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Kaplan to officiate Currie Cup Final

PUBLISHED: October 23, 2013


Jonathan Kaplan, South Africa’s most experienced Test referee, has been appointed to officiate the Absa Currie Cup Final between DHL Western Province and the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday (kick-off 17h30).

It will be a fitting end to a highly successful professional refereeing career for Kaplan, who turns 47 next month. It will also be Kaplan's sixth Absa Currie Cup Final and first at DHL Newlands.

Kaplan – who handled his first Test match in 1996 and became the first referee in the world to officiate 50 Tests – will be assisted by Christie du Preez and Stefan Breytenbach on Saturday. Deon van Blommestein has been appointed as the Television Match Official.

Rasta Rasivhenge will take charge of the Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship Final between DHL Western Province and the Vodacom Blue Bulls, whilst Rodney Boneparte will handle the Absa U19 Final between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and MTN Golden Lions.

* The second Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation clash between the Steval Pumas and GWK Griquas in Nelspruit on Friday, meanwhile, will be handled by the experienced Craig Joubert.

MATCH OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS WEEKEND:

Absa Currie Cup Promotion-relegation clash
Steval Pumas v GWK Griquas
Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Time: 19h10
Date: Friday, October 25 (2013)
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant Referees: Sieg van Staden, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Johan Greeff

Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship Final
Vodacom Blue Bulls v MTN Golden Lions
Venue: DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Time: 12h30
Date: Saturday, October 26
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
Assistant Referees: Daniel Fortuin, Marc van Zyl
TMO: Deon van Blommestein

Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship Final
DHL Western Province v Vodacom Blue Bulls
Venue: DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Time: 14h30
Date: Saturday, October 26
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant Referees: Christie du Preez, Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Deon van Blommestein

Absa Currie Cup Final
DHL Western Province v the Sharks
Venue: DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Time: 17h30
Date: Saturday, October 26
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant Referees: Christie du Preez, Stefan Breytenbach

TMO: Deon van Blommestein