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2016 Super Rugby referees confirmed

Cape Town - SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos on Tuesday confirmed that the Super Rugby referees, under the guidance of Game Manager Lyndon Bray, gathered in Sydney for their annual training camp.

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"The 2016 referee squad contains 22 members, of which nine are in line to make their first appearance at this level, including Federico Anselmi and Shuhei Kubo of Argentina and Japan respectively," said Marinos.

The group met at the International College of Management in Manly for a five-day camp that included rigorous physical training, refinement of mental skills and a comprehensive briefing around a number of variations that are set to be introduced for the 2016 season.

"It was an interesting day of events," said Marinos who attended a full day session with the referees along with SANZAAR's Head of Operations, Brendan Morris.

"It was important for me to meet with the men who play a big role in the product that Super Rugby is and to share with them the business and rugby imperatives that we have."

There are seven South Africans on the panel. They are: Stuart Berry, Quinton Immelman, Craig Joubert, Jaco Peyper, Rasta Rasivhenge, Marius van der Westhuizen and Jaco van Heerden.

2016 Super Rugby referees:

Federico Anselmi (Argentina - 0 Super Rugby, 7 Tests)*

Nic Berry (Australia - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)*

Stuart Berry (South Africa - 21 Super Rugby, 5 Tests)

Nick Briant (New Zealand - 25 Super Rugby, 2 Tests)

Mike Fraser (New Zealand - 23 Super Rugby, 4 Tests)

Angus Gardner (Australia - 26 Super Rugby, 5 Tests)

Rohan Hoffmann (Australia - 26 Super Rugby, 3 Tests)

William Houston (Australia - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)*

Quinton Immelman (South Africa - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)*

Glen Jackson (New Zealand - 41 Super Rugby, 16 Tests)

Craig Joubert (South Africa - 93 Super Rugby, 64 Tests)

Shuhei Kubo (Japan - 0 Super Rugby, 6 Tests)*

Andrew Lees (Australia - 22 Super Rugby, 2 Tests)

Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)*

Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand - 5 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)

Jaco Peyper (South Africa - 59 Super Rugby, 29 Tests)

Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)*

Chris Pollock (New Zealand - 70 Super Rugby, 22 Tests)

Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)*

Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa - 9 Super Rugby, 1 Test)

Jaco van Heerden (South Africa - 6 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)

Paul Williams (New Zealand - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)*

* Denotes a new squad member in 2016

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