Jaco van Heerden

Daniel Jaco van Heerden (born 26 January 1983) is a former South African rugby union 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 2013 Vodacom Cup match between the and the  in Welkom, the first of five matches during the competition. His first Currie Cup appointment was the match between the and  in Nelspruit during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.

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 Johannesburg. He also officiated two matches in France in October 2014, a Rugby Pro D2 match between and, as well as a Top 14 match between  and.

He was named on SANZAR's referee list for the 2015 Super Rugby season and was in charge of his first Super Rugby match when the met the  in Pretoria.