NRL appoint first female referee

Updated July 15 2019 - 8:43pm, first published 8:41pm
Belinda Sharpe (nee Sleeman) will be the first female to referee Australian top flight rugby league.
Belinda Sharpe (nee Sleeman) will be the first female to referee Australian top flight rugby league.

Belinda Sharpe will become the first top flight female rugby league referee in Australia when she officiates the NRL match between Canterbury and Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night.

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