Joey Salmans, recently promoted to the National Panel of referees in South Africa, received the top award at Western Province's annual awards dinner. Full story...

Eugene de Villiers, the secretary of the Border Referes' Society reports on a camp held for the Society's elite referees at Elizweni Resorts over the weekend of 28 November 2008. Full story...

In his annual report the chairman of the Golden Lions Referees' Society was able to report that the majority of the Society's goals had been reached as planned. Full story...

On Friday evening at the rugby club in Parow 25 of Western Province's non-active referees met, some for the first time since they stopped refereeing. Full story...

Dennis Immelman was elected chairman of the Western Province Referees' Society at its annual general meeting at Newlands on Thursday which included biennial elections. There were interesting twists to the meeting. Full story...

The Western Province Referees' Society has, during the past four years, presented courses especially designed mainly for teacher-referees.  These courses have been very successful.  The WP Referees’ Society is again conducting a Level 1 and Touch Judge course this year. Full story...

Law Discussion: Fixing the scrum - ii

Referee change

Husband wife and referees

Law Discussion: Fixing the scrum

Blue Bulls raise BokSmart bar

Duty Ref 330 - Mark Lawrence

Duty Ref 329 - Mark Lawrence

Law Discussion: Obstruction?

Top player to referee

Stats: June Tests, Week 4

Duty Ref 328 - Mark Lawrence

Law Discussion: Preconceived ideas

There are just two quick questions for South African referee Mark Lawrence to answer this week!

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Bryce Lawrence, appointed to do the Tri-Nations match between Australia and South Africa in Brisbane on 24 July, is injured and has had to be replaced.
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On 27 March 2010 Pieter de Villiers and Madél Herselman were married. That happens to lots of people but less often to referees, both of them on provincial panels of South African Referees' Association.
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In the second Test between South Africa and Italy, played in East London, the referee penalised South Africa for obstruction after a line-out. The South Africans were taken by surprise and did not believe the referee.
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