a record equalling 22nd grand slam men s title, putting him level with rafael nadal. now a bbc wales investigates programme has raised allegations of misogyny, sexism and racism in in the welsh rugby s governing body. before we start, i want to bring you this statement from the team. they say. now it s time for bbc wales investigates: welsh rugby under the spotlight. wales women on the pitch. ..proud to wear the three feathers. you know, it s a wonderful game and it s our national game. it was a dream job. charlotte wathan was hired in 2018 to help transform the women s game in wales. i believed that i could be a force for good., you know, bring about some positive change. but she quit after four years, telling the wru she was sick of being exposed to bullying, sexism and sexual harassment at work. and that s really sad. um. the women s game had long struggled for crowds and credibility. and, in 2018, things had hit rock bottom. well, they beat wales - here at twickenham by
emergency has been declared. meteorologists say around an entire summer s worth of rain fell in just a few hours, and the deluge is set to continue. now on bbc news, bbc wales investigates: welsh rugby under the spotlight. wales women on the pitch. commentator: wales score! wearing the three feathers. it is a wonderful game and our national game, a dream job. charlotte was hired in 2018 to help transform the women s game in wales. i believed that i could be a force for good. i believed that i could, you know, bring about some positive change. but she quit after four years, telling the wru she was sick of being exposed to bullying, sexism and sexual harassment at work. and that s really sad. um. the women s game had long struggled for crowds and credibility. and, in 2018, things had hit rock bottom. commentator: well, they beat wales here | at twickenham 52 0. after 20 years working in sport, charlotte s job was to get more women and girls playing and to develop a strategy for
the wru told us, this is new information which will be followed up and acted on. women s rugby was everything i wanted to do. i remember those days when i pulled on a red jersey were some of the most wonderful days of my life. tonia antoniazzi was a wales international. she s now a welsh mp. she says it was never easy playing in the women s game, but she d hoped, 20 years on, things would be different. there are still issues around misogyny and sexism in in rugby. there is a massive problem. this is at different levels. three completely different people came to me with a com. ..with concerns around governance and the way that women are being treated. but from three different perspectives, and those different
i tried to take them to an employment tribunal. they bullied me by saying they would put a cost order against me because they would argue that the claim was vexatious and that, as a result of that, it could amount to fees. extraordinary, extraordinary fees i would have to pay. 0n the balance of what was the most important at that time my family and our livelihood, versus trying to fix an organisation i d left, i chose my family and my livelihood. at the time, she says the wru argued she d left it too late to bring a claim, and that she had no grounds for one. it told us her case was investigated and proper procedures were followed. in the end, i did what i had to do to get out of that situation. unless you are a woman and, excuse the expression, - but with balls and deep pockets, -
perspectives is what convinced me that i needed to take this further. this is on a level of gymnastics. this is on the level of what s happened in cricket. allegations of abuse in gymnastics and racism at yorkshire cricket led to independent inquiries into those scandals. at the wru, concerns about culture were flagged in an online meeting in 2020, when marc and charlotte say they overheard a colleague make a racist comment. in a zoom meeting, one of the senior managers within the rugby side, we were chatting about cricketjust before the start of meeting and.and he referred to a minority group as the p word. well, the conversation - was between the manager and the individual who used that