Rochelle Tamarua

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Rochelle Tamarua
Born
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationRugby League referee
Relatives Crystal Tamarua (sister)

Rochelle Tamarua is a New Zealand rugby league referee. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Tamarua is of Maori and Cook Island descent. [1]

Tamarua took up officiating rugby league in 2012 and within three years was a member of the New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) officials team for test matches between Australia and New Zealand. [2] She was the first woman to referee in the Fox Premiership, the leading domestic rugby league competition of the Auckland Rugby League. [2]

In 2017 Tamarua took time away from refereeing to concentrate on running her own restaurant but returned to the sport in 2018. Continuing her career, she took a job with the Auckland Rugby League as the league's referees development officer. [3] On the pitch she continued to referee domestic games and in 2022 took charge of several games in the National Rugby League (NRL) Women's National Championship in Australia. In August 2022 she became the first New Zealand woman to referee a match in the NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW). [1]

Tamarua was one of only two NZRL referees selected for the officials team at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England. [4] Her first world cup appearance will be as a touch judge in the match between Wales and Cook Islands on 18 October 2022. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kiwi sisters to achieve unique first in NRLW". National Rugby League. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Wills, Sophie (19 August 2022). "Rochelle Tamarua ready for NRLW challenge". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Whitelock, Adam (7 August 2022). "Great Humans: Rochelle Tamarua, Referees Development Officer". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Bower, Aaron (5 October 2022). "Referees list for World Cup confirmed with top Super League names included". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Segal, Ryan (12 October 2022). "Former Super League referee to take charge of England vs Samoa as officials are named for World Cup opening fixtures". Rugby League News. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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