Rasta Rasivhenge
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| Full name | Fhatuwani Rasivhenge | ||
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| Date of birth | January 3, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (10 st 10 lb) | ||
| School | Bishop Bavin Primary Jeppe High School for Boys | ||
| University | University of the Witwatersrand UNISA | ||
| Occupation(s) | Referee | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Referee | ||
| Refereeing career | |||
| Years | Competition | Apps | |
| 2010–14 2011–13 2011–14 2011– 2014 |
Vodacom Cup Varsity Cup Currie Cup IRB Sevens World Series 2014 Commonwealth Games |
20 8 20 | |
Fhatuwani 'Rasta' Rasivhenge (born in Johannesburg on 3 January 1986) is a South African Elite Panel referee.[1]
Career
Rasivhenge has been a regular referee on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit since the 2011–12 season[2] and also refereed in South African domestic rugby union competitions, the Currie Cup, Vodacom Cup and Varsity Cup since 2010.
Rasivhenge was also a rugby sevens referee during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
In 2014, Rasivhenge took a sabbatical from the South African Rugby Union and was recruited by the Australian Rugby Union; he subsequently appeared as an Australian referee in the IRB Sevens World Series.[3][4]
He returned to South Africa prior to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division and signed a contract with SARU until 2019.[5] He refereed eight matches in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division and was awarded the final between the Golden Lions and Western Province, in the process becoming the youngest referee ever to do so.[6]
He was also appointed to referee two matches in the French professional leagues in 2015–16 – a Pro D2 match between Béziers and Biarritz and a Top 14 match between Toulouse and Grenoble.[7]
In 2016, Rasivhenge was added to the referees' roster for the 2016 Super Rugby season for the first time.[8]
References
- ↑ "SARU Profile - Rasta Rasivhenge". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "In-touch with South African Referees" (PDF). www.sareferees.co.za. 15 July 2011. p. 12. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Series Round 1, Australia, Final Cup - 12/10/2014 17:49PM". International Rugby Board. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Three leading referees renew contracts with SARU". Rugby15. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Xerox Golden Lions 32-24 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rasta goes to Paris". SA Rugby Referees. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Refs and law variations revealed" (Press release). SANZAR. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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