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Peyper to referee Currie Cup final

Cape Town - Jaco Peyper will officiate his second Currie Cup final on Saturday when the Free State Cheetahs host the Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein (16:00 kick-off).

AJ Jacobs, meanwhile, will take charge of the SA Rugby Under-21 Championship final (13:00) and Vusi Msibi the Under-19 final (11:00), which will both be contested between Western Province and the Golden Lions. These matches will be played as curtain-raisers to the Currie Cup final and all three encounters will be broadcast live on SuperSport.

Peyer, who last week was named as one of three South African referees on the World Rugby panel for the November Tests, will be supported by assistant referees Jaco van Heerden and Cwengile Jadezweni and television match official (TMO) Marius Jonker.  

Peyer took charge of his first Currie Cup final in 2012 when Western Province beat the Sharks 25-18 in Durban.

Lourens van der Merwe and Paul Mente will double up as the assistant rreferees for the Under-19 and Under-21 finals, with Johan Greeff named as the TMO.

Referee appointments:

Currie Cup final - Free State Cheetahs v Blue Bulls
Venue: Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 16:00
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden, Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO: Marius Jonker
TV: SS1
 
SA Rugby Under-21 Championship - Western Province v Golden Lions
Venue: Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 13:00
Referee: AJ Jacobs
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Paul Mente
TMO: Johan Greeff
TV: SS1
 
SA Rugby Under-19 Championship - Western Province v Golden Lions
Venue: Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 11:00
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Assistant referees: Paul Mente, Lourens van der Merwe
TMO: Johan Greeff
TV: SS1

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