Match officials announced for Bok Rugby Championship fixtures

Six different referees will take charge of Springbok matches during this year's Rugby Championship, with Luke Pearce of England set to take charge of their opening clash against Australia at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane next Saturday.

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Pearce will be assisted by Paul Williams (New Zealand) and Holly Davids, the first female official to take part in the tournament.

Davidson is no stranger to the Springboks as she took charge of their most recent Test match against Portugal in Bloemfontein last month.

Williams will officiate the second Test between the sides at the Optus Stadium in Perth on 17 August, with Pearce and Davidson as assistant referees.

For the home clashes against the All Blacks in Johannesburg (31 August) and Cape Town (7 September), Andrew Brace (Ireland) and Matt Carley (England) will be in charge.

England's Christophe Ridley, who makes his debut in the competition this season, will officiate the match between the Boks and Argentina in Santiago (21 September), while Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) will be the man in the middle in the team's closing match of the tournament against Los Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit (on 28 September).