{"id":455969,"date":"2026-03-03T21:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/455969\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T21:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:44:11","slug":"super-league-round-four-referee-appointments-confirmed-including-st-helens-v-bradford-bulls-and-leeds-rhinos-v-castleford-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/455969\/","title":{"rendered":"Super League round four referee appointments confirmed including St Helens v Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AW5_4244.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"Super League disciplinary\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The referee appointments have been made for round four of Super League where the standout fixture puts St Helens up against Bradford Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>Both clubs have won two of their opening three fixtures and they\u2019re only separated by one point on goal difference as well, with Saints just ahead in third place in Super League.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Rowley will also be very familiar with the man in the opposition coaching box with his former Salford assistant Kurt Haggerty in charge at Bradford, adding an extra layer to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Smith, freshly returned from Las Vegas, will take charge of that game with Tom Grant as the video referee on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Also playing on Saturday evening are Toulouse and Wigan with Liam Rush in charge whilst Chris Kendall works the video referee gig. It\u2019s worth noting that Kendall is still yet to serve as the on-pitch referee yet with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-super-league-referee-misses-start-of-season-through-injury-as-update-shared-112743\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> experienced official still recovering from injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another intriguing game opens up the round with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-wakefield-trinity-v-hull-fc-team-news-as-signing-set-for-debut-and-star-half-returns-113221\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wakefield hosting Hull FC<\/a> in a battle of last year\u2019s sixth and seventh-placed sides, who both have just one win so far. Aaron Moore will referee with brother Liam Moore on video referee.<\/p>\n<p>Liam then takes charge of York versus Warrington on Friday night with James Vella in support, with Friday\u2019s other fixture between Leigh and Catalans being officiated by Marcus Griffiths. Jack Smith is the video referee for that one.<\/p>\n<p>Onto Sunday and the games that feature the teams returning from Las Vegas. Victors Leeds Rhinos host Castleford Tigers with James Vella in charge and Marcus Griffiths the video referee, whilst Hull KR travel to Huddersfield where Tom Grant will officiate with Aaron Moore in support.<\/p>\n<p>Super League Round Four referee appointments<\/p>\n<p>Wakefield Trinity v Hull FC<br \/>05th March, KO: 20:00<br \/>Referee: A. Moore<br \/>Video Referee: L. Moore<\/p>\n<p>York RLFC v Warrington Wolves<br \/>06th March, KO: 20:00<br \/>Referee: L. Moore<br \/>Video Referee: J. Vella<\/p>\n<p>Leigh Leopards v Catalans Dragons<br \/>06th March, KO: 20:00<br \/>Referee: M. Griffiths<br \/>Video Referee: J. Smith<\/p>\n<p>St Helens v Bradford Bulls<br \/>07th March, KO: 17:30<br \/>Referee: J. Smith<br \/>Video Referee: T. Grant<\/p>\n<p>Toulouse Olympique XIII v Wigan Warriors<br \/>07th March, KO: 18:00<br \/>Referee: L. Rush<br \/>Video Referee: C. Kendall<\/p>\n<p>Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers<br \/>08th March, KO: 15:00<br \/>Referee: J. Vella<br \/>Video Referee: M. Griffiths<\/p>\n<p>Huddersfield Giants v Hull KR<br \/>08th March, KO: 15:00<br \/>Referee: T. Grant<br \/>Video Referee: A. Moore<\/p>\n<p>Hull KR\u2019s nightmare, Leeds Rhinos\u2019 dominance and possible Hull FC signings \u2013 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vY3kCuQyYDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The referee appointments have been made for round four of Super League where the standout fixture puts St&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454038,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-455969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}