Match official appointments to 19 October 2024

Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with two age-group finals as well as the African Rainbow Community Gold Cup decider taking place in Gauteng over the weekend.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Friday, 18 October 2024

Scarlets vs Vodacom Bulls at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli - 20h35
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
Assistant Referees: Craig Evans, Nathan James
Television Match Official: Stefano Penne

Ulster vs Ospreys at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast - 20h35
Referee: Andrea Piardi
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole, Andrew Fogarty
Television Match Official: Matteo Liperini

Saturday, 19 October 2024

Zebre Parma vs Emirates Lions at Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma - 13h30
Referee: Ben Connor
Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse, Rhys Jones
Television Match Official: Aled Griffiths

Hollywoodbets Sharks vs Glasgow Warriors at Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban - 15h45
Referee: Chris Busby
Assistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Stephan Geldenhuys
Television Match Official: Andrew Brace

DHL Stormers vs Munster at DHL Stadium, Cape Town - 18h00
Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant Referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron, AJ Jacobs
Television Match Official: Hollie Davidson

Edinburgh vs Cardiff at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh - 18h15
Referee: Morne Ferreira
Assistant Referees: Finlay Brown, Michael Todd
Television Match Official: Griffin Colby

Connacht vs Leinster at Dexcom Stadium, Galway - 20h35
Referee: Eoghan Cross
Assistant Referees: Keane Davison, Jonny Erskine
Television Match Official: Leo Colgan

Dragons vs Benetton at Rodney Parade, Newport - 20h35
Referee: Peter Martin
Assistant Referees: Ben Breakspear, Gareth Newman
Television Match Official: Colin Stanley

SA Rugby U21 Cup Final

Saturday, 19 October 2024

Fidelity ADT Lions U21 vs DHL Western Province U21 at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg - 12h00
Referee: Jonathan Lottering
Assistant Referees: Paul Mente, Local

SA Rugby U19 Cup Final

Friday, 18 October 2024

Vodacom Bulls U19 vs Fidelity ADT Lions U19 at Loftus Versfeld B, Pretoria - 11h00
Referee: Daniel Canhenga

SA Rugby U21 Shield Semi-Finals

Saturday, 19 October 2024

Sanlam Boland U21 vs Border U21 at Boland Park, Worcester - 14h30
Referee: Dylen November

Griquas U21 vs Griffons U21 at Kimberley Rugby Club - 15h00
Referee: Zoe Naude

African Rainbow Community Gold Cup Final

Saturday, 19 October 2024

Naka Bulle vs Northam Rhinos at Naka Bulle Rugby Club, Pretoria - 16h00
Referee: Eon van Zyl

Referees Match officials Appointments Vodacom United Rugby Championship African Rainbow Community Gold Cup

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Lions to host WP in SA Rugby U21 Cup final

The Fidelity ADT Lions will host DHL Western Province in Johannesburg on Saturday in the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup final. The decider at Emirates Airline Park will kick off at 12h00 and will be broadcast on SuperSport.

Gauteng derby to settle SA Rugby U19 Cup final

The Vodacom Bulls will host neighbours Fidelity ADT Lions in Pretoria on Friday in the SA Rugby U19 Cup final following the two teams' respective semi-final victories over the past weekend.

Naka and Rhinos charge into ARC Gold Cup final

Defending champions Naka Bulle beat Helderberg on Saturday to secure home ground advantage for the African Rainbow Community Gold Cup final, while the Northam Rhinos outlasted College Rovers to book their place in the decider.

Mixed fortunes on the road for SA teams

It was a weekend of mixed emotions for South Africa’s four franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions providing rays of light in their opening tour games, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks and DHL Stormers fell short in their final games on the road.

Close defeats show Bok Women is a work in progress

The close defeat to Italy – similiarly to last weekend’s match against Australia – shows that the Springbok Women have become a very competitive team on the international stage, but according to Swys de Bruin, they are not in a position to win the Rugby World Cup right now.