Here is a list of the S15 referees for the 2015 season . . . the guys who Baboon-ou will be snivelling and bleating about for the next 6 months.
2015 Super Rugby Referee Squad
Stuart Berry (South Africa - 12 Super Rugby, 4 Tests)
Nick Briant (New Zealand - 13 Super Rugby, 2 Tests)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand - 14 Super Rugby, 4 Tests)
Angus Gardner (Australia - 14 Super Rugby, 3 Tests)
Rohan Hoffmann (Australia - 16 Super Rugby - 3 Tests)
Glen Jackson (New Zealand - 30 Super Rugby, 9 Tests)
Jason Jaftha (South Africa - 6 Super Rugby, 1 Test)
Craig Joubert (South Africa - 84 Super Rugby, 54 Tests)
Andrew Lees (Australia - 12 Super Rugby, 2 Tests)
Matt O'Brien (Australia - 2 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)
Jaco Peyper (South Africa - 48 Super Rugby, 19 Tests)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand - 61 Super Rugby, 19 Tests)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa - 4 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)
Jaco van Heerden (South Africa - 0 Super Rugby, 0 Tests)
Steve Walsh (Australia 108 Super Rugby, 60 Tests)
New additions are Jaco van Heerden from South Africa who excelled in last season's Currie Cup and Ben O'Keeffe from New Zealand who was a Super Rugby assistant last year and also reffed the final of the Rugby Junior World Cup.
Apart from Steve Walsh and Craig Joubert, the squad is a bit thin on international experience but nonetheless they remain the best qualified people for the job . . . not that that will stop the usual tearful and monotonous ref-bashing this year.
