Emma Rosewarne has been hailed as "one of the most influential women in sport" after receiving the MBE for services to Rugby League in the New Year Honours.
She has had a career of almost four decades in the game, holding a wide range of roles including as a pioneering head of welfare.
Rosewarne first joined the RFL in 1983 in the operations Already a subscriber? Log in here
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