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.
240@K9-MonsterLeeu –
:clap:
@K9-MonsterLeeu – lmga
@isigidi – 230
M. Lawrence reffing Bulls/WP. Sharks/Cheetahs have Jonker.
237@smallies72 – Rom tom tom, die Bulle kom !
Ek het die “rom tom tom”-deel van K9 af geleen vir die week en volgende week, siende dat sy span nie meer deelneem nie…. hehehe
@Karen – 22
Hello Karen,
How you? Have not seen you around for a long time.
Huge game for your team this Saturday.
@grootblousmile – myne is rom pom pom.
244@grootblousmile –
yep, ek is seker jou rom tom tom vir volgende week gaan so klink:
rom tom tom
ai ai ai
daai ref was dom!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 240 :laugh:
Could happen. Lions starting to play some good rugby. Think they going to do well next year.
@Karen – oulike gediggie Karen.
@Ashley – rom tom tom…toe donner die bulle om.
247@Ashley – Leë-ASblikke… maak die meeste geraas… hehehe
@Puma – the giant of SA rugby is starting to wake up. Be afraid…very afraid :lion:
@bdb – 231
Think Kaplan lives in Cape Town now. Just read it here somewhere.
250@K9-MonsterLeeu – Hehehe… jou vabond !
237@ gbs al wat jy sien is die wit masjien.ring tieng tieng die sharks gan hul gatte siem 😀
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 252 :laugh:
Actually, I for one would like to see a great Lions side again. Think we going to see a much better Lions team playing next year. This could be the new dawn..hehe. Serious it could be and hoping. It will be good for SA rugby to have another strong team in the S14 and CC.
250@K9-MonsterLeeu –
dankie k9
ons is amptelik nou weer vrinne!! 😆
Hi Puma been working 😉 Yes it is a big game – my heart says Province. Am going to watch the game and to see how many WP stickers I can stick on the Blue Bulls supporters cars.
@smallies72 – 255
Wat gatte? :rotfl: No way not my Sharkies..hehe.
Going to be the dream final. Bulls/Sharks :rotfl:
256@Puma –
agree
255@smallies72 – Ek hoop ook so, dat die final op Roftus kan wees… ons moet genuine ‘n R-T Blokbespreking doen op Loftus INDIEN die final daar gaan plaasvind…
K9 kan weer lekker saam met ons sing op die pawiljoen….
258@Karen –
lol
Sharks making excuses about the ref already?
Ag dis pragtig K9
@Karen – 258
The stadium must be sold out by now. Should be a cracker.
Think the Bulls supporters that go down for the game will probably fly there. You will have to put it on their hired cars…hehe.
Serious it is going to be a tough game against the Bulls. Us Sharkies know all about playing them. Very, very good side the Bulls are.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Haak haak haak die Leeutjies is k@k!
258@Karen – Dis KWAADWILLIGE SAAKBESKADIGING !!
Eishhhhhhh, the levels WP would stoop to…..
@Loosehead – 263
😛
266@AB – Bwahahahaha
267 @grootblousmile – hahaha jis maar julle Bulle neem die lewe gans te ernstig op. Dink jy nou regtig ek gaan geld mors?
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