Daniel Jaco van Heerden (born 26 January 1983) is a former South African

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referee that served on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Referees' Association between 2014 and 2017. He retired from refereeing at the end of the 2017 season to concentrate on his career as a Supreme Court advocate.

Career

He started refereeing first class matches in 2013, making his debut in the

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match between the and the in Welkom, the first of five matches during the competition. His first

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appointment was the match between the and in

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during the

2013 Currie Cup First Division The 2013 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 June to 11 October 2013. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union compe ...

. During the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, he took charge of his first Premier Division clash, officiating the trans- Jukskei clash between the and the in

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. He also officiated two matches in

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in October 2014, a

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match between and , as well as a

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match between and . He was named on SANZAR's referee list for the

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and was in charge of his first

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match when the met the in Pretoria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Heerden, Jaco Living people South African rugby union referees 1983 births Super Rugby referees Alumni of Hoërskool Waterkloof