SANZAR has announced the match official for Weeks 6-8. They include the return of Stuart Dickinson and Nathan Pearce from injury and relatively new men in Jaco Peyper, Jonathon White and Garratt Williamson.

The appointments - Week 6-8:

Week 6, 19-20 March:

Blues vs Brumbies in Auckland
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Matthew Stanish (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Bulls vs Hurricanes in Pretoria
Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Stefan Breytenbach
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman

Crusaders vs Lions in Christchurch
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Matthew Stanish (New Zealand), James McPhail (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Highlanders vs Sharks in Dunedin
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Western Force vs Waratahs in Perth
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Lourens van der Merwe
Television match official: Julian Pritchard (Australia)

Stormers vs Cheetahs at Newlands
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Reuben Rossouw (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

Week 7, 26-27 March:

Highlanders vs Lions in Dunedin
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Kane McBride (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Brumbies vs Chiefs in Canberra
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Paul Marks (Australia), Lourens van der Merwe
Television match official: Matthew Goddard (Australia)

Cheetahs vs Reds in Bloemfontein
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Hurricanes vs Sharks in Wellington
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Assistant referees: Kane McBride (New Zealand), Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)

Waratahs vs Blues in Sydney
Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Paul Marks (Australia), Angus Gardiner (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Western Force vs Bulls in Perth
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce (Australia), Damian Mitchelmore (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)

Week 8, 2-3 April:

Hurricanes vs Crusaders in Wellington
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Western Force vs Stormers in Perth
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Television match official: Matthew Goddard (Australia)

Blues vs Bulls in Auckland
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Matthew Stanish (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Chiefs vs Highlanders in Mt Maunganui
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Waratahs vs Cheetahs in Sydney
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)

Sharks vs Reds in Durban
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Marc van Zyl (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)