5 Live Rugby League - The tale of two fanatical advocates of rugby league

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Sandy Shipley, is a Toronto Wolfpack superfan and she reveals some myth-busting facts about Toronto, plus Julia Lee, a pioneer for the women’s game back in the 1980’s when she became the first woman to officiate a men's rugby league game in the UK.

Julia took up refereeing aged 17 after seeing an advert in a matchday programme while watching her beloved Hull KR.

Published on Monday, 2nd March 2020.

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