Johannesburg – Four South African referees will officiate in the 2015 Six Nations competition, World Rugby announced.
Jaco Peyper, Craig Joubert, Stuart Berry and television match official (TMO) Shaun Veldsman were appointed for the international rugby union competition involving European sides England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Peyper will take charge of the match between France and Wales on February 28 at Stade de France in Paris, while Joubert will officiate the clash between Ireland and England at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on March 1, with Veldsman in the role of TMO.
Berry, meanwhile, was named as an assistant referee for the matches between Italy and Ireland at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on February 7 and Ireland and France in Dublin on February 14 respectively. – Sapa