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
[edit]He started refereeing first class matches in 2013, making his debut in the 2013 Vodacom Cup match between the Griffons and the Griquas in Welkom,[4] the first of five matches during the competition. His first Currie Cup appointment was the match between the Pumas and 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 Golden Lions and the Blue Bulls in Johannesburg.[6] He also officiated two matches in France in October 2014, a Rugby Pro D2 match between Béziers and Biarritz, as well as a Top 14 match between Stade Français and 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 Bulls met the Sharks in Pretoria.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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 18 February 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.