Paola AGOSTINELLI (Benetton Treviso) Giovanna BADO (Benetton Treviso) Sara BARATTIN (Benetton Treviso) Nadia BRANNON (OA Saints) Veronica CERADINI (Mira Riviera del Brenta) Celeste CRISTOFANELLO (Vegetal Progress Biella Rugby) Elisa CUCCHIELLA (Utensildodi Le Lupe Piacenza) Elisa FACCHINI (Benetton Treviso) Silvia GAUDINO (Benetton Treviso) Daniela GINI (Futura Park Rugby Roma) Gimena PANICHELLI (Vegetal Progress Biella Rugby) Silvia PERON (Benetton Treviso) Sara PETTINELLI (Futura Park Rugby Roma) Regina PINTUS (Futura Park Rugby Roma) Silvia PIZZATI (Mira Riviera del Brenta) Cecilia RIDOLFI (Mira Riviera del Brenta) Sara SALA (CDS Rugby Pesaro) Maria Cristina SANFILIPPO (Grazia Deledda Sinnai) Valentina SCHIAVON (Mira Riviera del Brenta) Veronica SCHIAVON (Mira Riviera del Brenta) Flavia SEVERIN (Benetton Treviso) Licia STEFAN (Benetton Treviso) – Capitano Michela TONDINELLI (Benetton Treviso) Sara TRILLI (ASR Monza) Paola ZANGIROLAMI (Mira Riviera del Brenta) Sara ZANON (Benetton Treviso)

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Australian Sarah Corrigan is breaking new ground in rugby union by becoming the first woman in the world to officiate a men's international.

Corrigan has been appointed by the International Rugby Board as one of 14 referees for April's under-19 World Championship in Belfast.

The 26-year-old has long been a pioneer in rugby union.

Last year she became the first woman to referee a women's rugby World Cup semi-final, taking charge of the England-Canada match in Edmonton in September.

Now in her 10th year of whistle-blowing, Corrigan was also the first female in the ACT, NSW or Queensland to referee a first-grade match.

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