South African referee Jaco Peyper will make his return to international refereeing in the 2021 Six Nations match between England and France at Twickenham on 13 March 2021.
Peyper has not refereed an international contest since the 2019 Rugby World Cup with his last involvement ending in controversy.
The referee was completely right to send off France’s Sebastian Vahaamahina for an atrocious elbow shot to Wales loose forward Aaron Wainwright in the RWC quarterfinal. He earned the FRU’s ire however when he posed for pictures with Welsh fans making a mocking elbow gesture.
Peyper to take charge of two Six Nations matches
Peyper will also take charge of the match between Scotland and Italy at Murrayfield the following week.
Fellow SARU official Marius van der Westhuizen will serve alongside Peyper, as the TMO in both matches.
The South African pair are the only officials appointed from beyond the Six Nations unions.
ITALY VS FRANCE
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Saturday, 6 February, 2021 @ 16:15
REFEREE: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Karl Dickson (RFU)
ENGLAND VS SCOTLAND
Twickenham Stadium, London
Saturday 6 February 2021 @ 18:45
REFEREE: Andrew Brace (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
WALES VS IRELAND
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Sunday, 7 February, 2021 @ 17:00 REFEREE: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Alex Ruiz (FFR)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
ENGLAND VS ITALY
Twickenham Stadium, London
Saturday, 13 February, 2021 @ 16:15
REFEREE: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Romain Poite (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Ben Blain (SRU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
SCOTLAND VS WALES
BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Saturday, 13 February, 2021 @ 18:45
REFEREE: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Karl Dickson (RFU)
IRELAND VS FRANCE
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Sunday, 14 February, 2021 @ 17:00
REFEREE: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
ITALY VS IRELAND
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Saturday, 27 February, 2021 @ 16:15
REFEREE: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Romain Poite (FFR)
WALES VS ENGLAND
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Saturday 27 February 2021 @ 18:45 REFEREE: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
TMO: Alex Ruiz (FFR)
FRANCE VS SCOTLAND
Stade de France, Paris
Sunday, 28 February, 2021 @ 17:00
REFEREE: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
ITALY VS WALES
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Saturday, 13 March, 2021 @ 16:15
REFEREE: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Tom Foley (RFU)
TMO: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
ENGLAND VS FRANCE
Twickenham Stadium, London
Saturday, 13 March, 2021 @ 18:45
REFEREE: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Mike Adamson (SRU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
SCOTLAND VS IRELAND
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Sunday, 14 March, 2021 @ 17:00
REFEREE: Romain Poite (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Alex Ruiz (FFR)
SCOTLAND VS ITALY
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Saturday, 20 March, 2021 @ 16:15
REFEREE: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
IRELAND VS ENGLAND
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Saturday, 20 March, 2021 @ 18:45
REFEREE: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Pascal Gauzere (FFR)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Alex Ruiz (FFR)
TMO: Romain Poite (FFR)
FRANCE VS WALES
Stade de France, Paris
Saturday, 20 March, 2021 @ 22:00
REFEREE: Luke Pearce (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Matthew Carley (RFU)
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Wayne Barnes (RFU)