Kiwi Ben O'Keeffe to officiate Springboks’ Rugby Championship Test against Australia

New Zealander Ben O’Keeffe will be in charge of the Springboks’ Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies at Loftus on July 8. Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP

New Zealander Ben O’Keeffe will be in charge of the Springboks’ Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies at Loftus on July 8. Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP

Published May 16, 2023

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Durban — Ben O'Keeffe of New Zealand will officiate the Springboks’ sold-out Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Pretoria on July 8, while Mathieu Raynal (France) will referee their Test against New Zealand in Auckland on 15 July.

Ireland’s Andrew Brace will be taking charge of their final Test in the competition, against Argentina in Johannesburg on July 29.

Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) will preside over the first of the Boks’ three RWC warm-up games, against Argentina in Buenos Aires on August 5, with Brace officiating their clash against Wales in Cardiff on August 19, and Matthew Carley (England) taking charge of the highly-anticipated match against the All Blacks in London on August 25.

The two South African match officials who are on the RWC panel, Jaco Peyper (referee) and Marius Jonker (Television Match Official) were also handed a number of appointments for the international season, which kicks off in July.

Peyper officiates three internationals: the Rugby Championship match between Australia and Argentina in Sydney, where Jonker will be on TMO duty; and two Rugby World Cup warm-up games between Georgia and the US, and England v Fiji.

Jonker will also serve as the TMO in the Bledisloe Cup encounter between New Zealand and Australia in Dunedin on August 5.

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