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Warren Gatland remains as the Wales coach after review of winless year
4 days, 22 hours ago

Warren Gatland remains as the Wales coach after review of winless year

Associated Press  

CARDIFF, Wales — Warren Gatland stays as the Wales coach for the 2025 Six Nations following a review into his team’s failure to win a rugby test all year. WRU chief executive Abi Tierney considered “wholesale immediate change” in her review but decided that challenging Gatland to “change Wales’ fortunes on the pitch was the best approach at this time,” …

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Welsh Rugby Union signs legal agreement with EHRC to ‘tackle workplace culture’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Welsh Rugby Union signs legal agreement with EHRC to ‘tackle workplace culture’

The Independent  

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Welsh Rugby’s grovelling apology in sexism scandal: ‘We should have done better’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Welsh Rugby’s grovelling apology in sexism scandal: ‘We should have done better’

The Telegraph  

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. …

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Welsh Rugby in fresh sexism scandal after threatening World Cup withdrawal in contract stand-off
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Welsh Rugby in fresh sexism scandal after threatening World Cup withdrawal in contract stand-off

The Telegraph  

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 …

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Wales bans singing of ‘Delilah’ during Six Nations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wales bans singing of ‘Delilah’ during Six Nations

The Independent  

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Welsh Rugby Union apologises after damning report reveals toxic and sexist culture
1 year, 1 month ago

Welsh Rugby Union apologises after damning report reveals toxic and sexist culture

The Independent  

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WRU boss says Wales coach Warren Gatland ‘one of the best in the world’
1 year, 4 months ago

WRU boss says Wales coach Warren Gatland ‘one of the best in the world’

The Independent  

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Tom Jones hits out at decision to ban ‘Delilah’ from Welsh rugby games
1 year, 5 months ago

Tom Jones hits out at decision to ban ‘Delilah’ from Welsh rugby games

The Independent  

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WRU criticised for ‘serious failure of governance’ over misconduct allegations
1 year, 6 months ago

WRU criticised for ‘serious failure of governance’ over misconduct allegations

The Independent  

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Welsh Rugby accused of ‘systemic failures’ in scathing report over sexist culture
1 year, 6 months ago

Welsh Rugby accused of ‘systemic failures’ in scathing report over sexist culture

The Telegraph  

A damning report published by the Welsh government has found that “little would have changed” within its rugby governing body had allegations of sexism and misogyny not been made public, after it emerged that three staff members had been disciplined on similar grounds. The Senedd committee that compiled the report, following accusations within the Welsh Rugby Union that came to …

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Wales v England Six Nations team news: Borthwick's selections look close to a proper Test-match team
1 year, 10 months ago

Wales v England Six Nations team news: Borthwick's selections look close to a proper Test-match team

The Telegraph  

After weeks of teeth-gnashing and nail-biting, Wales finally ended their threat not to play England in the Six Nations this Saturday after the WRU met the demands of the players. If the match had not gone ahead, the Welsh Rugby Union would have lost around £20 million, the city of Cardiff a similarly huge amount, and the game at large …

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Wales Six Nations strike: Explaining the key issues putting England match at risk
1 year, 10 months ago

Wales Six Nations strike: Explaining the key issues putting England match at risk

The Independent  

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WRU chief executive faces calls to stand down after claims of 'toxic culture'
1 year, 11 months ago

WRU chief executive faces calls to stand down after claims of 'toxic culture'

The Telegraph  

"We acknowledge and support the calls previously made by WRU chair Ieuan Evans to evolve the governance of the organisation to ensure the board are 'truly representative' and 'skills-based'." According to the Daily Mail, the complainant also alleged a member of staff made sexist remarks about Wales’s women’s team in 2020 and that racist terms such as “P---” were made …

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Wales cancel rugby sevens programme
4 years, 3 months ago

Wales cancel rugby sevens programme

The Telegraph  

The Welsh Rugby Union has confirmed that its men’s sevens programme will cease to operate in its current format after being rendered “unsustainable” by the Covid-19 pandemic. “Unfortunately, while we have seen the return of regional rugby in its current restricted form, it’s unlikely the sevens programme would be preparing for any top-level competition until at least April of next …

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