C’mon girls! The Ireland Women’s Rugby team will battle it out with Scotland this Saturday April 29th in The DAM Health Stadium Edinburgh. It’s the final game of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations tournament and it kicks off from 7:30pm. It’ll also be broadcasted on Virgin Media One. The girls in green have been unlucky […]
2 years ago
The backlash continues.. Last week, The Telegraph released an investigation claiming there is deep-rooted sexism towards women’s rugby within the IRFU. Among the many issues uncovered, journalist Fiona Tomas reported that the organisation refused to negotiate flexible contracts with players. She also found that players were denied protein during their Japan tournament and that the […]
2 years ago
C’mon girls! Ireland battle it out with Italy in the third round of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations today. It kicks off at 4:45pm at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Italy and will be broadcasted on Virgin Media One. After a tumultuous week for Women’s Rugby and the IRFU, the country is really getting behind the […]
2 years ago
“What happened previously, you know, I can’t stop people talking about.” Greg McWilliams is currently trying to get a squad desperately short of caps, confidence and positives to focus on a vital game away to Italy, this weekend. For much of his Thursday press briefing, though, he found himself having to defend the union that […]
2 years ago
Players left out of team meetings.. The IRFU has been linked to an “old boys club” following an investigation into sexism towards the women’s rugby players taken on by The Telegraph. After an intense investigation, The Telegraph’s Fiona Tomas found some worrying evidence of extreme sexism and deep-rooted misogyny within the IRFU. She reported that […]
2 years ago
Irish player says the IRFU should reconsider their maternity leave policy The Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Players’ Association announced generous changes to their maternity, pregnant parent and adoption leave policy for England Women’s Rugby players. The new policy was introduced to ensure pregnant players get the best support during and after their pregnancy. […]
3 years ago