Match official changes confirmed for Mt Smart Stadium

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Owing to Covid-related travel challenges, Damon Murphy, Jordan Way, James Leckie and Amy Perrett (all Australia) are unable to travel to New Zealand for the New Zealand versus Tonga and Māori All Blacks versus Manu Samoa matches.

As a result, the match officials for the matches are as follows:

 

Māori All Blacks v Manu Samoa

Referee - Mike Fraser

Assistant Referees: Brendon Pickerill (AR1) and Paul Williams (AR2)

TMO - Shane McDermott

 

New Zealand v Tonga

Referee - Ben O’Keeffe

Assistant Referees: Paul Williams (AR1) & Brendon Pickerill (AR2)

TMO – Glenn Newman

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