The IRFU have declined an Austrailain offer for a three match test series between Austrailian women's side and Ireland.
Irish rugby fans and players have slammed the IRFU for turning down the chance for the women's team to tour Australia alongside the men, despite an offer from the Australian Rugby Union to cover all of the Irish team's costs except for their flights.
Takes a lot of courage to do this. Proud teammate. https://t.co/Dj8SVCyvdH
— Jenny Murphy (@jennymurphy045) June 7, 2018
Sick of staying quiet about missed ops for shared learning. Been working on a paper investigating a model of promo and dev in women's sport that could be sustainable for wom rugby in Ireland, but what’s the point. When a key charac of successful models is integrating with the men https://t.co/OA95OFZ2FM
— Sene Naoupu (@SeneNaoupu) June 7, 2018
Takes a lot of courage to do this. Proud teammate. https://t.co/Dj8SVCyvdH
— Jenny Murphy (@jennymurphy045) June 7, 2018
Things the #IRFU have done for the women's team in the last year:
X - downgraded their coach to part-time
X - turned down primetime TV slots
X - turned down a tour of AustraliaIt's time the IRFU took the women's game seriously.https://t.co/9t0M2RVJUW
— Una Power (@unapower) June 7, 2018
Turning down a series in Oz is a slap in the face for development of Irish women’s 15s rugby. Must be absolutely demoralising for players.
— Sinéad Kissane (@sineadkissane) June 7, 2018
A real slap in the face for the progression of women’s rugby... it doesn’t seem the players were even consulted on the matter? The home side even offering to cover accommodation costs! https://t.co/VcMX5B05iC
— Lauren Guilfoyle (@LaurenGuilfoyle) June 7, 2018
At this point, could the IRFU just admit they have little interest in women’s rugby because it feels like they’re continuing to do more harm than good https://t.co/i44SJ5yaEd
— Kate McEvoy (@ImKateMc) June 7, 2018
