Referees for Bloemfontein, Day 3

Christopher Allison of the Blue Bulls Referees' Society has been appointed to the main match of the third day of the Under-18 Craven Week being played at Grey College in Bloemfontein.

The main match is between the Free State and Western Province

Allison, who is 27, is on the National Panel of South African referees which means he is in the top 26 referees in South Africa.

This year there are referees of the PRO14 countries - Italy, Scotland and Wales - at the Craven Week. South Africans will later go to youth weeks in PRO14 countries.

The Appointments

Craven Week

A Field

11.00: Pumas vs Leopards

Referee: Paul Mente

Assistant referees: Divan Uys, Talent Gandiwa

Television match officials: Paul Larter (Scotland)

12.30: Boland vs Valke

Referee: Phumzile Mbewu

Assistant referees: Morné Ferreira, Philip Kotze

Television match officials: Lourens van der Merwe

14.00: South Western Districts vs Sharks

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Assistant referees: Griffin Colby, Talent Gandiwa

Television match officials: Paul Larter (Scotland)

15.30: Free State vs Western Province

Referee: Christopher Allison

Assistant referees: Aaron Parry (Wales), Rauiridh Campbell (Scotland)

Television match officials: Lourens van der Merwe

Academy Week

A Field

08.20: Blue Bulls vs Leopards

Referee: Clearance Khumalo

Assistant referees: Daniel Canhenga, Shemea Mushiribindi

09.40: Limpopo vs Western Province XV

Referee: Hanru van Rooyen

Assistant referees: Eon van Zyl, Reynold Symonse

B Field

08.20: Border Country Districts vs Sharks Country Districts

Referee: Graciano Pienaar

Assistant referees: Darren Colby, JP Clements

09.40: Pumas Country Districts vs Eastern Prtovince Country Districts

Referee: Stefan Thompson

Assistant referees: Graciano Pienaar, Jonathan Lottering

11.00:Free State vs Boland

Referee: Eon van Zyl

Assistant referees: Clearance Khumalo, Sean Miller

12.20: Eastern Province vs Zimbabwe

Referee: Darren Colby

Assistant referees: Stefan Thompson, Marnus Meiring

13.40: Western Province vs Sharks

Referee: Daniel Canhenga

Assistant referees: Hanru van Rooyen, Jonathan Lottering