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Maria Recouvreur
Maria RecouvreurChief of production

Maria Recouvreur is Chief of Production for CODE who has spent more than a decade writing and editing sports journalism in both print and online. She has worked for Fairfax, News Corp and Pacific Magazines as both a journalist and sub-editor and was the Editor of Big League, the NRL’s now-defunct match-day programme, for several years. While Maria’s main passion is rugby league (go the Bulldogs), she’ll watch any sport that’s on and above all, loves adding the finishing touches on the incredible storytelling that comes with it.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 13: Kalyn Ponga of Queensland celebrates victory with Johnathan Thurston after game three of the State of Origin Series between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues at Suncorp Stadium on July 13, 2022, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

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New Zealand Black Ferns star Rosie Kelly has signed with the Eels. Picture: Supplied

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