Veteran South African referee Jaco Peyper will be the man in the middle when the Sharks kick off their first home game of the 2016 season on Saturday evening.
Still a young man at 35 (that’s the same age as Odwa Ndungane), Bloemfontein native Peyper has been refereeing since his 20s and has already taken charge of nearly 50 Super Rugby games and 17 test matches. The Sharks will need, once more, to pay careful attention to the referee’s breakdown rulings, as these have in the past been a bit of an Achilles heel for Peyper. It cannot possibly be more confusing than the way Jaco van Heerden officiated last week, though and if anything, Peyper rather tends to err on the side of letting things go in the interests of a quicker game.
One area in which Peyper is not shy to take a firm stance, though, is indiscipline and foul play. With the Jaguares responsible for a fair bit of niggle against the Cheetahs last week, the Sharks will need to be 100% focused on maintaining their own composure through out, in the hope that any cards are rather flashed at the opposition.
Van Heerden will run one of the touchlines, in a move sure to please the Durban team.
Match Sharks v Jaguares @ Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban
Date Saturday 5 March 2016
Kick-Off 19:20 local
Referee Jaco Peyper
AR1 Jaco van Heerden
AR2 Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO Johan Greeff
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Is it just me or is a ref calling Beast ‘Beast” a little unprofessional? Notice van Heerden doing it.
@Seth101 (Comment 1) : Same as calling Jordaan “Tollie”. I feel there still needs to be respect and professionalism between players and officials.
It seems to be a mainly South African thing. I don’t think you will get Owens calling a player on his nickname
@KingRiaan (Comment 3) : I don’t think “Beast” is really a nickname anymore. I mean, you’d have to really know Paul well to know that is nickname is Tollie. I’m told that he doesn’t particularly like it anyway. Beast, on the other hand, has been known in rugby circles as Beast for years. It practically IS his name.
@robdylan (Comment 4) : True…personally I don’t mind if they use a player’s nickname, especially if it is like Beast, or Lappies, Bakkies Doppies etc. The type of nicknames that has become synonymous with the player.
Very unprofessional,most internationals would refer to the captain as captain, and all the rest by their number.
@robdylan (Comment 4) : Well Paul uses his nickname as his business name, so I’m sure he can’t dislike it too much?
Talking of, is it only Beast and Tollie that has nicknames in the squad? I know they sometimes call Mvovo the (something) express.. not sure if there are any others?
@Another Nick (Comment 7) : does he? I didn’t know that (re Paul).
@robdylan (Comment 8) : Yup. Tollie’s Wildlife Services.
They call Sithole ‘hosepipe’ for an alleged big vein in his arm…
@Hulk (Comment 10) : 😆
@Hulk (Comment 10) : Lol! Ok, odd… hahaha
@Another Nick (Comment 9) : that’s interesting, I found his company FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/Tollies-Wildlife-Services-766833990057378/timeline?ref=page_internal
I cant believe how many rugby players are actually involved in wild life management / hunting / wild life farming.
@Uli Boelie (Comment 13) : That’s the one yes. I also noticed that.. Good business that, but you need some serious $$$ to get you started.
@robdylan (Comment 8) : @Another Nick (Comment 9) : @Uli Boelie (Comment 13) : yes he’s into game farming. Must say worth a look as he’s got some really nice animals.
@robdylan (Comment 4) : Actually Paul does not mind the name, is a very fond name for him as it was his Grand Father’s nickname, he also told me what the nickname stood for as he told me proudly, an amazing young man .
@Uli Boelie (Comment 13) : The nickname does actually not refer to the animals, although yes he is an animal fanatic.
@sharks_lover (Comment 17) : I would actually love to know what the nickname refers to as it is a rather strange one for an afrikaans lad.. 😉
@Another Nick (Comment 18) : As an English only speaker I don’t even know what it means 🙄 😮
@Seth101 (Comment 19) : I grew up in a very bilingual environment and was led to believe that “Tollie” was slang for penis.
@robdylan (Comment 20) : @Seth101 (Comment 19) : Uh.. what Rob said. 😆
@robdylan (Comment 20) : Or a young ox.
@Bokhoring (Comment 22) : Correct Bokhoring, a young OX, now Pauls grand father as he told had the nick name because he had massive calves, strong like an OX, very difficult to bring down as a rugby player.
@robdylan (Comment 20) : @Another Nick (Comment 21) : Im not sure but I thought the more common association would be to do with a young bull (or something in that line) anyway more a farming connotation than a sexual one. I suppose that is the difference with you stadsjappies and us deep rural hicks.
@Bokhoring (Comment 22) : Yes, thats it. Glad to see another duelling banjo player here.
@Salmonoid the Subtle (Comment 24) : A Tollie is a young OX in meat terms people would prefer meat from a Tollie than an old OX due to toughness etc
I prefer my interpretation. Long tradition of Sharks centres named after genitalia…. Dick Muir, Tollie Jordaan…. Peter (actually Pieter) Muller
@robdylan (Comment 20) : @Another Nick (Comment 21) : @Bokhoring (Comment 22) : @sharks_lover (Comment 23) : yes I’d also say it’s rather the young ox part like Bokhoring said as opposed to Robs one.
@robdylan (Comment 27) : 😆
@robdylan (Comment 27) : Yeah, that’s definitely far more appropriate 😀
@robdylan (Comment 27) : really Rob?!?!?! Sounds like a rather short tradition!
@robdylan (Comment 27) :
😆
@vanmartin (Comment 30) : ja really family friendly!!!
@robdylan (Comment 27) : Tim Cox or was he a fullback.
So Brazil beat John Mitchell’s USA…
Any news on a new and more modern/exciting Sharks logo yet?…
@The hound (Comment 34) : Fullback.
What about Dick Cox, should be worth double points.
@The hound (Comment 34) : Flyhalf.
Henry Coxwell, a flyhalf but that name has much potential. Im sure he must had a game or 2 at centre.
@robdylan (Comment 27) : 😆 😆 Comment of the day right there!! HAHHAHAHA.
@Salmonoid the Subtle (Comment 37) : Shit thats then I was thinking of.,well done doctor.
@sharks_lover (Comment 38) : Nah, Fullback.
Now Henry Coxwell was a damn good running 10, have not heard his name is years.
@Salmonoid the Subtle (Comment 42) : Was about to post FB, I got mixed up between him and Coxwell. Coxwell was at Alexandra high with my brother, good play.
@robdylan (Comment 20) : Thank you kindly
@robdylan (Comment 27) : Sbu is also kind of a center, and lets be honest his veins aren’t that big 😆
@sharks_lover (Comment 44) : Coxwell was a brilliant fly half. Here is what Mac had to say about him
“Many people believe that Henry (Honiball) invented modern flyhalf play, but he didn’t. Henry Coxwell was the guinea pig. Henry Honiball, however, perfected it,” McIntosh said. 😎
@Salmonoid the Subtle (Comment 46) : 😉 for sure.
@The hound (Comment 6) : Not particularly professional, not an international match, but an international referee and an international player and really funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj4LsiObDrw