Jason Jaftha

Jason Jaftha

Full name	Jason Jamaine Jaftha
Date of birth	May 4, 1985
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years	Competition		Apps
2011– 2011–	Super Rugby Currie Cup		6
correct as of 1 February 2015.

Jason Jamaine Jaftha (born 4 May 1985) is a South African Rugby Union National Panel referee. He hails from the Southern Cape (SWD union) where he attended Zwartberg High School.^[1]

He served on the Elite Panel and also officiated Super Rugby matches, but suffered a serious knee injury in 2014,^[2] which ruled him out for the entire year.^[3] He returned to limited action in 2015, taking charge of first class matches in the 2015 Vodacom Cup,^[4] but didn't referee in the Super Rugby or Currie Cup competitions, although he was utilised as an assistant on occasion, including the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division final.^[5] At the end of 2015, his injury record also saw him demoted from the South African Rugby Referees' Association's Elite Panel to their National Panel.^[6]

References

1. SA Rugby profile
2. "Ref Jaftha injured". Rugby365. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
3. "Match officials to March 1". Planet Rugby. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 29-30 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Xerox Golden Lions 32-24 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
6. "Refs panels for 2016" (Press release). South African Rugby Referees' Association. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.