SANZAAR have released the officials for the opening round in the 2019 Super Rugby tournament and Glen Jackson starts the action this weekend in Hamilton when the Chiefs host the Highlanders.
This weekend has seven matches with two on Friday and five on Saturday. There are no Sunday matches this weekend.
The Reds have the bye.
Match : Chiefs v Highlanders
Date : Friday 15 February
Venue : FMG Stadium, Waikato
Kick Off local: 19:35 local
Referee: Glen Jackson
Assistant Ref 1:Federico Anselmi
Assistant Ref 2:Nick Briant
TMO : Aaron Paterson
Match : Brumbies v Rebels
Date : Friday 15 February
Venue : GIO Stadium, Canberra
Kick Off local: 19:45 local
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant Ref 1:Angus Gardner
Assistant Ref 2: Damon Murphy
TMO :James Leckie
Match : Blues v Crusaders
Date : Saturday 16 February
Venue : Eden Park, Auckland
Kick Off local: 19:35 local
Referee: Nick Briant
Assistant Ref 1: Federico Anselmi
Assistant Ref 2:Dan Waenga
TMO :Ben Skeen
Match : Waratahs v Hurricanes
Date : Saturday 16 February
Venue : Brookvale Oval, Manly
Kick Off local: 19:45 local
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant Ref 1:Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant Ref 2:Damon Murphy
TMO : James Leckie
Match : Sunwolves v Sharks
Date : Saturday 16 February
Venue : Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
Kick Off local: 18:55 local
Referee: Nic Berry
Assistant Ref 1: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant Ref 2:AJ Jacobs
TMO : Minoru Fuji
Match : Bulls v Stormers
Date : Saturday 16 February
Venue : Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick Off local: 17:15 local
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Ref 1:Paul Williams
Assistant Ref 2:Egon Seconds
TMO :Marius Jonker
Match : Jaguares v Lions
Date : Saturday 16 February
Venue : Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Kick Off local: 18:40 local
Referee: Mike Fraser
Assistant Ref 1:Brendon Pickerill
Assistant Ref 2:Rasta Rasivhenge
TMO : Santiago Borsani