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‘Trailblazer’ Rebecca Welch breaks new ground as Premier League referee

Forty-year-old set to become league’s first female referee and her appearance may have a welcome effect of lessening abuse Rebecca Welch is no stranger to being first. Two years ago, she became the first female referee in the EFL when she officiated a League Two clash between Harrogate and Port Vale. The first woman to

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Henry Slade: ‘I felt I was in my prime before the World Cup – not to go was gutting’

All the Exeter Chiefs player wants for Christmas is to continue his fine form and put himself in contention for the England squad Henry Slade is sitting in reception at Sandy Park wearing a Christmas jumper with a fire-breathing dinosaur on the front. The Exeter’s squad’s festive meal is about to start and the mood

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