Sara Cox (referee)

Sara Cox
MBE
Date of birth1990/91
Occupation(s)Rugby union referee
Rugby union career
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2014– Women's Rugby World Cup
2014– Women's Premiership
2018– Premiership Rugby
2018– Test match
Correct as of 3 November 2018

Sara Louise Cox[1] MBE (born 1990/91[2]) is an English rugby union referee and former rugby union footballer. In 2016, she became the world's first professional female rugby union referee, and in 2018 she became the first woman to referee a Premiership Rugby Cup[3] match. On 25 September 2021, she became the first woman to referee a Premiership Rugby Union Match when she took centre field for a fixture between Harlequins and Worcester Warriors at the Stoop.[4]

  1. ^ "King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Female referee Sara Cox to officiate at Premiership Rugby Cup match". BBC Sport. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Sara Cox makes history after becoming the first female referee in a Premiership fixture". The Independent. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.