Western Province buried the hatches with  referee Marius Jonker and the appointment of Jonker as referee for Saturday’s Curriecup game against the Lions at Coca-Cola park , is not a worrying factor anymore.

 Jonker was last month not a popular man in the WP camp after a penalty count of 16-1 for the Free State-Cheetahs and the awarding of a penalty try in the dying moments of the game. Western Province lost the game 31-33.

“Marius flew down from Richards Bay to Cape Town on Monday and we worked through the video of the game,” said WP senior profes­sional coach, Rassie Erasmus.

 “We don’t see this an issue anymore, because it was resolved long time ago.” Jonker toldSport24 yesterday that he hope his decisions on Saturday would not become a point of discussion afterwards “I hope conversations after the game would be of good rugby played by both teams,” Jonker said.

He showed earlier this year that he was prepared to take big decisions, and became an unpopular man with both WP and the Lions. The Lions earlier this year were unhappy with Jonker in their match against Griquas in Kimberley after he failed to call on the TV-referee with a decision that could have led to a try for the Lions. The Lions lost the game 36-31. The Lions is of opinion that Jonker should have consulted the TV Referee before awarding a scrum.

Earlier this year in a Super14-match between the Lions and the Waratahs, Jonker ruled a pass from André Pretorius to Deon van Rensburg as being forward. This was also in the last minute and the Lions lost the game 33-38. Should the try have been awarded, the score would be 38-all, with the goal kick waiting on Pretorius. 

It is not by chance that WP this week accentuated the break down point. WP coach Allister Coetzee said the lions loose trio is very good at the break down point. This might be true, but WP was penalised heavily by Jonker with the game against the Cheetahs at the break down points

“I refereed the game as I saw it. I do not pre-ref a game in my head. Myself and Rassie had a good chat and there is no drama. Both teams have good loose trio’s, so I expect healthy competition at the break down points again”

12 Responses to WP, Referee settle differences

  • 1

    Jan jonker is die nuwe tappe henning

  • 2

    1@smallies72
    of die nuwe Wille Doos

  • 3

    Wat van pro legote daai is nou n k@k ref

  • 4

    @Ashley – More asbak. Like Jonker ok niks.

  • 5

    @Ashley
    skuus ek bedoel
    willie roos

  • 6

    @smallies72 – Ons behoort eintlik moer goeie ref’s te hê. Ons het al hoeveel S14 finals en semi’s geblaas. :-))

  • 7

    @Ashley – dis mos die selle ou

  • 8

    @isigidi – ok net omdat ons nie in hulle gespeel het nie ne

  • 9

    4@isigidi
    môre isi
    ag solank ons (wp, bokke) bly wen
    het ek nie te veel probleme met refs nie 😀

  • 11

    Die Lions kon in n beter posisie as die Cheaters gewees het, het die ref die games beter geblaas.

    Die refs sal maar altyd ongewild wees. Kak job ( miskien lekker job, maar kak reputasie ) soos n Koeltekont ( spietkop ), prokurower, poliesman, munisipale werker et al.

  • 12

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