KICK-OFF DAY & DATE MATCH VENUE REFEREE AR1 AR2 TMO (LOCAL) ROUND 1 (South African Conference Only) 1. Saturday 15 February Cheetahs v Lions Free State Stadium 17:05 Francois de Bruin Johan Greeff 2. Saturday 15 February Sharks v Bulls Growthpoint KINGS PARK 19:10 Deon van Blommenstein BYE: STORMERS ROUND 2 3. Friday 21 February Crusaders v Chiefs AMI Stadium Addington 19:35 Nick Briant Mike Lash Chris Wratt 4. Friday 21 February Cheetahs v Bulls Free State Stadium 19:10 Stuart Berry Lourens van der Merwe Francois de Bruin Shaun Veldsman 5. Saturday 22 February Highlanders v Blues Forsyth Barr Stadium 19:35 Garratt Williamson Kane McBride Vinny Munro 6. Saturday 22 February Brumbies v Reds GIO Stadium Canberra 19:40 Ian Smith Steve Leszczynski 7. Saturday 22 February Sharks v Hurricanes Growthpoint KINGS PARK 17:05 Andrew Lees Marius Jonker Stefan Breytenbach Deon van Blommenstein 8. Saturday 22 February Lions v Stormers Ellis Park 19:10 Jaco Peyper Marius van der Westhuizen Cobus Wessels Johan Greeff 9. Sunday 23 February Waratahs v Force Allianz Stadium 16:05 Rohan Hoffmann Matt O'Brien Ed Martin George Ayoub BYE: REBELS ROUND 3 10. Friday 28 February Blues v Crusaders Eden Park 19:35 Mike Fraser Garratt Williamson Shane McDermott Ben Skeen 11. Friday 28 February Rebels v Cheetahs AAMI Park 19:40 Angus Gardner Matt O'Brien Michael Hogan Steve Leszczynski 12. Friday 28 February Stormers v Hurricanes DHL Newlands 19:10 Steve Walsh Andrew Lees Marc van Zyl Deon van Blommenstein 13. Saturday 1 March Chiefs v Highlanders Waikato Stadium 19:35 Rohan Hoffmann Garratt Williamson Brendon Pickerill Ben Skeen 14. Saturday 1 March Waratahs v Reds ANZ Stadium 19:40 Glen Jackson James Leckie Will Houston Peter Marshall 15. Saturday 1 March Force v Brumbies nib Stadium 19:00 Nick Briant Ian Smith Ed Martin George Ayoub 16. Saturday 1 March Bulls v Lions Loftus Versfeld 17:05 Chris Pollock Marius van der Westhuizen Sieg van Staden Johan Greeff BYE: SHARKS ROUND 4 17. Friday 7 March Hurricanes v Brumbies Westpac Stadium 19:35 Craig Joubert Mike Fraser Brendon Pickerill Glenn Newman 18. Friday 7 March Reds v Cheetahs Suncorp Stadium 18:40 Garratt Williamson Angus Gardner Matt O'Brien Steve Leszczynski 19. Saturday 8 March Crusaders v Stormers AMI Stadium Addington 19:35 Rohan Hoffmann Glen Jackson Ben O'Keefe Chris Wratt 20. Saturday 8 March Force v Rebels nib Stadium 16:40 Nick Briant Ian Smith Ed Martin George Ayoub 21. Saturday 8 March Bulls v Blues Loftus Versfeld 17:05 Andrew Lees Marius van der Westhuizen Sieg van Staden Johan Greeff 22. Saturday 8 March Sharks v Lions Growthpoint KINGS PARK 19:10 Jaco Peyper Stuart Berry Cobus Wessels Shaun Veldsman BYES: CHIEFS, HIGHLANDERS, WARATAHS