'Step in the right direction': Broncos match to make history with female referee

Belinda Sleeman, who has already been a touch judge in over 60 games, will be the first woman to referee a match involving an NRL team

Belinda Sleeman will make history at the weekend when she becomes the first woman to referee a rugby league game involving an NRL team.

Sleeman has long blazed a trail for female officials and will edge closer to her ultimate goal of taking control of a full NRL match when she officiates the Broncos’ pre-season run-out against Wynnum Manly at Kougari Oval.

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