Joubert gets Final

Monday 29 Jul 2013

SANZAR appointed Craig Joubert to referee the Final of Super Rugby between the Chiefs and the Brumbies at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday.

This is Joubert's second Final.

In addition to Finals of Super Rugby, Joubert's has refereed a World Cup Final and a Currie Cup Final.

His next big appointment after this is the Bledisloe Cup match.

He is certainly much in demand for top matches.

The referees' support team are all New Zealanders – Chris Pollock, who refereed the first Test between Australia and the B&I Lions when Joubetr, the referee for the second Test, was his assistant, Garratt Williamson and, as TMO, Vinny Munro.

This is the Chiefs second home Final in succession. Last year they were also at Waikato Stadium when they beat the Sharks. That time Steve Walsh was the referee.

The appointments

Chiefs vs Brumbies

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

Television match official: Vinny Munro

Referees for Super Rugby Finals

5 – André Watson

3 – Paddy O'Brien, Jonathan Kaplan

2 – Steve Walsh, Craig Joubert

1 – Freek Burger, Glen Wahlstrom, Wayne Erickson, Tappe Henning, Mark Lawrence, Bryce Lawrence

Finals

Super 10

1993: Transvaal vs Queensland, 20-17 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Referee: Freek Burger (South Africa)

1994: Queensland vs Natal, 21-10 at Ballymore, Brisbane

Referee; Glen Wahlstrom (New Zealand)

1995: Queensland vs Transvaal, 30-16 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Super 12

1996: Auckland vs Natal, 45-21 at Eden Park, Auckland

Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)

1997: Auckland Blues vs ACT Brumbies, 23-7 at Eden Park, Auckland

Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

1998: Canterbury Crusaders vs Auckland Blues, 20-13 at Eden Park, Auckland

Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

1999: Canterbury Crusaders vs Otago Highlanders, 24-19 at Carisbrook, Dunedin