New Zealand referee Colin Hawke will be the man in charge when Super 12 2001 kicks off on February 23 with the clash between the Highlanders and the Blues.

The busy men in the first part of March are Tappe Henning and Paul Honiss. Henning referees Super 12 matches in Rotorua and Albany in New Zealand, then Vodacom Cup in Port Elizabeth in South Africa and then England vs France at Twickenham in England. Paul Honiss is in Auckland in New Zealand, Sydney in Australia and then a fortnight later in Dublin for Ireland vs England.

The other SANZAR referees who will be in test match action during this period are Jonathan Kaplan and Paddy O'Brien, both of whom will be refereeing Six Nations matches on 3 March.

The following are the appointments:

23 February: Highlanders vs Blues Dunedin (Colin Hawke)
23 February: Brumbies vs Crusaders in Canberra: André Watson (South Africa)
23 February: Sharks vs Bulls in Durban: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
24 February: Waratahs vs Chiefs in Sydney: Andy Turner (South Africa)
24 February: Reds vs Hurricanes in Brisbane: Carl Spannenberg (South Africa)
24 February: Stormers vs Cats at Newlands Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
2 March: Blues vs Crusaders in Auckland: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
3 March: Hurricanes vs Bulls in Wellington: Peter Marshall (Australia)
3 March: Chiefs vs Reds in Rotorua: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
3 March: Sharks vs Brumbies in Durban: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
3 March: Cats vs Highlanders Johannesburg: Andrew Cole (Australia)
4 March: Waratahs vs Stormers in Sydney: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
9 March: Hurricanes vs Stormers in Wellington: Scott Young (Australia)
10 March: Crusaders vs Chief in Christchurch: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
10 March: Waratahs vs Bulls in Sydney: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
10 March: Cats vs Brumbies in Johannesburg: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)