Cape Town - Frenchman Jerome Garces will referee South Africa’s home Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand in Durban on October 8.
It will be the Boks’ final game in the competition.
South Africa’s first game against Argentina in Nelspruit on August 20 will be referee by New Zealand’s Glen Jackson.
The following week’s return Test in Salta (August 27) will also be refereed by Garces.
South Africa’s Test against Australia in Brisbane (September 10) will be referee by Welshman Nigel Owen, while the away Test against the All Blacks in Christchurch (September 17) will be refereed by Australia’s Angus Gardner.
The Boks’ home Test against the Wallabies in Pretoria (October 1) will be referee by England’s Wayne Barnes.
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