Leading South African match officials Jaco Peyper, Aimee Barrett-Theron and AJ Jacobs are among a host of top international referees who will hold the whistle in the Six Nations and u-20 Six Nations competitions in February and March respectively, with Marius Jonker serving as a television match official (TMO) in the senior men’s competition.
Peyper will handle the opening match of the 2022 Six Nations between Ireland and Wales in Dublin on February 5, as well as the final encounter of the competition when France hosts England in Paris on March 19, while he will also serve as an assistant referee in the clash between Wales and France in Cardiff on March 11.
Jonker will serve as the TMO on two occasions, England vs Ireland at Twickenham (March 12), and France v England in Paris (March 19).
Barrett-Theron will take charge of the u-20 Six Nations match between Italy and Scotland on March 11 in Treviso with Jacobs partnering up with Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) as assistant referees.
Jacobs will take charge of the u-20 match between France and England in Perpignan on March 20, where Barrett-Theron and Pazani will be on assistant referee duty.
SA Rugby referees manager Banks Yantolo congratulated the trio of match officials and said, “The fact that South Africa has four match officials on the respective panels for these competitions is a feather in our cap in terms of the quality of referees we are producing.
“Each one of these individuals is among the best in their trade and being named in such elite referee panels shows the consistency of their performances on the field during competitions.”
