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. 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.
wru is always keen to push its commitment to the women s game. we re committed to making the best professional programme in the world. over the last 12 months, we ve seen some real progress| in the women s game in wales. we ve seen the first i professional contracts, we ve seen the professional staff, the support staff bolstered. while progress was being made, some in the organisation were still worried about the culture in parts of the wru. it s not a culture that likes to be challenged. marc roberts has just quit the wru after 20 years of helping to develop the men s and women s game in north wales. when i first started and i thoroughly enjoyed the experience, i think, unfortunately, the last five or six years, the culture has got worse.
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 of sexual abuse to him as a child by teachers, etc. um. i was quite shocked that that sort of terminology was used. as we got off the bus, the most senior manager on that particular journey then echoed the same statement to the same individual.
that particular day, you know, it was unprofessional behaviour throughout, to the point where that day was actually investigated by an external hr company. marc says he told them what he d overheard. 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 rugby. there is a massive problem. this is at different levels.
bolstered. while progress was being made, some in the organisation were still worried about the culture in parts of the wru. it s not a culture that likes to be challenged. marc roberts has just quit the wru after 20 years of helping to develop the men s and women s game in north wales. when i first started and i thoroughly enjoyed the experience, i think, unfortunately, the last five or six years, the culture has got worse. marc says he warned bosses about what he d seen and heard from a number of women in the organisation. i m aware of several instances where females have left the business or mental health has been affected and, certainly, it s part of my decision to leave welsh rugby union. were they able to complain about it?