not everyone bought into the idea. some attitudes were, on the pitch we re not equals. and women s rugby was the game for lesbians. it wasn t something they liked. it s something that was played on a sunday, on a day that didn t interfere with the men s game. sometimes that kind of language was used around the national centre of excellence about the national team. it was just the culture. but that was the view amongst some. the national centre of excellence is where wales s top players train and where charlotte says she witnessed worrying attitudes too, including how, in 2019, a male colleague referred to an exercise drill with young women. he referred to one of the drills in one of the sessions as the c word drill, you know, in front of other senior members of the team. and that.it was ok. we had 17 , 18 year olds there.
as the c word drill, you know, in front of other senior members of the team. and that.it was ok. we had 17, 18 year olds there. and they used the c word in front of them? and referred to the drill as the c word. charlotte says she reported her concerns to bosses. we understand one of those bosses didn t recall that conversation. the man in question left the wru. she says she was told the complaint couldn t be investigated further. marc says he also reported incidents elsewhere. he says that, last march, he witnessed colleagues making jokes about child sexual abuse during a staff team building event. very early on in that day, somebody on a bus journey to the activity referenced somebody was, um, from a private school. and because they went
of the sessions as the c word drill, you know, in front of other senior members of the team. and that.it was ok. we had 17 , 18 year olds there. and they used the c word in front of them? and referred to the drill as the c word. charlotte says she reported her concerns to bosses. we understand one of those bosses didn t recall that conversation. the man in question left the wru. she says she was told the complaint couldn t be investigated further. marc says he also reported incidents elsewhere. he says that, last march, he witnessed colleagues making jokes about child sexual abuse during a staff team building event. very early on in that day, somebody on a bus journey to the activity referenced somebody was, um, from a private school. and because they went to a private school, there would be some kind