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 – Nag BDL. Jammer ons span is nie in die semis nie. Definitief volgende jaar.
116@KingPaul – Sorry KP, which comment are you refering to?
@grootblousmile – 110 I met Simon from Voldy, disturbed him from lunch at his desk!!
Not lunch on the V&A waterfront for Simon, no he was hunched over his P.C. looking slightly hassled, think some deadline had to be met!
@grootblousmile – 110 Definitely a notch in your belt. Kudos to RT. When do we have the celebration party? 🙂
@carol – 115 LOL.
@Ed_the_Lion
@116 – Ek verwys na jou comment in 113
@Ed_the_Lion – 113
Raai wie was n gas op Superrugby vanaand, liewe Loffie Ellof.
Kobus vra hom op die end wat sou hy doen as hy coach was in n semifinaal , sal hy gameplan verander?
Plaas hy eerlik antwoord en se ek weet nie , was nog nooit daar nie.
@Ed_the_Lion – Hoor Spies is een van die eerste ouens wat HM gaan oorbring Leeus toe. Kort diepte op vleuel.
105@bdb :rotfl: nag bdb
@Ed_the_Lion – 118. That sounds funny. Instead of whale watching I have image of Ed puking over the side. 🙂
@Ed_the_Lion – Ahh Bless, did your new loved one understand your discomfort or did she get a bit huffy you were not ooing ahhhing when the whales went through their paces……
Bit of diving about, popping up near the boat….Ahhhhhhh….doing the blowing through the hole in their heads (Show offs)…..that stuff!! :-))
@superBul – 127
hehehehee
Hy was laasweek op B&A ook. Wonder of hulle hom betaal om as ‘n gasspreker te veskyn?
@carol – there r no real whales in US waters. Divers in whale suits!!!
@superBul – Hy was al baie daar. Goeie mens daai.
@KingPaul – As jy mooi kyk sal jy sien ek bedoel 2010. Sorry man, sal dit makliker probeer maak in die toekoms. 😉
I quite enjoyed my whale watching, have to say the whales were very obliging!!!
Ed we went to Gloucester, Mass, USA….where did you go?
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 133 😥 Well they fooled me good and propper…….
@KingPaul – Waneer kies julle span ?
Ek dink die bantering gaan spoed vang sodra spanne aangekondig word.
118@ed ons gaan hulle breek pel hulle gaan terug bloem toe verlang.hendro sal spesiale aandag aan die broers dup skenk
@JimT – I didn’t puke, but I were really cold and pissed off.
@carol – We saw them in the water, and two tales. That was it. I did not oooh or aaahhh. She knew better than to start with me at that moment. Must admit, I ate like a king the rest of the weekend.
OK GBS I give in……what do you want to talk about?
The world is your oyster.
Did you know that our Danny Cipriani is ‘broken’ again btw!! Hey only 21, he will mend!
@carol – Also Gloucester, MASS Carol. I hated every second off it.
138@smallies72 – Ek kry ook so gevoel Smallies. Bulle. Cheetahs op Loftus. Sal na die naweek besluit wie daai een gaan wen.
C’mon Saffas, who is going to win the Player of the Year Award? Someone stick their neck out.
@Ed_the_Lion – Ja shame dis nou moeilik vir hom noudat die tjekboek skielik oopgemaak word , lyk my in sy tyd was dit maar moeilik om geld te spandeer.
Op die TV nuus vir KdeK gesien, hy gaan veg vir JF, hy se hulle het baie invest in Jaque en hy skuld hulle. Die fight is nog lank nie oor volgens hom nie. Moet ook se KdeK impress my hy lyk na n great pres vir julle.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 133 Now that’s funny. Only after they’ve been to McDonalds 🙂
142 ed dis my gevoel ok hopelik is ek reg want my bek is erg groot :-))
@JimT – Must be FdP , really he made such a telling contribution to the Boks and that behind a pack that went in reverse many times.
Cheers all. Cu tomorrow.
144@superBul – SuperBul. Loffie het oop ChequeBoek gehad. Eers nou die dag uitgevind daarvan. Hy het sy tjommies genader om te kom speel soos Barry Goodes in plek van Walter Venter en sulke tipe kak.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Totsiens Meester.
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