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Match officials to August 10
August 05 2008
Just one international match on the cards this weekend with South Africa taking on Argentina in what will be a re-match of last year's World Cup semi-final in France.
On the domestic front, the Currie Cup reaches its seventh round while the Air New Zealand Cup enters week two.
International
South Africa vs Argentina in Johannesburg on 9 August 2008
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England
Touch judges: Matt Goddard (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (IRB)
Friendly
USA vs Clermont Auvergne, Charleston, South Carolina
Referee: Paul Bretz (USA)
Touch judges: Chris Henshall (USA), Fred Thomas (USA)
New Zealand
Air New Zealand Cup
North Harbour vs Wellington at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Russell Hilton-Jones, Stuart Beissel
Manawatu vs Southland at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Referee: Jonathon White
Television match official: Lyndon Bray
Assessor: Peter Boyden
Waikato vs Tasman at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Moore
Otago vs Canterbury at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Steve Walsh
Television match official: Todd Pullar
Assessor: Phil Young
Bay of Plenty vs Counties Manukau at Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referee: Brent Murray
Television match official: Bryce Lawrence
Assessor: Errol Brain
Hawke's Bay vs Northland at McLean Park Napier
Referee: Vinny Munro
Television match official: Chris Pollock
Assessor: Colin Hawke
Auckland vs Taranaki at Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Lyndon Bray
Television match official: Ben Skeen
Assessor: Glenn Wahlstrom
South Africa
Currie Cup
Boland vs Valke in Wellington
Referee: Deon van Blommestein
Touch judges: Jerome America, Linston Manuels
Assessor: Keith Hendricks
Blue Bulls vs Lions in Pretoria
Referee: Craig Joubert
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper, Cobus Wessels
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen
Assessor: Theuns Naude
Cheetahs vs Griquas in Bloemfontein
Referee: JC Fortuin
Touch judges: Marius Jonker, Peter de Bruin
Assessor: Gerrit Coetzer
Western Province vs Sharks at Newlands
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Touch judges: Phillip Bosch, Marc van Zyl
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Assessor: Thuso Mngqibisa