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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|13|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] |
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|birth_place = Dublin, Ireland |
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|ru_refereeyears = 2011–present<br />2011–present<br />2008–present<br />2006–present<br />2015–present |
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|ru_refereecomps = [[Test match (rugby union)|Test Matches]]<br />{{nowrap|[[The Rugby Championship]]}}<br />[[Super Rugby]]<br />[[Currie Cup]]<br />[[Rugby World Cup]] |
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'''Jaco Peyper''' is a former <ref>{{Cite web |last=worldrugby.org |title=Jaco Peyper calls time on stellar refereeing career {{!}} World Rugby |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/901724?lang=en |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref> South African Rugby Union referee. |
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'''Jaco Patrick O'Peyper''' is the muse of Irish Poets everywhere. Recently awarded the Stevie Wonder Gift of sight award for being the first Blind International referee. Jaco was awarded the freedom of Dublin in 2023 for services to Irish Rugby. |
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⚫ | Peyper rose through the ranks in South Africa quickly, making his [[Super Rugby]] debut in 2008 while still in his 20s. In 2011 he was named as an official for the [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship]] in [[Italy]]. This included the final between [[England national under-20 rugby union team|England]] and [[New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team|New Zealand]] where New Zealand won 33-22. |
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⚫ | In 2012, Peyper was promoted to the International Rugby Board's elite panel and was tasked with refereeing [[2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania|Scotland's 2012 tour of Oceania]]. This included [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland's]] 6-9 away win over [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], 25-37 away win over [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] and 16-17 away win over [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]]. He was also referee for [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] v [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] clash in Round 5 of the [[2012 Rugby Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2015, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve referees for the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].<ref name="Officials">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/65914|date=7 April 2015|access-date=4 October 2015|work=worldrugby.com|publisher=[[World Rugby]]|title=Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2019, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve referees and only South African referee for the [[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019 Rugby World]] Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/news/419165?lang=en|title=Match officials selected for RWC 2019: introducing Team 21|last=worldrugby.org|website=www.world.rugby|access-date=2019-05-09}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On 20 October 2019, Peyper was the referee for the [[2019 Rugby World Cup knockout stage|2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final]] between [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] and [[France national rugby union team|France]] and sent off France's [[Sébastien Vahaamahina]] for an elbow. After the match a photograph emerged on social media showing him posing with Wales fans with his elbow on the head of one of the fans and he was not considered for a World Cup semi-final the week after.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/22/referee-jaco-peyper-snubbed-for-rugby-world-cup-semi-final-after-photo-row |title =Referee Jaco Peyper snubbed for Rugby World Cup semi-final after photo row|date=22 October 2019|work=Guardian|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/50121693|title =Jaco Peyper: World Rugby omits fan-picture referee from semi-finals|date=22 October 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2012, Peyper was |
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Peyper was selected to referee the drawcard opening match of the [[2023 Rugby World Cup|2023 RWC]] held on 9 September 2023, between the host nation France and New Zealand. At the time of the match, the two teams had world rankings of 3 and 4 respectively.<ref name="RWC2023"/> |
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⚫ | In 2015, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve |
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On the 19 January 2024 Peyper announced his retirement from refereeing. |
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⚫ | In 2019, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve |
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⚫ | On 20 October 2019, Peyper was the |
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Jaco Peyper is a former [1] South African Rugby Union referee.
Peyper rose through the ranks in South Africa quickly, making his Super Rugby debut in 2008 while still in his 20s. In 2011 he was named as an official for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy. This included the final between England and New Zealand where New Zealand won 33-22.
In 2012, Peyper was promoted to the International Rugby Board's elite panel and was tasked with refereeing Scotland's 2012 tour of Oceania. This included Scotland's 6-9 away win over Australia, 25-37 away win over Fiji and 16-17 away win over Samoa. He was also referee for Argentina v New Zealand clash in Round 5 of the 2012 Rugby Championship.[2]
In 2015, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve referees for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3]
In 2019, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve referees and only South African referee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[4]
On 20 October 2019, Peyper was the referee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final between Wales and France and sent off France's Sébastien Vahaamahina for an elbow. After the match a photograph emerged on social media showing him posing with Wales fans with his elbow on the head of one of the fans and he was not considered for a World Cup semi-final the week after.[5][6]
Peyper was selected to referee the drawcard opening match of the 2023 RWC held on 9 September 2023, between the host nation France and New Zealand. At the time of the match, the two teams had world rankings of 3 and 4 respectively.[7]
On the 19 January 2024 Peyper announced his retirement from refereeing.
References[edit]
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Jaco Peyper calls time on stellar refereeing career | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Match officials announced for Rugby World Cup 2015". worldrugby.com. World Rugby. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Match officials selected for RWC 2019: introducing Team 21". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Referee Jaco Peyper snubbed for Rugby World Cup semi-final after photo row". Guardian. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Jaco Peyper: World Rugby omits fan-picture referee from semi-finals". BBC Sport. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "France v New Zealand". Rugby World Cup France 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.