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.
@bdb – julle sou wat wou gee om eerder Alberts daar te gehad het. Hyt Saterdag gewys hy het die WP se nr.
Go Bulls en Cheetahs vir die naweek,
@JimT – You watch political shows, wow – I run a mile, WRS is just trying to beat the contestants on University Challenge as we speak….He is a bit of a smart arse!! I sneak off to the computer as I am not so brilliant!! 😐
Prefer people here to TV
61@K9-MonsterLeeu – Alberts is goed, maar ons is tevrede met Daniesourus.
@smallies72 – 49 That’s right. In the current season he is bringing about a re-union of the Seinfeld cast. The theme of the season is him & the others, reluctantly at first, agreeing to do the re-union show. It will be interesting to see if they can pull it off.
@Ed_the_Lion – Halloooo Ed die rugbykenner!!!!
Eishhhhhh, I come to blog, to get away from TV series… and it turns into a TV discussion………… grrrrrrrrrr
62@Ed_the_Lion – hoor! hoor! Geweet ou Ed sal eendag sy ware kleure (blou) wys.
@bdb – haha goeie een.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Hey – I thought my age was our ‘secret’!! :silly:
How are your lovely ‘Lion Cubs’ btw? No Jorno Lion for a while!
46@ k9 ek dink hendro scholts gaan ook amok maak saterdag hy is n yster en ek weet nie of deysel opgewasse is nie
@grootblousmile – ja :weep:
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 61
jajaja
Probeer eerder vir Alberts hou en begin bou aan ‘n span!!
Of miskien moet Rassie kyk of daar nie loopholes in sy kontrak is nie… :devil:
@grootblousmile – Do we have to discuss rugby AGAIN ..!! :laugh: Ohh, sorry forgot I am on a rugby blog!!
You did say we could chat here too!!
@KingPaul – 55
Hahahah ek kan glo jy like hom , hy laat Blaauw toe om hande viervoet te skrum. Nee watch it, n herhaling van Beast se miraculous performance teen Vicory en volgende toets stukkend geblaas.
@carol – he’s doin fine. On his own mission ?:-)
OK who here has a ticket for Newlands on Saturday?
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Yeah, it’s based upon the smooth Madison Ave advertising types. Did you ever see or read the film/book called The Man in The Grey Flannel Suit (I think I’ve got the title right)? Evidently the script writers have called this US era spot on according to the critics.
71@smallies72 – ashley johnson beindruk my ook, besige mannetjie daai. Moet net sy mopkop so bietjie sny, dan gaan hy nog groter skade aanrig. So tussen hom en Alberts sal hul die vinnigste voorry uitmaak in die land ! 😉
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Hello K9, Meneer Rugby soos meeste jou ken.
68@bdb – Hello BDB, Ek bly ‘n Leeu. Die naweek sal ek maar die twee Afrikaanse binnelande spanne ondersteun.
72@K9-MonsterLeeu – Julle Lions moet nou maar lekker TV eries kyk, siende dat julle seisoen verby is… hehehe
@KingPaul – Alberts is te jonk vir Rassie 😎
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 57 She says you got the digits reversed, heh, heh 🙂
50@gbs ek laaik die feit dat 7 nie so baie isues het nie die meeste software is compatdble selfs my 6jaar oue printer
83@K9-MonsterLeeu – jy is reg, 3.2 in ‘n WP kontrak is: “Elke speler moet sy eie rolstoel besit”
@superBul – Nee wat, Wikus sal net so bietjie aan sy tegniek skaaf en Saterdag weer op sy stukke wees. Maar ek hoor JJ Harmse huil al klaar oor sy onwettige skrumtegniek?
@grootblousmile – 67 GBS we are the Renaissance Men (& Woman) 🙂
@Ed_the_Lion – Eddy – Mwahhhhh :heart: I was just wondering how you were!!
You and K9 happy little :lion: ‘s
77@carol – R-T got an Official invite to attend Saturday’s semi from WP Rugby Union…. Isigidi will be going as our Official Representative…
@bdb – indien ‘n speler nog sy eie tanne het moet hy sy eie gumguard koop.
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