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There are four South Africans on SANZAAR's referees panel for the 2020 Super Rugby season.

Jaco Peyper, AJ Jacobs, Marius van der Westhuizen and Rasta Rasivenghe all cracked the nod for 12-man panel announced by the southern hemisphere governing body.

The panel was reduced from 15 to 12 this year and there was no spot for South Africa's Egon Seconds, who was involved in several controversial incidents in last year's tournament.

The Super Rugby refereeing team recently completed a camp at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport where they braced for the season ahead.

"The camp has allowed the Super Rugby refereeing team to continue to evolve its game plan and match management protocols, anchored by the key deliverable, ‘how do we as referees deliver a successful Super Rugby game?’ Within this is the main objective to assist the very talented players in the tournament to play their best rugby," Super Rugby Game Manager Lyndon Bray said via a press statement. 

Bray added: "The refereeing team had a very inspiring and thought-provoking presentation from the Rugby World Cup 2019 winning coach, Rassie Erasmus of the Springboks. There was also a presentation from SuperSport commentators, highlighting how the tournament is broadcast and promoted, and designed to help the referees to understand how they and the tournament are perceived within the sports world.

"The recent camp covered the way in which our refereeing teams of four (referees, assistant referees and television match officials) continue to work on getting better at making the best game decisions in the major moments of the match. This includes foul play, try scenarios, contestable scrums (with reduced resets), that teams who are strong at mauling from their lineout are able to use their maul and that we enable space for teams to attack with confidence.

"This is a very settled referee team and is a tight-knit group of 12 referees, from across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. As in 2019, the referees will work in pods of four."

Super Rugby CEO Andy Marinos also commented: "Ensuring we continue to deliver world-class and best performance match officiating is hugely important to the integrity of Super Rugby. Super Rugby has led the way I believe in match officiating but we cannot afford to be complacent, and we are constantly adapting and innovating to ensure our match officials are the best they can be.

"This year we have reduced the referee team from 15 to 12 following intense scrutiny of performance and the objectives we want to meet, as identified by the Stellenbosch camp in South Africa recently. This smaller, tighter referee team we believe will deliver greater consistency of performance and better critical decision-making processes to ensure Super Rugby delivers fantastic rugby for the players and fans."

2020 Super Rugby referees panel (name, country, Super Rugby matches):

Federico Anselmi, Argentina - 21

Nic Berry, Australia - 31

Mike Fraser, New Zealand - 60

Angus Gardner, Australia - 72

AJ Jacobs, South Africa - 8

Ben O’Keeffe, New Zealand - 45

Jaco Peyper, South Africa - 106

Brendon Pickerill, New Zealand - 25

Rasta Rasivhenge, South Africa - 22

Marius van der Westhuizen, South Africa - 44

Paul Williams, New Zealand - 27

Damon Murphy, Australia - 6

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>>>The panel was reduced from 15 to 12 this year and there was no spot for South Africa's Egon Seconds, who was involved in several controversial incidents in last year's tournament.

As mens eerlik is, het sy flater in ons wedstryd teen die Stormers ons die wedstryd gekos, asook 'n plek in die top 8
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Super Rugby Referees for 2020


SANZAAR has announced the names of the 12 referees who will referee Super Rugby in 2020.

There are four referees each from New Zealand and South Africa, three from Australia and one from Argentina in a panel that has three fewer referees than in 2019.

The 2020 Super Rugby Panel with number of Super Rugby matches refereed in brackets after their names

Argentina: Federico Anselmi (21)
Australia: Nic Berry (31), Angus Gardner (72), Damon Murphy (6)
New Zealand: Mike Fraser (60), Ben O’Keeffe (45), Brendon Pickerill (25), Paul Williams (27)
South Africa: AJ Jacobs (8), Jaco Peyper (106), Rasta Rasivhenge (22), Marius van der Westhuizen

Those no longer on the panel are Nick Briant and Glen Jackson of New Zealand and Egon Seconds of South Africa. Jackson, who attended the camp in Stellenbosch for Super Rugby referees, had already announced that he would no longer be refereeing after March when his contract with New Zealand Rugby expires.

Andy Marinos, Super Rugby CEO, said: “Ensuring we continue to deliver world-class and best performance match officiating is hugely important to the integrity of Super Rugby. Super Rugby has led the way I believe in match officiating but we cannot afford to be complacent, and we are constantly adapting and innovating to ensure our match officials are the best they can be.”

Lyndon Bray, the former Test referee is Super Rugby's game manager. Referee management is part of his portfolio. He said of the panel: “This is a very settled referee team and is a tight-knit group of 12 referees, from across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. As in 2019, the referees will work in pods of four."

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>>>The panel was reduced from 15 to 12 this year and there was no spot for South Africa's Egon Seconds, who was involved in several controversial incidents in last year's tournament.

As mens eerlik is, het sy flater in ons wedstryd teen die Stormers ons die wedstryd gekos, asook 'n plek in die top 8

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Four SA referees on 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby Referee panel

 

The experienced Jaco Peyper, along with AJ Jacobs, Rasta Rasivhenge and Marius van der Westhuizen are the four South African referees on the 12-man Vodacom Super Rugby referee panel for the 2020 season, SANZAAR confirmed on Monday.

 

The 39-year-old Peyper is the most experienced referee on the panel with 106 competition matches under his belt, as well as 50 Tests, while the panel was reduced in size from 15 in 2019.

 

As in previous years, the 12-man team comprises an excellent mix of very experienced referees and emerging match official talent with one or two years of Vodacom Super Rugby behind them.

 

In preparation for kick-off on Friday, 31 January, the Vodacom Super Rugby Refereeing Team has recently been in camp in Stellenbosch, where they reviewed game management protocols from the previous year and proactively assessed the requirements for the new season, given World Rugby directives and potential Law Trials.

 

Vodacom Super Rugby Game Manager, Lyndon Bray said the camp was a very important aspect of the referees’ preparation for the upcoming season.

 

“The camp has allowed the Vodacom Super Rugby refereeing team to continue to evolve its game plan and match management protocols, anchored by the key deliverable – how do we as referees deliver a successful Super Rugby game?” explained Bray.

 

“Within this is the main objective to assist the very talented players in the tournament to play their best rugby.”

 

According to Bray, the refereeing team had a very inspiring and thought-provoking presentation from SA Rugby Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, who led the Springboks to RWC glory last year.

 

“There was also a presentation from SuperSport commentators, highlighting how the tournament is broadcast and promoted, and designed to help the referees to understand how they and the tournament are perceived within the sports world,” said Bray.

 

“The recent camp covered the way in which our refereeing teams of four (referees, assistant referees and television match officials) continue to work on getting better at making the best game decisions in the major moments of the match. 

 

“This includes foul play, try scenarios, contestable scrums – with reduced resets – that teams who are strong at mauling from their lineout are able to use their maul and that we enable space for teams to attack with confidence.

 

“This is a very settled referee team and is a tight-knit group of 12 referees, from across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. As in 2019, the referees will work in pods of four,” added Bray.

 

Super Rugby CEO Andy Marinos said: “Ensuring we continue to deliver world-class and best performance match officiating is hugely important to the integrity of Super Rugby.

 

“Vodacom Super Rugby has led the way, I believe, in match officiating, but we cannot afford to be complacent. Therefore, we are constantly adapting and innovating to ensure our match officials are the best they can be.

 

“This year we have reduced the referee team from 15 to 12 following intense scrutiny of performance and the objectives we want to meet, as identified by the Stellenbosch camp in South Africa recently.

 

“This smaller, tighter referee team we believe will deliver greater consistency of performance and better critical decision-making processes to ensure Vodacom Super Rugby delivers fantastic rugby for the players and fans,” added Marinos.

 

The Vodacom Super Rugby referee panel for 2020 is:

 Referee

 Country

 Vodacom Super Rugby Matches

 Federico Anselmi  

 Argentina

 21

 Nic Berry  

 Australia

 31

 Mike Fraser  

 New Zealand

 60

 Angus Gardner  

 Australia

 72

 AJ Jacobs  

 South Africa

 8

 Ben O’Keeffe  

 New Zealand

 45

 Jaco Peyper  

 South Africa

 106

 Brendon Pickerill  

 New Zealand

 25

 Rasta Rasivhenge  

 South Africa

 22

 Marius van der Westhuizen  

 South Africa

 44

 Paul Williams  

 New Zealand

 27

 Damon Murphy

 Australia

 6

 

2020 Law Trials:

 

On 13 January, World Rugby issued a media statement that set out the various law trials that would be trialled in various domestic competitions around the world in 2020. The trials were approved for the four-year law amendment review cycle that began after the 2019 World Cup following an analysis by the Law Review Group last March and several unions expressed interest in operating one or more of the trials. SANZAAR is supportive of this process and awaits the outcomes of these trials to ascertain their effect on player welfare and the game.

 

The only trial that will be introduced to Vodacom Super Rugby is the High Tackle Technique Warning. SANZAAR will be appointing a tackle technique review officer to oversee the trial.

 

Preventing dangerous high tackles remains a high priority for SANZAAR and World Rugby as we look to reduce the number of concussions. Research has shown that the majority of concussions are caused by tacklers who tackle with an upright body.  

 

SANZAAR is focusing on implementing a process that identifies high-risk upright tackles. The shadow trial will see SANZAAR looking at all tackles each round and identifying tackles in which the tackler is in an upright body position, and in the event it is deemed the tackler has shown poor technique in executing an upright tackle, a warning may be sent to the player and player's coach.

 

This process will be an educational process that will aim to educate players and coaches of high-risk behaviours by identifying poor tackle techniques and seeking to inform players of better choices they can make in the tackle zone.

 

This process will not impose any sanctions on players. This is not designed to penalise the player in any way but to hopefully shine a light on poor technique that has been shown to increase the risk of significant injury and attempt to affect behavioural change via education and identification.

 

Further details on this process will be released in due course.

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Rasta is volgende, ek dink hy was maar swakkerig gister. Net voor Libbok se drie was daar 'n beweging waar die Bulle aan die regterkant van die veld naby aan ons doellyn aangeval het waar daar 'n aangee was wat omtrent 100 meter vorentoe was. Rasta het die spelers laat aanspeel en Libbok se drie het gevolg. Sulke verkeerder beslissings, wat tog maklik is om op te tel, verander die hele verloop van die spel en het 'n invloed op die uitslag van die wedstryd. Ek is ook nie oortuig dat die strafskop net voor Jansen se geel kaart korrek was nie, hy het Marnus geblaas omdat hy kastig nie op sy voete was nie, maar op die kykweer het dit vir my gelyk asof Marnus 100% korrek was. Na dit was die span op 'n waarskuwing en toe kry Jansen 'n geel kaart vir 'n stupid oortreding.
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Justice for Egon, his WP bias came back to haunt him, kry vir jou.

Rasta was terrible yesterday, clearly had it out for the Lions on Sunday, 11 penalties to 0 at a stage even though there were multiple infringements by the bulls and 3-4 forward passes .
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