Jaco Peyper

Jaco Peyper
Date of birth (1980-05-13) 13 May 1980
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2011–present
2011–present
2008–present
2006–present
2015–present
Test Matches
The Rugby Championship
Super Rugby
Currie Cup
Rugby World Cup
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Jaco Peyper is a South African rugby referee.

Peyper rose through the ranks in South Africa quickly, making his Super Rugby debut in 2008 while still in his 20's. 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.[1]

In 2015, Peyper was selected as one of the twelve referees for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2]

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