The Wales Rugby Union has issued a grovelling apology after a Telegraph Sport investigation uncovered widespread sexism in the way it handled contract negotiations with its women’s team. Players were left “emotionally unwell” during a convoluted and unprofessional negotiating process which lasted several months and escalated when the WRU threatened to pull the women’s team from next year’s World Cup. …
The WRU, which posted a turnover of £100 million for the year ending June 2023, announced new deals for 37 players in September worth £24,000 to £30,000 which made the players “one of the best-paid international women’s teams in the world game” despite not meeting almost all of their proposals. In a statement, Tierney said: “In September this year the …
Perched on a tackle bag at the Wales Rugby Union high performance centre, props Gwenllian Pyrs and Sisilia Tuipulotu, and Kelsey Jones the hooker radiate a magical glow. The front-three have anchored a Wales side that has enjoyed a perfect start to the Women’s Six Nations, their bulldozing performances emblematic of a squad that has been reinvigorated by the arrival …
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