St Helens star Tara Jones hangs up boots to become full-time RFL match official

ST HELENS hooker Tara Jones has announced her retirement as a player to become a full-time match official with the Rugby Football League.
Jones, St Helens Women’s leading appearance maker, became the first woman to referee a senior RFL men’s fixture in April when she took charge of the Betfred League One fixture between Oldham and Cornwall at Boundary Park.
The 28-year-old, capped 14 times by England, has also appeared as a touch-judge in a number of Betfred Super League fixtures.
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