Great Humans: Rochelle Tamarua, ARL Referees Development Officer

2022 was an enormous year for Auckland based referee Rochelle Tamarua.

The Kuki Airani/Maori referee had the opportunity to go over and referee for the NRLW competition and then made history as one of two female officials in charge of a World Cup fixture at the Rugby League World Cup.

She also refereed a number of the Womens games at the World Cup.

This year she's been named to referee the Women's All Star game between the Maori & Indigenous Womens All Star teams.

Outside of these fixtures she's also Auckland Rugby League's Referees Development Officer, fulfilling her role daily to promote, manage and ensure the referee system is thriving in Tāmaki Makaurau year-round.

Get to know her in the video above -