He qualified as a teacher and, while still playing club rugby, also started refereeing high school matches.

He quickly progressed to the South African Rugby Referees' Association's National Panel.

He refereed in some matches during the 2014 SARU Community Cup, 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship and 2015 Varsity Shield competitions and made his first class debut by taking charge of the Limpopo Blue Bulls versus Golden Lions match in Polokwane.

[4] He also took charge of the match between the Border Bulldogs and the Falcons in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series[5] and was appointed to referee the unofficial final of the Under-18 Craven Week, the premier rugby union tournament for schools in South Africa, held in Paarl in 2015.

He took charge of his first match in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup of 19 September 2015, when he officiated the Free State Cheetahs versus Griquas match in Bloemfontein.