Marius van der Westhuizen will be the man in the middle in Pretoria as two all-South African officiating teams have been appointed for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship local derbies on Saturday.
The Vodacom URC on Tuesday confirmed the officials for Saturday’s local matches at Loftus Versfeld and Ellis Park.
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Van der Westhuizen will take charge of his 16th league game when he holds the whistle for the North-South derby between the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers.
He will be assisted by AJ Jacobs and Griffon Colby, while Marius Jonker will be watching on as the TMO.
#URC – @mark_keohane is backing the Stormers to make it five from five against @BlueBullsRugby, while Zels believes the side from Pretoria will extend their 12-game unbeaten run at home in the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship. pic.twitter.com/9slmjQdi3Z
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) February 16, 2023
Earlier in the day, Cwengile Jadezweni has been placed in charge of the derby between the Lions and Sharks in Johannesburg.
Jadezweni will be assisted by Morne Ferreira and Stephan Geldenhuys. Quinton Immelman is the TMO.
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Referee appointments:
Lions vs Sharks
Ellis Park, Johannesburg – KO 13.00 IRE & UK / 14.00 ITA / 15.00 SA
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU, 5th league game)
AR 1: Morne Ferreira (SARU) AR 2: Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Vodacom Bulls vs Stormers
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria – KO 15.05 IRE & UK / 16.05 ITA / 17.05 SA
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU, 16th league game)
AR 1: AJ Jacobs (SARU) AR 2: Griffon Colby (SARU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
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