Quinton Immelman (born 31 March 1981 in

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) is a rugby referee on the Premier Panel of the

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. In 2016, Immelman was added to the referees' roster for the

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for the first time. 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

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Elite Referees Panel for the

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tournament, he and became the first ever South African referee to officiate in the tournament when he took charge of the Ospreys versus

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match in Round One of the competition.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Immelman, Quinton Living people South African rugby union referees 1981 births People from Pretoria Super Rugby referees SARU referees Currie Cup referees