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

The first of them is interesting John Griffin, an Englishmen who played for Wales when they arrived short for a Test in Edinburgh and refereed South Africa's first Test while a medic at the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth.

The men's list contains men who played in Test matches - John Griffin (Wales), HH Castens, Bill Bisset, Alf Richards, Bill Donaldson (Scotland), Biddy Anderson, Billy Millar and Nic Pretorius.

The Strasheims are father and son, the Baises cousins.

South Africa's Men's Test Referees:

1 Griffin, John - 1 Test: 1891: SA vs BI (1).

2 Frames, Percy Ross - 1 Test: 1891: SA vs BI (2).

3 Castens, Herbert Hayton  - 1 Test: 1891: SA vs BI (3).

4 Kemsley, Henry Rickon - 1 Test: 1896: SA vs BI (1).

5 Beves, Gordon - 1 Test: 1896: SA vs BI (2).

6 Bisset, William Molteno (Bill) - 1 Test: 1896: SA vs BI (3).

7 Richards, Alfred Renfrew (Alf ) - 1 Test: 1896: SA vs BI (4).

8 Donaldson, William Patrick (Bill) - 1 Test: 1903: SA vs BI (1).

9 Day, Percy Ware - 1 Test: 1903: SA vs BI (2).

10 Anderson, John Henry (Biddy) - 1 Test: 1903: SA vs BI (3).

11 Stanton, Reginald William (Reg) - 3 Tests: 1910: SA vs BI (1,2,3).

12 Oakley, Lionel David - 1 Test: 1924: SA vs BI (1).

13 Neser, Vivian Herbert (Boet or Knoppies) - 9 Tests: 1924: SA vs BI (2). 1928: SA vs NZ (1,2,3,4). 1933: SA vs A (1,2,3,5).

14 Millar, William Alexander (Billy) - 2 Tests: 1924: SA vs BI (3,4)

15 Van der Horst, Alexander Wilhelm Archibald (Alex) - 1 Test: 1933: SA vs A (4).

16 Horak, Adriaan Marthinus (At) - 1 Test: 1938: SA vs BI (1).

17 Strasheim, Johannes Jacobus ( Johnny) - 1 Test: 1938: SA vs BI (2).

18 Pretorius, Nicolaas Francois (Nic) - 1 Test: 1938: SA vs BI (3).

19 Hofmeyr, Edwin William Neilson (Eddie) - 4 Tests: 1949: SA vs NZ (1,3). 1961: SA vs A (2). 1963: SA vs A (1).

20 Burmeister, Ralph Douglas - 8 Tests: 1949: SA vs NZ (2,4). 1953: SA vs A (1). 1955: SA vs BI (1,3). 1960: SA vs NZ (3,4). 1961: SA vs A (1).

21 Ackermann, Chrisman Joël (Chris) - 4 Tests: 1953: SA vs A (2,3). 1955: SA vs BI (4). 1958: F (2).

22 Louw, Lambertus Petrus Johannes (Lammie) - 1 Test: 1953: SA vs A (4).

23 Slabber, Michael John (Mike) - 2 Tests: 1955: SA vs BI (2). 1960: SA vs NZ (2).

24 Strasheim, Erdam Albert (Bertie) - 7 Tests: 1958: SA vs F (1). 1960: SA vs S; SA vs NZ (1). 1962: SA vs BI (1,3). 1964: SA vs F. 1967: SA vs F (1). 1968: SA vs BI (4).

25 Calitz, Pieter Melt Hertzog (Piet) - 1 Test: 1961: SA vs I.

26 Carlson, Kenneth Robert Victor (Ken) - 1 Test: 1962: SA vs BI (2).

27 Myburgh, Pieter Abraham (Toy) - 4 Tests: 1962: SA vs BI (4). 1963: SA vs A (2,3,4).

28 Engelbrecht, Gert Kotzé (Kallie) - 1 Test: 1964: SA vs W.

29 Baise, Max - 7 Tests: 1967: SA vs F (2,3). 1968: SA vs BI (1,3). 1969: SA vs A (2). 1974: SA vs BI (1,4).

30 Robbertse, Pieter (Piet) - 4 Tests: 1967: SA vs F (4). 1969: SA vs A (1). 1970: SA vs NZ (1,3).

31 Schoeman, Johannes Petrus Jacobus (Hansie) - 1 Test: 1968: SA vs BI (2).

32 Baise, Solomon Louis (Solly) - 1 Test: 1969: SA vs A (3).

33 De Bruyn, Casparus Johannes (Cas) - 3 Tests: 1969: SA vs A (4). 1974: SA vs BI (2,3).

34 Malan, Wynand Charl - 3 Tests: 1970: SA vs NZ (2). 1971: SA vs F (1,2).

35 Woolley, Thomas Herbert (Bert) - 1 Test: 1970: SA vs NZ (4).

36 Moolman, Justus de Jager - 1 Test: 1972: SA vs E.

37 Gourlay, Ian Watson - 1 Test: 1976: SA vs NZ (1).

38 Bezuidenhout, Gert Peter - 3 Tests: 1976: SA vs NZ (2,3,4).

39 Gouws, Johannes Stephanus ( Johan) - 1 Test: 1977: SA vs World XV.

40 Strydom, Stefanus (Steve) - 7 Tests: 1979: Arg vs A (1,2). 1982: SA vs S Am (1). 1985: S vs I; F vs W. 1986: F vs NZ (2,3).

41 Muller, Frans - 3 Tests: 1982: SA vs S Am (2). 1988: S vs F; F vs I.

42 Coetzer, Gerrit - 1 Test: 1988: U vs Arg.

43 Burger, Frederick (Freek) - 10 Tests: 1989: F vs A (1,2). 1990: S vs Arg. 1992: S vs F; F vs I; Arg vs F (1,2). 1993: S vs NZ;  vs NZ. 1994: HK vs PNG.

44 Adams, Albert Louie - 4 Tests: 1991: US vs F (1,2); Nam vs Z (1,2).

45 Rogers, Ian - 10 Tests: 1993: Z vs W (1); Arab Gulf vs Ken; Ken vs Nam. 1994: C vs F; C vs W; A vs It (1,2). 1995: E vs WS (2); [I vs W (2)]. 1997: Arg vs E (1). 1998 Tun vs Z.

46 Anderson, Ian Charles - 3 Tests: 1993: Z vs W (2); Nam vs Arab Gulf; Z vs Arab Gulf.

47 Neethling, Stefanus Johannes (Stef ) - 3 Tests: 1993: IC vs Mor. 1994: E vs R. 1995: [I vs J].

48 Henning, Willem Taljaardt Stopforth (Tappe) - 14 Tests: 1995: S vs WS. 1996: NZ vs WS; E vs Arg. 1997: S vs A. 1998: T vs Sam. 1999: U vs P. 2000: Sam vs It. 2001: E vs F; A vs NZ (2). 2002: NZ vs I (2); W vs NZ. 2004: Fiji vs Sam;

49 Watson, André Jacobus - 27 Tests: 1996: A vs C. 1997: I vs F; E vs A (2). 1998: I vs S; A vs E (1); A vs S (1); F vs A. 1999: W vs E; A vs I (1,2); [E vs It; A vs US; A vs F]. 2000: Arg vs I; A vs NZ (1); E vs A. 2001: A vs BI (1); I vs NZ. 2002: F vs E; A vs NZ (2). 2003: I vs F; NZ vs F (1); [I vs Arg; NZ vs W; E vs A (2)]. 2004: A vs PI; Andorra vs Nor.

50 Spannenberg, Carl Moses - 6 Tests: 1996: It vs W (2). 1997: T vs Z; Ken vs Arab Gulf. 1998: Nam vs Z; U vs US. 2000: Z vs Nam.

51 Kaplan, Jonathan Isaac - 55 Tests: 1996: Z vs Nam. 1997: Bots vs Arab Gulf; Arg vs E (2). 1998: Fiji vs T; G vs R. 2000: It vs S; NZ vs A (2); F vs NZ. 2001: It vs I; A vs BI (2); W vs I. 2002: NZ vs A (1); E vs NZ; Russ vs Sp. 2003: I vs E; NZ vs A (2); [I vs R; S vs US; E vs Sam; F vs I]. 2004: NZ vs E (1); A vs NZ (2); F vs Arg. 2005: I vs E; S vs W; T vs Fiji; NZ vs BI (3); I vs NZ. 2006: NZ vs I; NZ vs A; I vs W; S vs F. 2007: E vs F; It vs I; A vs  W; SA vs Nam; E vs USA; Sam vs T:  C vs J; S vs It; F vs E. 2008: I vs It; S vs E; NZ vs E; Ken vs Uga; A vs NZ; Fr vs Arg; W vs NZ. 2009: W vs E; S vs I; Fj vs Sam; Fj vs J; A vs NZ (1); I vs A; E vs NZ.

52 Schoonwinkel, Arnold Jacobus (Arrie) - 1 Test: 1997: T vs Nam.

53 Meuwesen, Johannes Coenraad ( Johann) - 5 Tests: 1994: Neth vs Czech Rep. 1995: SA vs WS. 1996: SA vs Fj. 1997: Tun vs Ken. 1998: Z vs W.

54 Lawrence, Steven Mark (Mark) - 23 Tests: 2000: Fiji vs It. 2001: It vs Nam; F vs Fiji. 2002: It vs E; US vs Chile; S  vs Fiji. 2003: A vs W; F vs E (2). 2004:  W vs It; A vs S (2); SA vs NZ (2R).  2005: E vs It; E vs Sam. 2007: Ug vs  Nam. 2008: E vs I, F vs W, A vs NZ;  NZ vs A, I vs NZ. 2009: E vs It; F vs  W; A vs NZ (3); Tun vs Nam. 

55 Turner, Daniel Andrew (Andy) - 9 Tests: 2000: Nam vs Z. 2001: US vs E; It vs Fiji. 2002: Nam vs Tun; S vs R.  2003: Kor vs T; W vs R. 2004: It vs E;  C vs F.  

56 Daniels, Eugene Clive - 5 Tests: 2001: Nam vs Z; Mad vs Ken; Ug vs Bots. 2004: Bots vs Swazi; Nam vs Mor.

57 Mzomba, Louis - 10 Tests: 2001: Swazi vs Mad. 2002: Ug vs Z; Ug vs Cam. 2003: Ug vs Zam; Ug vs Ken; Mad vs Z; Swazi vs Bots; Bots vs Ken. 2006: Ken vs Tun. 2007: IC v Ken.

58 Katzenellenbogen, Michael Labe - 2 Tests: 2002: Nam vs Mad. 2003: Ug vs Z.

59 Joubert, Craig - 16 Tests: 2003: Nam vs Ug. 2005: US vs W; T vs Sam. 2006: T vs Fiji; Ur vs Chile, It vs Arg. 2007: F vs S; NZ vs F. 2008: E v W; A  v NZ, F v A. 2009: I v E; Nam v IC;  NZ v A (1); NZ v A (3); W v NZ. 

60 Veldsman, Shaun Ivan - 3 Tests: 2003: Nam vs Sam; Arg vs C. 2004: Nam vs Ken.

61 Roos, Hendrik Willem (Willie) - 9 Tests: 2004: Bots vs Tanz. 2005: Zam vs Senegal. 2006: Nam vs Ken; Ug vs Mad. 2007: Sam vs T; Mad vs IC; Ug vs Mad. 2008: Jap vs Ton; Ug vs Ken.

62 Fortuin, Jerome Christopher (JC) - 3 Tests: 2005: Ken vs Mad; Z vs Ug. 2006: Ug vs IC.

63 Jonker, Marius - 18 Tests: 2005: Ug vs Z; Mauritius vs Burkina Faso. 2006:  Fiji v It; It v Can; I v Aus. 2007: E v S; A v NZ; It v P; Fj v J; S v NZ. 2008:  W v F; A v F, E v A. 2009: E v S; NZ  v F; Ug v Ken; I v Fj; Nam v Tun.  

64 Legoete, Lesego - 3 Tests: 2008: R vs U; Nam vs Zim. 2009: Ug vs Tun.

South Africa's Women Test Referees

1 Bentel, Jenny - 4 Test: 2004: SA vs W (W); 2006: SA vs Neth (W); I vs F (W); Sam vs Sp (W).

2 Smit, Kim – 2 Tests: 2006: SA vsNeth (W); Sp vs Kaz (W).

3 Daniels, Eugenia Candice - 1 Test: 2008: Ken vs Ug