Jaco van Heerden
| Birth name | Daniel Jaco van Heerden | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||
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Daniel Jaco van Heerden (born 26 January 1983) is a former South African rugby union referee that served on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Referees' Association between 2014 and 2017.[1][2]
He retired from refereeing at the end of the 2017 season to concentrate on his career as a Supreme Court advocate.[3]
Career
He started refereeing first class matches in 2013, making his debut in the 2013 Vodacom Cup match between the Template:Rut Griffons and the Template:Rut Griquas in Welkom,[4] the first of five matches during the competition. His first Currie Cup appointment was the match between the Template:Rut Pumas and Template:Rut Griffons in Nelspruit during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.[5]
During the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, he took charge of his first Premier Division clash, officiating the trans-Jukskei clash between the Template:Rut Golden Lions and the Template:Rut Blue Bulls in Johannesburg.[6] He also officiated two matches in France in October 2014, a Rugby Pro D2 match between Template:Rut Béziers and Template:Rut Biarritz, as well as a Top 14 match between Template:Rut Stade Français and Template:Rut Racing Métro.
He was named on SANZAR's referee list for the 2015 Super Rugby season and was in charge of his first Super Rugby match when the Template:Rut Bulls met the Template:Rut Sharks in Pretoria.[7]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jaco van Heerden". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SARU Elite". South African Rugby Referees' Association. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Woman amongst Top SA Referees" (Press release). SA Referees. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 12–26 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 56–10 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Xerox Golden Lions 41–13 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Bulls 43–35 Cell C Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.