Quinton Immelman
| Date of birth | 31 March 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Quinton Immelman (born 31 March 1981 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a rugby referee on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Union.[1][2]
In 2016, Immelman was added to the referees' roster for the 2016 Super Rugby season for the first time.[3] Immelman's Super Rugby debut match was between the Sunwolves and Cheetahs, in the Singapore National Stadium, which the Cheetahs narrowly won 32-31. It was also the first ever Super Rugby match to be played in Singapore. In 2017, he was added to the Pro14 Elite Referees Panel for the 2017–18 Pro14 tournament, he and became the first ever South African referee to officiate in the tournament when he took charge of the Ospreys versus Zebre match in Round One of the competition.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Referees / SARU Elite". SA Rugby Referees. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Quinton Immelman". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Refs and law variations revealed" (Press release). SANZAR. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Immelman and Berry on PRO14 panel" (Press release). All Out Rugby. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.