Watch: Joy Neville becomes the first woman to referee at top level of Irish club rugby

“People aren’t worried if it's a man or a woman - they just want the right decisions to be made.”

Watch: Joy Neville becomes the first woman to referee at top level of Irish club rugby

Joy Neville has became the first female referee to take charge of an Ulster Bank League Division 1A game, writes Stephen Barry.

The former Irish international retired in 2013 after winning the Six Nations Grand Slam but before the end of the year she was back in her boots, as a referee.

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