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First Woman to Referee Men’s World Cup Match, WNL Salaries Introduced: Weekly Roundup

Best-Ever Finish for Ireland at Emirates Dubai 7s Team Ireland finished sixth overall in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the highest-ever finish for the squad. Ireland topped Pool C with three victories right out of the gate, beating Spain 21-7, Japan (31-24), and Fiji (24-17). The run of success ended with a 5-0 loss in the quarter-final when Ireland …

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Stephanie Frappart to be First Woman to Referee Men’s World Cup Match

Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match at the Costa Rica-Germany game on Thursday Dec. 1st. The 38-year-old Frenchwoman’s team will be all female, with Brazilian Neuza Back and Mexican Karen Diaz Medina acting as assistant officials. “We know the pressure”, said Frappart before the tournament, “but I think we will not change …

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