When you are at the vanguard of a developing sport, odds are you will take part in the odd record-breaking moment.
For Limerick's Joy Neville, it is a near constant occupational hazard.
A rugby union referee that has taken the role of women within the sport - be it the men's or women's game - onto ever higher dimensions.
In Saturday's women's Six Nations tie between France and England in Grenoble, Neville was again present as history was made; although perhaps this time she didn't have a whole lot to do with it.
In what may well be the championship's title decider, the top two sides met with nothing to separate them bar an 18-point differential in points converted.
Enough to captivate what was an incredibly excited home crowd, the 17,440 who turned out participated in setting a new record for the women's game. It sparked rapturous applause from the crowd.
Over 300 more than the number that was recorded at the World Cup final in Ireland last August, it is being regarded as a testament to the hard work that continues to go into promoting the women's game.
Record crowd of 17,440 at tonight’s #WomensSixNations
🇫🇷 v🌹@FFRugby v @EnglandRugby game proving once again that there is a growing audience for women’s sport. #visibilitymatters #showup— Women's Sport Trust (@WomenSportTrust) March 10, 2018
17,000+!!!! What a crowd in Grenoble for France v England. The emotion from the French players at the end shows the passion involved in #WomensSixNations and what winning means to them 👏🏉
— Nora Stapleton (@NoraStapleton) March 10, 2018
Who said no one wants women’s sport? Well done @FFRugby 17440 spectators for the #WomensSixNations game v @EnglandRugby - a world record.
— Amanda Bennett (@ABCymru10) March 10, 2018
What a win for France! Jessy Trémoulière comes up big at the death and they are on course for the Grand Slam. 17,440 there to watch in Grenoble #FRAvENG #WomensSixNations https://t.co/3pEl065S0y
— Paul Eddison (@pauleddison) March 10, 2018
#WomensSixNations - incredible match, fearsome skills, record audience & outrageously good entertainment. Sponsors - you have to want a piece of this... https://t.co/GeD6bnWnoX
— Jo Bostock MBE (@Jobostock) March 10, 2018
Gutted to lose, but what an advert for the game. #WomensSixNations https://t.co/moz1uLSrwa
— Tammy Parlour MBE (@Tammy_Parlour) March 10, 2018
If you're not watching @FFRugby battling @EnglandRugby in the women's six nations, you're missing out!! Most exciting game since WRWC #WomensSixNations
— Sara Parsons (@slp_23) March 10, 2018
. @JoyNevilleRef having a great game, excellent control of the match. Communicating well with the players. #FRAvENG #Womenssixnations
— Adam Moursy (@adammoursy) March 10, 2018
Having trailed for much of the second-half, France managed to claw back a late try and assert a strong hold over the championship, running out 18-17 winners in the end.
Unfortunate to lose in the end, England will now look to next week's game against Ireland where the visitors can potentially move from 3rd place into 2nd with a win in England.
