Super Rugby to keep protecting ref’s role
Unprompted intervention from TMOs will again be limited during the 2025 edition of Super Rugby Pacific.
Refs must front up after matches
Match officials should face the media after a game to explain any contentious decisions, writes @SimonBorchardt
Boks get Kiwi ref for quarter-final
New Zealand referee Ben O’Keeffe will take charge of the quarter-final between the Springboks and France in Paris.
Peyper gets World Cup opener
South African referee Jaco Peyper has been given the whistle for the World Cup opener between the All Blacks and France, as World Rugby revealed the officials in charge of the Springboks’ pool matches.
SA Rugby: Hands off our refs!
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander says club members who abuse or assault referees should expect to be banned from the game and action taken against their clubs.
SA refs get World Cup gig
Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker were named in the team of match officials World Rugby announced on Wednesday for World Cup in France later this year.
Italy coach blasts World Rugby, referees
Italy head coach Kieran Crowley says he is “sick” of going through World Rugby’s referee protocols, echoing concerns held by Rassie Erasmus, during a post-match rant about the officials in the Six Nations loss to Wales.
Marius in charge of north-south derby
Marius van der Westhuizen will be the man in the middle in Pretoria as two all-South African officiating teams have been appointed for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship local derbies on Saturday.
Reminder: How rugby aims to speed up in 2023
Kicking clocks, limiting water carriers and penalising negative play are among the law applications aimed at speeding up the game which have been implemented worldwide since 1 January.
Rasta left out of SA’s top referees panel
Experienced match official Rasta Rasivhenge was a notable exclusion when SA Rugby announced the national refereeing panel for 2023.
