
FRIDAY
Munster v Ospreys
Thomond Park, Limerick – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 14th league game)
AR 1: Andrea Piardi (FIR) AR 2: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Live on: RTÉ, S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
SATURDAY
Vodacom Bulls v Benetton
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 2.30pm IRE & UK/3.30pm ITA & SA
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 82nd game)
AR 1: Sam Grove-White (SRU) AR 2: Adam Jones (WRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Live on: SuperSport, Sky Italia, TG4, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Leinster v Ulster
Aviva Stadium, Dublin – KO 5pm IRE & UK/6pm ITA & SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 95th league game)
AR 1: Craig Evans (WRU) AR 2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
TMO: Brain MacNeice (IRFU)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Glasgow Warriors v DHL Stormers
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 7.35pm IRE & UK/8.35pm ITA & SA
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 43rd league game)
AR 1: Frank Murphy (IRFU) AR 2: Peter Martin (IRFU)
TMO: Mark Patton (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Once again there are no South African referees involved in a United Rugby Championship round.
The officials selected for the quarter-finals are exceptionally good b ut you have to wonder why nobody from SA has been picked to even run the line or be the TMO?
Perhaps it's time for the South African Rugby Referees' Association (Sarra) and SA Rugby to take a long hard look at themselves and the standard of the officials in South Africa to find out why they are so poorly rated by the URC and the world.
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