ROUND 8 REFEREE CHANGES

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A burst appendix suffered by Marius van der Westhuizen has resulted in a number of changes to referee appointments for Saturday’s Super Rugby matches.

Stuart Berry will now take the whistle for Sharks v Crusaders in Durban while Jaco van Heerden will step up to officiate Lions v Bulls in Johannesburg, for which Berry was initially appointed.

In Canberra, a slight injury to Angus Gardner has resulted in James Leckie moving to AR1 and Ed Martin being called in to serve as AR2.

Saturday’s match officials are outlined below with changes from the initial appointments outlined in red.

SANZAR wishes Marius a speedy recovery and hopes to see him back in the middle as soon as possible.

Match Chiefs v Blues @ Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Date Saturday 4 April 2015
Kick-Off 19:35 local, 17:35 AEDT, 08:35 SAST
Referee Mike Fraser
AR1 Glen Jackson
AR2 Shane McDermott
TMO Ben Skeen
Match Brumbies v Cheetahs @ GIO Stadium, Canberra
Date Saturday 4 April 2015
Kick-Off 19:40 local, 21:40 NZDT, 10:40 SAST
Referee Ben O’Keeffe
AR1 James Leckie
AR2 Ed O’Brien
TMO Peter Marshall
Match Sharks v Crusaders @ Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban
Date Saturday 4 April 2015
Kick-Off 15:00 local, 00:00* AEDT, 02:00* NZDT
Referee Stuart Berry
AR1 Ben Crouse
AR2 Rodney Bonaparte
TMO Johan Greeff
Match Lions v Bulls @ Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
Date Saturday 4 April 2015
Kick-Off 17:05 local, 02:05* AEST, 03:05* NZST
Referee Jaco van Heerden
AR1 Jason Jaftha
AR2 Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO Shaun Veldsman
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