SANZAR have released the match officials for the seventh Round in the 2012 Super Rugby tournament and Bryce Lawrence starts the action on Thursday.
Yes, Super Rugby fans that is not a typo, the first match this weekend is on Thursday - the first ever on a Thursday.
This weekend has seven matches with that one on Thursday, three on Friday and three on Saturday.
This weekend the Waratahs have the bye.
Super Rugby Match Officials Rd.7
Match No .42: Rebels vBlues
Date Thursday 5 April
Venue : Melbourne
Kick Off local: 19:40
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assistant Ref 1:Andrew Lees
Assistant Ref 2:James Leckie
TMO:Matt Goddard
Match No .43: Hurricanes v Sharks
Date Friday 6 April
Venue : New Plymouth
Kick Off local: 19:35
Referee: Glen Jackson
Assistant Ref 1:Garratt Williamson
Assistant Ref 2:Mike Fraser
TMO:Richard Kelly
Match No .44: Reds v Brumbies
Date Friday 6 April
Venue : Brisbane
Kick Off local: 19:40
Referee: Steve Walsh
Assistant Ref 1:Angus Gardner
Assistant Ref 2:Rohan Hoffman
TMO: Steve Leszczynski
Match No .45: Force v Chiefs
Date Friday 6 April
Venue : Perth
Kick Off local: 19:40
Referee: Jonathon White
Assistant Ref 1:Ian Smith
Assistant Ref 2:Julian Pritchard
TMO:George Ayoub
Match No .46: Highlanders v Stormers
Date Saturday 7 April
Venue : Dunedin
Kick Off local: 19:35
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assistant Ref 1:Keith Brown
Assistant Ref 2:Kane McBride
TMO:Vinny Munro
Match No .47: Cheetahs v Lions
Date Saturday 7 April
Venue : Welkom
Kick Off local: 15:00
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant Ref 1:Joey Salmans
Assistant Ref 2:Reuben Roussouw
TMO:Johann Meuwesen
Match No .48: Bulls v Crusaders
Date Saturday 7 April
Venue : Pretoria
Kick Off local: 17:05
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Ref 1:Pro Legoete
Assistant Ref 2:Tiaan Jonker
TMO:Gerrie Coetzee
