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.
@JimT – Jim we really have to brush up our Afrikaans a bit….I think we miss the best jokes!
WP supporters must be the most arrogant sob,s in SA
Jim t fdp as sa player of the year with brussow as a strong wild card
did was nou vir j :rotfl: :rotfl: ou n lekker baklei in KEO
@superBul – 147 Can you clarify is it for the whole season , tests & all, or just S-14? FDP sounds like a good choice either way.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Night K9, sleep well…. :peace:
oooooooooooo yes good evening everyone 😀
@sharky_forever – Have you just been on Voldy? 🙂
@carol – 151 It’s beyond me. You will have to translate for me, assuming you get the jokes, heh, heh.
G10 en sy mofie brigade kan now gaan kak in die kaap wat my betref :laugh:
@Ed_the_Lion – Last time I was that grumpy I was taken to ‘Les Misrables’ in the West End in London, hec it was dull, would rather stick pins in my eyes than endure another 2 hours of that!! :rotfl:
149@ ed ek is bly dat dit goodes en hollenbach was en nie mapoe en jurries nie
@carol – yes hun i have :rotfl: and grant 10 likes to talk shit about people along with his cronies like slappes and robzim
then try act all innocent
:rotfl: @carol –
162@smallies72 – Hollenbach is ok. Goodes is nie goed nie.
this afternoon i get in there and they trashing marius jonker for their loss on saturday
and for not sending someone off for the so called biting alligation
@JimT – They pick a player of the year, player of S14 and player of the Currie Cup. Also various others too like player of the Vodacom series etc.
The Main one is player of the year , last year it was Jean de Villiers.
@carol – 161 Speaking of which I will have to sign off, my eyes are itching/burning, it’s allergy season here for me. I refuse to take medication, don’t want to be drugged up when conversing with these quick/sharp witted bloggers here.
See y’all on the other side of the hill ( if i can find it through the red mist). 🙁
161@carol – Now you know exactly how I felt.
@sharky_forever – :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
yet they like one bird singing and thanking god he is not the ref for their game saturday n in the same breath saying they never blamed the ref for losing
if they dont blame the ref why the histerical joy at him not being the ref????
@JimT – Cheers JimT. Get some rest.
Good night folks….. time to hurt the mattress.
HELLO ED EDD AND STEADY EDDIEEEEEEEEE ^5
@sharky_forever – 163 I think they were a bit confused…sometimes we all speed read and get it a bit wrong!
You look very ‘blokey’ from here!! 😀
I will follow the captain of the ship, good night all
lekker slaap
:rotfl: like i said to him , he can bring his girl firend so she can feel a real man :rotfl: @carol –
@grootblousmile – See ya :kissblow: Goeie Nag lekker ding.
@grootblousmile – Goeie nag my groot blou maat. Lekker slaap.
@sharky_forever – Hello Sharky. So they are complaining about the ref and bla bla bla. WP was outplayed on Saturday. They are just not woman enough to admit it.
@Ed_the_Lion – 169 – At least I was not cold and sick!! Just bored witless….
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