SA Rugby has announced that five women – the most ever – have been included on the national match official panel for 2024, on Tuesday, 16 January, 2023.
Aimee Barrett-Theron, the 2021 and ‘22 Outsurance Referee of the Year, leads the list of women on the national panel, where she is joined by Ashley Murray-Pretorius, Sinesipho Foloti, Giana Viljoen and newly-promoted Zoe Naude, which puts them in line to be appointed at Currie Cup level.
“Our match officials performed well in 2023 and as such, we’ve not had too much movement on the panels, but it’s great to see our women’s representation increasing, and I would like to especially congratulate Zoe, Lilitha and Andiswa on their promotions this year,” said Banks Yantolo, SA Rugby Referees Manager, following the department’s annual selection and grading meetings.
“Our identification programmes in the provincial unions are bearing fruit as we continue to work hard with potential top-level match officials with intensive coaching and enhancement. We have an exciting generation of younger referees who are pushing through the ranks, which bodes well for the future.”
SA Rugby Match Official Panels Women’s Panel for 2024
Angelic Bezuidenhout
Cameron Dyers
Aneka Fick
Yohane Halgryn
Lilitha Kalawe
Andiswa Mbilase
Siyanda Pikoli
Bulela Qwane
Photo Caption: History beckons for South African females referees as five women, the most ever, have been included on the national match official panel for 2024, announced by SA Rugby on Tuesday. This list includes Referee of the Year Aimee Barrett-Theron. Photo: SA Rugby
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