In 1892 a young man, considered too sickly to play sport at school, set out to become a referee. He took up the flag as a touch judge, but by 1895 he was a Currie Cup referee. In 1896 he started South Africa's first referees' society. Full story...

The game that first came to South Africa was not the Rugby game. It was a South African variant of the Winchester Game. It came in 1861, two years before soccer was started and ten years before the foundation of the Rugby Football Union in England. Full story...

In the beginning there were no referees. The need for referees is ongoing proof of the existence of original sin and human fallibility. Man could not honestly or objectively run a game. He needed somebody impartial to do the judging for him. Full story...

Here is a list of South Africans who have refereed Tests which the International Rugby Board acknowledges. Full story...

Much has been made of the emphasis on the tackler's obligation to release the tackled player. For many it is seen as a new law. But is it. Full story...

Jonathan Kaplan will referee his fifth Currie Cup Final in Pretoria on Saturday, one of 23 referees to referee a Final since the first Final in 1939. Full story...

Joubert on the Final

Currie Cup Final referees, 1939-2011

Two refereeing firsts in SA

Cometh the Currie Cup Ref

Cometh the SA Ref

Cometh the referee

Duty Ref 391 - Mark Lawrence

IRB service award for Lawrence

Statistics: World Cup's end

Referees for IRB's 2011/12 Sevens

As Joubert nears the climax

Craig Joubert ushers in 'new era'

Not unexpectedly, there are several questions regarding the refereeing of the quarterfinal between Australia and South Africa which has South Africans in a fury.

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The 2011 RWC is over. Like a child who waits and waits for Christmas and then suddenly it is over, so we waited for four years and now suddenly it is over, and New Zealand are the champions, beating France by a point in a gripping match.
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The International Rugby Board has announced the 12 referees for the nine legs of its 2011/12 Sevens World Series.
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Appointed to Sunday's World Cup Final between New Zealand and France, Craig Joubert joins an exclusive club, one with literally a handful of members, the referees of the Rugby World Cup Final.
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