SA refs panels for 2010

South Afriucan referees made known today its panels of referees for 2010 following its recent meetings in Johannesburg. Jonathan Kaplan remains the top-ranked referee in South Africa.

There have been shifts here and there, and the National Panel, reduced last year from 16 to 12, has been further reduced to 11. Willie Roos and Phillip Bosch are no longer on the panel and lust Lourens van der Merwe, the Grey College schoolmaster, has come up from the Provincial Panel.

The referee who has made the most progress on the National Panel is Jason Jaftha of South Western Districts who had an excellent match when he refereed the Under-21 Final at Loftus Versfeld.

The referee to make the most progress on the Provincial Panel is the Waterkloof schoolmaster, Ben Crouse who has gone from 10th to 1st. His father was also a provincial referee. Ben Crouse is a reserve for the National Panel.

New on the provincial panel are Quinton Immelman, whose father was a provincial referee, Pieter de Villiers, Rasta Rashivenga, François Groenewald and Lusanda Jam.

The panel of referees for the Varsity Cup is taken from the National Panel – Ben Crouse, Archie Sehlako, Mlungiseli Mdashe, Matt Kemp, Tiaan Jonker, François Veldsman, Bongani Maloni and Luke Burger with Dilbert November in reserve.

Of the Contenders Squad Sewes Terblanche is a reserve for the Provincial Panel.

Of the specialised assistant referees’ panel,, Cobus Wessels is on the IRB’s panel and Reuben Rossouw has been proposed for it. Phillip Bosch is new on that panel, swapping the whistle for the flag.

National Panel (Top 11)

Merit Order

1. Jonathan Kaplan (SARU)
2. Marius Jonker (SARU)
3. Mark Lawrence (SARU)
4. Craig Joubert (SARU) 
5. Pro Legoete (SARU)
6. Jaco Peyper (SARU)
7. Jason Jaftha (SARU)
8. Stuart Berry (SARU)  
9. Sindile Mayende (SARU)
10. Joey Salmans (SARU)
11. Lourens van der Merwe (SARU)

Provincial Panel (14)

Merit Order

1. Ben Crouse (BB)
2. Archie Sehlako (Natal)
3. Mlungiseli Mdashe (Valke)
4. Matt Kemp (Western Province)
5. Tiaan Jonker (Golden Lions)
6. François Veldsman (Boland)
7 Bongani Maloni (Border)
8. Luke Burger (BB)
9. Dilbert November (South Western Districts)
10. Quinton Immelman  (Western Province)
11. Pieter De Villiers (Golden Lions)
12. Rasta Rashivenga (Golden Lions)
13. François Groenewald  (Western Province)
14. Lusanda Jam (Border)

Contenders Squad (Top 2 ranked there-after in Alphabetical order)

Merit Order

1. Sewes Terblanche (BB)
2. François De Bruin (Griquas)

Alphabetical Order

Jimmy Aphane (BB)
Rodney Bonaparte (Eastern Province)
Petri Bosch (Griquas)            
André Botha (BB)
Martin Lekhanye (Free State)
Willie Killian  (Leopards)
François Pretorius  (Western Province)
Andries Retief (Pumas)
Jocelyn Tucker (BB)
Marius van der (Westhuizen  (Western Province)
Jan Venter  (BB)

Candidates to be confirmed

Primary School Panel

Alphabetical Order

Sakkie Meyer (Free State)
Mtheleli Msileni (Eastern Province)

Remainder to be confirmed in 2010

Women’s Panel

Merit Order

1. Roslyn Fortuin (Boland)
2. Madel Herselman (Golden Lions)
3. Eugenia Daniels  (Western Province)
4. Kim Smit (Golden Lions)
5 Sipokazi. Njani (Border)
6. Marlize Jordaan (Free State)
7. Eska Claasen (South Western Districts)
8. Magda van der Heever (Pumas)
9. Sanet Ludick (Leopards)

Contenders’/Academy Squad – women

Alphabetical Order

Renee Daniell (BB)
Duthie Melany (Boland)
Henchalla Hoffman (South Western Districts)
Ilana Scholtz (Golden Lions)
Lize van Biljon (Golden Lions)

Specialised National Assistant Referees panel

Alphabetical Order

1. Phillip Bosch (Eastern Province)
2. Stefan Breytenbach (Pumas)
3. Christie du Preez (Eastern Province)
4. Linston Manuels (Boland)
5. Reuben Rossouw (Sharks)
6. Cobus Wessels (South Western Districts)
7. Fumanekile Yamile (Eastern Province)
8. Marc van Zyl (Western Province)

Assistant referees Nominees for Regional Squad

1. Jannie Oosthuizen (Golden Lions)
2. Gert Stander (Free State)
3. Johan Wasserman (Free State)
4. Sieg van Staden (Valke)
5. Attie Buitenbach (Limpopo)
6. Basie Ferreira (Griffons)
7. Gerhard Marais (Griffons)

National Panel of Television Match Officials

Alphabetical Order

1. Gerrie Coetzee (Free State)
2. Michael Cupido (Golden Lions)
3. JC Fortuin (Western Province)
4. Johann Meuwesen (Eastern Province)
5. Shaun Veldsman (Boland)

National Selectors

Alphabetical Order

1. Hulet Billett (South Western Districts)
2. Dennis Immelman (Western Province)
3. Thuso Mngqibisa (Western Province)
4. Arrie Schoonwinkel (Free State)
5. Yantolo Banks (Border)
6. Balie Swart (SARU – coaches/players representative)

National Coaches

Alphabetical Order

1. Hendrik Greyvenstein (Western Province)
2. Tappe Henning (SARU)
3. Theuns Naudé (SARU)
4. Hulet Billett (South Western Districts)