Jonathan Kaplan, the world’s most capped Test referee, has been appointed to referee the 2009 Currie Cup Final. Marius Jonker and Mark Lawrence have been appointed to the Currie Cup seminal and Craig Joubert the First Division Final – all four amongst the very top referees in the world.
Only 24 referees have refereed Currie Cup Finals since 1939. It remains the most sought-after match in South Africa for players and referees, ranking higher than many, many Tests. Kaplan for example has refereed more than ten times as many Tests as Currie Cup Finals.
This will be Kaplan’s fifth Final, putting him third on the list of referees who have refereed most Finals. André Watson with seven heads the lost followed by Steve Strydom on six. Kaplan will now pull level with Freek Burger on five.
Jimmy Smith Belton is next on three, while Piet Robbertse, Gert Bezuidenhout and Johan Gouws each refereed two Finals. The other 16 did one each.
Kaplan referees his first Final in 2002 when the Golden Lions played the Blue Bulls. Now he will have refereed four of the last five. He did not referee the Final in 2007 when he stayed longer at the World Cup than some others did.
Kaplan is delighted at the appointment which affirms his position as the top referee in South Africa.
Marius Jonker, who comes from Richard’s Bay at the top of Zululand will, referee the first seminal, the one between the Sharks and the Cheetahs in Durban while Mark Lawrence, who refereed the 2007 Currie Cup Final, will referee the semifinal at Newlands when the Blue Bulls play Western Province.
For the second time Craig Joubert, who this year refereed two Bledisloe Cup matches will referee the First Division Final between the Pumas and South Western Districts.
hoe ver bly janneman kaplan van loftus af
@smallies72 – lol actually kaplan is from durban but about 4 years ago moved to cape town
2 sharky so he will have to fly to pta to take the cheetah bulls final
hel die plek kook vanaand
@smallies72 – 4
Ja nee die plek is witwarm.
Manne is bang hul woorde gaan hulle haunt volgende week.
Dink die besprekings sal meer word sodra die spanne aangekondig word. ( selfs K9 sal lewe kry die oomblik as Spies gekies word)
Ek voel maar soos GBS vroeer gese het vandag , my span het in die laaste dekade al baie in hierdie situasie gewees , so ons hoop maar al die ervaring van die crunch times kom weer na vore.
Ek was nou oppad om Superrugby te kyk maar toe besluit ek ek is nou nie lus vir n bekgeveg tussen Kobus en Breyten nie. 😀
@ superbul ja ek is een van daai wat my hart op my mou dra so my bek gaan redelik groot wees die week :-))
Helloooooooooooo
Handbriekie kyk farking Private Practise….. en ek haat eerstens vervolgverhale en tweedens mediese TV programme… soooo, kom ons praat kak tot die biesies bewe.
@grootblousmile – well wake up then
and good day old chap ^5 , wat se die manne met blou kanne ??
8@sharky_forever – Ja nippelneus, hoe gaan dit met jou, my Tjarkie vrind?
@grootblousmile – Hello, gather the TV has driven you to your pc!! You ok? 😀
9@sharky_forever – I am quiet, like a landmine, till people begin to try and step on me…
11@carol – Etzakkerly…. I was saying I hate sequel TV programmes and hate Medical TV programmes even more…. and here we have both… Private Practise.
Arghhhhhhhhhh
ek soek loftus kaartjies
house md is ok the good dr realy cracks me up
14@smallies72 – Indien die Final op Loftus gaan wees kan ek ALTYD ‘n blokbespreking organise vir Rugby-Talk…. dit kan ‘n mooooooooooooosa party raak….
@grootblousmile – They cannot be as bad as ‘Holby City’ or ‘Casualty’ – Thats what drove me to blogging!!
Yawnnnnnn :teeth:
@smallies72 – “OK Dr. give it to me straight”………. :fingersxd:
Am I going to have to open the translation page…..party raak?
‘Blokbespreking’ what a brilliant word!!
@ gbs netnou moer julle klomp bulle my as die cheetahs wen 😀 os op die jas windows7 kom vlgde week uit
@grootblousmile – 7
F@k
Hier by my is dit dieselfde!!
@ carol have you seen house md ?
@carol – Do you guys (Carol/GBS) get “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. I’ve met people here who think the main character is so obnoxious, but they miss the point, he’s supposed to be self absorbed & obnoxious. I think he’s hilarious. 🙂
21@KingPaul – Even the DSTV Satelite dish has now objected against Medical Practise…. the thunder and lightning is fast and very furious out here tonight, typical Highveld Storm
Naand al die mense.
Waar is K9 en Ed ?
Noudat hul tweede span uitgeskakel is, gaan hul seker vir hul eerste span, die Bulle skree !
Is die game tussen die Pumas en die Arende ook Saterdag? En wanneer speel hulle promosie-relegasie? Sal dalk ‘n bedekte seën wees as Boland ‘n slag afgeskuif word 2de liga toe. Hulle huis is darem te deurmekaar.
@ jim t that show ir realy extreemly funny
Good evening
Heavy thunderstorms here. Have to unplug everything every now and then. In the meantime Im watching a spooky movie on tv….with all the thunder and lightning around and alone….FUN :ghost:
24 @grootblousmile – reën dit katte en curriebekers in Pta vanaand ?
KP @KingPaul – naand KP, wie gaan wen saterdag ?
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