Women Referees in Rio de Janeiro

For the first time the State of Rio de Janeiro will have an arbitration group entirely feminine in a rugby match. The referees Cristiana Futuro, Esther Fonseca and Beatriz Magalhaes were in charge of the men’s game Rio Rugby “B” x Resende on May 19 this year.

According to Henrique Platais, referee from Rio de Janeiro and the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby, “This is a demonstration of an area that women are achieved in rugby. I think this can serve as an example to encourage other women to take up the whistle not only in Rio but in all Brazil. “.

Congratulations to Rio de Janeiro!

Read this article in Portuguese.