Peyper gets Stormers-Lions whistle
There is a significant involvement of South African referees and match officials in this week's Easter weekend Super Rugby programme.
Jaco Peyper will referee Saturday’s South African Super Rugby derby between the Stormers and Lions at Newlands (17h15 kick-off).
The game between the Cheetahs and Chiefs in Bloemfontein (15h05) will be refereed by Jaco van Heerden.]
Van Heerden will be assisted by a full local panel comprising Marius van der Westhuizen and Lourens van der Merwe (lines) and Johan Greeff on TMO duty.
The New Zealander Ben O' Keefe will take charge of the Bulls' return to their Loftus Versveld stamping ground when they host the Jaguares (19h05).
O'Keeffe will be assisted by Australia’s Angus Gardner and South Africa’s Egon Seconds, with Willie Vos on TMO duty.
Quinton Immelman has an overseas assignment. He will have the whistle in the Reds-Chiefs clash in Brisbane, with countryman iot Rasta Rasivhenge and Australia’s Damon Murphy running the lines.