Jason Jaftha

Jason Jaftha
Full name Jason Jamaine Jaftha
Date of birth (1985-05-04) May 4, 1985
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2011–
2011–		 Super Rugby
Currie Cup		 6
correct as of 1 February 2015.

Jason Jamaine Jaftha (born 4 May 1985) is a South African Rugby Union National Panel referee. He hails from the Southern Cape (SWD union) where he attended Zwartberg High School.[1]

He served on the Elite Panel and also officiated Super Rugby matches, but suffered a serious knee injury in 2014,[2] which ruled him out for the entire year.[3] He returned to limited action in 2015, taking charge of first class matches in the 2015 Vodacom Cup,[4] but didn't referee in the Super Rugby or Currie Cup competitions, although he was utilised as an assistant on occasion, including the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division final.[5] At the end of 2015, his injury record also saw him demoted from the South African Rugby Referees' Association's Elite Panel to their National Panel.[6]

References

  1. ↑ SA Rugby profile
  2. ↑ "Ref Jaftha injured". Rugby365. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Match officials to March 1". Planet Rugby. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Toyota Free State XV 29-30 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Xerox Golden Lions 32-24 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Refs panels for 2016" (Press release). South African Rugby Referees' Association. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.


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