellington vs Otago in Wellington
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Taranaki vs Tasman in New Plymouth
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Lyndon Bray
Assessor: Peter Boyden
28 July
Northland vs North Harbour in Whangarei
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Auckland vs Counties Manukau in Auckland
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Matt Stanish
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Canterbury vs Bay of Plenty in Christchurch
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Kane McBride
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
29 July
Southland vs Hawke's Bay in Invercargill
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Week Two
2 August
Tasman vs Manawatu in Blenheim
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Josh Noonan
Assessor: Colin Hawke
3 August
Bay of Plenty vs Auckland in Mt Maunganui
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Otago vs Northland in Dunedin
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
4 August
Hawke's Bay vs Wellington in Napier
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Waikato vs Southland in Hamilton
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Paul Honiss
Assessor: Peter Boyden
North Harbour vs Taranaki (Ranfurly Shield) in North Shore
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Touch judges: Jonathon White, Ben Skeen
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
5 August
Counties Manukau vs Canterbury in Pukekohe
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Week Three
9 August
Bay of Plenty vs Northland in Rotorua
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Peter Boyden
10 August
Counties Manukau vs North Harbour in Pukekohe
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Tasman vs Hawke's Bay in Blenheim
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Colin Hawke
11 August
Wellington vs Manawatu in Wellington
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Brent Murray
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Auckland vs Waikato in Auckland
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Otago vs Canterbury in Dunedin
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Colin Hawke
12 August
Taranaki vs Southland in New Plymouth
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
Week Four
16 August
Northland vs Tasman in Whangarei
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
17 August
Waikato vs Counties Manukau in Hamilton
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Kelvin Deaker
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Hawke's Bay vs North Harbour in Napier
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Television match official: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Peter Boyden
18 August
Southland vs Auckland in Invercargill
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Keith Brown
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
Taranaki vs Otago in New Plymouth
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Bryce Lawrence
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Canterbury vs Wellington in Christchurch
Referee: Paul Honiss
Television match official: Kane McBride
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
19 August
Manawatu vs Bay of Plenty in Palmerston North
Referee: Chris Pollock
Television match official: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
Week Five
23 August
Counties Manukau vs Hawke's Bay in Pukekohe
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
24 August
Southland vs Northland in Invercargill
Referee: Josh Noonan
Television match official: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Auckland vs Taranaki in Auckland
Referee: Gary Wise
Television match official: Lyndon Bray
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
25 August
Bay of Plenty vs Otago in Mt Maunganui
Referee: Matt Stanish
Television match official: Jonathon White
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
Wellington vs Tasman in Wellington
Referee: Keith Brown
Television match official: Michael Fraser
Assessor: Peter Boyden
North Harbour vs Waikato (Ranfurly Shield) in North Shore City
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Touch judges: Lyndon Bray. Gary Wise
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Keith Lawrence
Canterbury vs Manawatu in Christchurch
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Vinny Munro
Assessor: Peter Boyden
AA Rewards Heartland Competition
Week One
18 August
Pool A
Mid Canterbury vs Thames Valley in Ashburton
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Allan Bateman
Horowhenua-Kapiti vs King Country in Paraparaumu
Referee: Brent Murray
Assessor: Alan Riley
Wairarapa Bush vs West Coast in Masterton
Referee: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Paul Ramsay
Pool B
North Otago vs Buller in Oamaru
Referee: James McPhail
Assessor: Stuart Beissel
South Canterbury vs Poverty Bay in Timaru
Referee: Josh Noonan
Assessor: Kim Eichmann
Wanganui vs East Coast in Wanganui
Referee: Matt Stanish
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
Week Two
25 August
Pool A
Thames Valley vs Wairarapa Bush in Paeroa
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Alan Riley
King Country vs Mid Canterbury in Te Kuiti
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
Horowhenua-Kapiti vs West Coast in Levin
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Kim Eichmann
Pool B
Buller vs Wanganui in Westport
Referee: Todd Puller
Assessor: Allan Bateman
South Canterbury vs East Coast in Timaru
Referee: Andrew Hall
Assessor: Colin Hawke, Stuart Beissel
Poverty Bay vs North Otago in Gisborne
Referee: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Peter Boyden, Paul Ramsay
Week Three
1 September
Pool A
Mid Canterbury vs Horowhenua-Kapiti in Ashburton
Referee: James McPhail
Assessor: Richard Ross
West Coast vs Thames Valley in Greymouth
Referee: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Assessor: Allan Bateman
Wairarapa Bush vs King Country in Masterton
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Alan Riley
Pool B
East Coast vs Buller in Ruatoria
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
North Otago vs South Canterbury in Oamaru
Referee: Michael Fraser
Assessor: Paul Ramsay
Wanganui vs Poverty Bay in Wanganui
Referee: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom, Kim Eichmann
Week Four
8 September
Pool A
Horowhenua-Kapiti vs Wairarapa Bush in Levin
Referee: Chris Rooney
Assessor: Richard Ross
King Country vs Thames Valley in Taupo
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Kim Eichmann
Mid Canterbury vs West Coast in Ashburton
Referee: Shane McDermott
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
Pool B
South Canterbury vs Wanganui in Timaru
Referee: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Allan Bateman
Poverty Bay vs Buller in Gisborne
Referee: Glenn Newman
Assessor: Paul Ramsay
North Otago vs East Coast in Oamaru
Referee: Matthew Muir
Assessor: Alan Riley
Week Five
15 September
Pool A
Thames Valley vs Horowhenua-Kapiti in Te Aroha
Referee: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Tony Dunlop
Wairarapa Bush vs Mid Canterbury in Masterton
Referee: James McPhail
Assessor: Paul Ramsay
West Coast vs King Country in Greymouth
Referee: Andrew Hall
Assessor: Alan Riley
Pool B
East Coast vs Poverty Bay in Ruatoria
Referee: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
Assessor: Richard Ross
Buller vs South Canterbury in Westport
Referee: Kane McBride
Assessor: Allan Bateman
Wanganui vs North Otago in Wanganui
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assessor: Kim Eichmann