Referees for Warm-ups
Now that rugby is a summer sport, competitions start early and so there are warm-up matches. And even such friendlies need referees.
There are some involving Super Rugby sides, Vodacom Cup sides, Varsity Cup sides and Community Cup sides.
We also have the appointments for New Zealand's warm-up matches. Where there are two referees down for a New Zealand match, the referees will each referee a half of the match.
The two-referee system will again be used in Varsity Cup and so will continue in many warm-up matches.
Jason Jaftha is making his way back from the serious leg injury that kept him off the field last year.
22-24 January 2015
Seniors
South Western Districts Eagles vs Stormers at Outeniqua Park, George
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Blue Bulls XV vs Cheetahs in Polokwane
Referee: tbc
Sharks XV vs Pukke in Durban
Referees: Archie Sehlako, Oregopotse Rametsi
Highlanders vs Crusaders in Timaru
Referees: Nick Briant, Jamie Nutbrown
Varsity Cup
Hamiltons vs UCT Ikeys Hamiltons
Referees: Francois Pretorius, Rodney Boneparte
NMMU vs UWC at Saasfield, George
Referees: Francois Pretorius, Rodney Boneparte
UKZN vs Rovers at Peter Booysen Park, Pietermaritzburg
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Border Bulldogs XV vs CUT at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London (Two matches)
Referee: Lesego Legoete, Jaco Pretorius
Sishen vs Shimlas at GWK Park, Kimberley
Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Jaco Kotze
Impala vs UP Tuks at Rustenburg Impala Stadium
Referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Tahla Ntshakaza
False Bay vs UCT Ikeys at False Bay RFC
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Dispatch vs Fort Hare Blues at Dispatch
Referees: Sindile Ngcese
Community Cup
Impala vs Tuks at Rustenburg Impala Stadium
Referee: AJ Jacobs
28-31 January 2015
Seniors
Stormers vs Cheetahs at Newlands
Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Western Province Vodacom vs UWC at UWC Campus
Referee: Francois Pretorius
NMMU vs Eastern Province Kings
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Border Bulldogs vs Old Selbornians at Grens High School
Referee: tba
NWU Pukke vs Golden Lions in Potchefstroom
Referees: Oregopotse Rametsi, Archie Sehlako
Leopards vs Lions in Potchefstroom
Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Free State vs Griffons in Bloemfontein
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Blues vs Chiefs at Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Referee: Mike Fraser
Hurricanes vs Crusaders at Eketahuna RFC
Referees: Glen Jackson/Ben O'Keeffe
Highlanders vs Brumbies in Wagga Wagga
Referee: tba
Varsity Cup
UP Tuks vs Dispatch at Tuks Stadium
Referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Tahla Ntshakaza
CUT U/20 vs Wits U/20 at Blouskool, Kroonstad
Referee: AJ Jacobs
CUT vs Wits at Blouskool, Kroonstad
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe, Jaco Kotze
Durbanville vs UCT Ikeys at Durbanville, Cape Town
Referee: Quinton Immelman, Cwengile Jadezweni
2-7 February 2015
Seniors
Dispatch vs Border Bulldogs XV in Dispatch
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Western Province Vodacom vs Boland Invitational
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Highlanders vs Rebels in Melbourne
Referee: tba
Crusaders vs Reds in Brisbane
Referee: tba
Blues vs Hurricanes at QBE Stadium, North Harbour
Referee: Chris Pollock
Chiefs vs Waratahs in Sydney
Referee: tba
