Referees‘ Society Annual Prize Giving and Year End Function

The Golden Lions Referees‘ Society would like to congratulate the following people who received awards at the Annual Prize Giving and Year End Function on the 5th of November 2009:

1.Sponsor Recognition
Golden Lions Rugby Union

2. Pirates Grand Challenge Club
University of Johannesburg Rugby Club

3. Senior Grand Challenge Club
Germiston Rugby Club

4. Most Valuable Contribution
Michiel Koekemoer

5. Womans Candidate Referee
Dana Eitzen

6.Candidate Referee
Desmond Smit

7. Assistant Referee
Desmond Smit

8. Grade 4 Referee
Talita Kriel

9. Grade 3 Referee
Michael Joubert

10. Grade 2 Referee
Jaco Lesch

11. Grade 1 Referee
Mzamo Mbelle

12. Pirates Reserve Referee
Eddie van Greuning

13. Womans Referee
Madel Herselman

14. Best Reviewer
Theuns Janse van Vuuren

15. Best Referee Coach
D. van Wyk

16. Fittest Referee
Eddie van Greuning

17. Highest Law Marks
Rasta Rasivhenge

18. Most Promising Referee
Rasta Rasivhenge

19. Pirates Referee
Lihan Pretorius

20. Ambassador of the Year
PD van der Merwe

21. SA Panel Referee
Lesego Legoete

22. Special Awards- Chairmans Award
Willie Roos

1.The referee rankings for 2009 were announced at the AGM that took place on the 12th of November 2009. Congratulations to the following referees who were ranked as follows:

Womans Referees

  1. Talita Kriel
  2. Vynette van der Merwe
  3. Dana Eitzen

Pirates Reserve

  1. Eddie van Greuning
  2. Jaco Brouwer
  3. Dean Benade

Grade 1

  1. Mzamo Mbelle
  2. Dwayne Andrews
  3. Solly Serage
  4. George Nieuwoudt
  5. Pieter van der Merwe

Grade 2

  1. Renier Vermeulen
  2. Jaco Lesch
  3. Nhlanhla Nhlapo
  4. Nandus Moolman
  5. Cornel Bekker

Grade 3

  1. Michael Joubert
  2. Rhys Anderson
  3. GP Pretorius
  4. Andreas Bothma
  5. Eben Barnard (snr)

Grade 4

  1. Desmond Smit
  2. George Halgryn
  3. Riaan van Niekerk
  4. Richard Schultz
  5. Michiel Koekemoer

The following members were honoured with Provincial Colours at the AGM:

Ordinary Provincial Colours- Administrators:
Graham Read
Randall Koetaan
Richard Graham
Louis van Huyssteen

Ordinary Provincial Colours- Referees:
Tiaan Jonker
Liza van Biljon (Nee Els)

 

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