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JC
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More reality of being a pro female player in Ireland
This is not in the interests of athletes, coaches, growing our sport, the women’s rugby community, the provinces or the IRFU
They’ll all say this OTR
Who’s gonna tell the emperor about their clothes?
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JC@JC200022
The hidden reality of being a “pro” female rugby player in Ireland Huge commutes Long days Minimal or no pay Cos we copied the men’s provincial model We are in a battle for athletes & this won’t attract or retain them Wait for the reveal at end 👇 instagram.com/reel/DVEv0XdjO…
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@JC200022 I must be ex directory JC, or invisible on the touch lines or training pitches.......
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@fitbizexplosion You’ve been doing this damn near 20 years in multiple clubs & multiple universities
With that experience & expertise, the committees & staff making decisions must have you on speed dial
Would you go on a committee? Do you have any professional experience outside of rugby?
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@JC200022 "When we started talking........" might be a good starting point in Ireland 🤔
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“We decided NOT to have a women’s league based on the same principles as the men’s game”
“… a clean sheet of paper”
If only we had someone who knew the SA system & could harness the community in Ireland 😏
Build with our female athletes in mind
And not bankrupt the Union…
SuperSport Rugby@SSRugby
🗣️ "We will pay the salaries of the players, that will give the women the opportunity to concentrate full time on rugby." Rian Oberholzer explains the professionalization of the women's league in South Africa, centrally controlled by SA Rugby. #SSRugby | #HereForHer
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The hidden reality of being a “pro” female rugby player in Ireland
Huge commutes
Long days
Minimal or no pay
Cos we copied the men’s provincial model
We are in a battle for athletes & this won’t attract or retain them
Wait for the reveal at end 👇
instagram.com/reel/DVEv0XdjO…
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Good headline & positive move
But not a 10% strategy & not a credible domestic pathway
Internal politics of HPU v Lynne’s new 4 hire dept & the more than decade long ineffectiveness of the Domestic dept
Dysfunction rolls on
“Who’s in charge of women’s rugby”, (c) A Griggs
Irish Rugby@IrishRugby
We're hosting a new series of combines, designed to identify high-potential female athletes from other sporting backgrounds and introduce them to the elite rugby performance pathway. Register your interest now ➡️ bit.ly/4b48XBX
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Few have a reputation within the Greystones/Bray for rugby better than the legendary Kevin Lewis.
On Wednesday, he is aiming to steer Presentation College Bray towards back-to-back Vinnie Murray Cups.
@GreystonesRFC
@PresBraySports
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Love this
Congrats Edwin, his family and all at @cobhpiratesrfc 👏👏👏
Irish Rugby@IrishRugby
Our latest debutant.
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Just Izuchukwu, Baloucoune, Timoney & Beirne having come through the now defunct Ireland 7s program that absolutely 100% does not develop 15s players at all…
Irish Rugby@IrishRugby
Saturday's team.
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We have to be more creative in engaging our community & attracting new audiences
Ideas like this - and the free AIL double-header final tickets for clubs & schools - could make real occasions of our iconic stadiums
Irish rugby feels complacent right now
That’s dangerous
Jeff Neville (TLH)@TheLooseH
Ticket prices for the Ireland XV game should have been halved (or even less). Advertise them properly. Offer group packages for youth teams. Sell the place out, create a better atmosphere, and ultimately still make more money. Important to state it wasn’t Munster/TP doing it.
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Good assessment on where we lie on women’s rugby
Ideology vs Reality
Opex & capex will bankrupt the provinces
Division with govt, sponsors & public opinion when players agitate for equal pay
Instead of building for the customer on a greenfield site…
RugbyPass@RugbyPass
"There are signs throughout the game that players are not in love with the Celtic Challenge." ✍️Nathan Johns writes whether the competition is an attractive prospect to players #Rugby | #IrishRugby Read more ⤵️ rugbypass.com/news/is-the-ce…
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Walking around Connacht’s impressive new stadium today, I thought about the supporters who marched on Lansdowne Road 23 years ago to save the province.
Amazing to see how far the club has come since.
Also made me think about what the Ospreys are going through now.
Solidarity✊🏻
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@LeinsterClub One weakness in aggressive outside in defence is if attack doesn’t work as intended
A ball that goes to ground & not to man can narrow it very quickly
Once 3rd pass away, Leinster were in trouble
Brian Ashton was talking about a bounce pass to beat a defence 20 odd years ago
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You have to question how our defense went from A to B
Premier Sports Ireland@PremSportsIRL
Dan Kelly breaks free and goes over for @Munsterrugby 🔥🔴 It's game on in Limerick 👀
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They’re defo out there on the female side
If we build the right vehicles in the right areas to attract, develop & retain as many as possible to our sport
We’ve a greenfield site
Or we could ignore demographics & copy what we do for men… they are just small men, aren’t they?!!
Des Ryan@DeasunO
@BrendanFanning They are out there, we just need to identify them and develop it.
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10 great chapters of father-son conversation topics which should comfortably get us to the Munster game on Saturday
Great last minute gift idea if you are stuck & you can find it!
Congratulations on another masterpiece @BrendanFanning 👏👏👏
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@ClarkeAoife Ah, it’s been a priority since 2018 & nothing has happened… hence frustration of another iteration that no one is aware of
Would love to meet Head
Hope you’ve a great Christmas also
Thanks for response
Agree on X - no alternate to get rugby info 😕
irishrugby.ie/irfu/strategic…
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@JC200022 We agree the Leadership and Governance of the Women and Girls game is a priority and this is reflected in it being the first pillar in the Women & Girls rugby strategy (d19fc3vd0ojo3m.cloudfront.net/irfu/wp-conten…)
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Hey @ClarkeAoife & @IrishRugby
Got to discussing this in person & online with a heap of people involved in the game, playing & non-playing
How about it?
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If you copy the men’s model & don’t deliver equality - pay included - female athletes will agitate against what they believe is wrong
Looking across the pitch & seeing men getting paid multiples for doing exactly the same work
And it’ll resonate with government/sponsor values
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This plan is so flawed on so many levels it’s hard to know where to start
I’m the biggest supporter of women’s rugby but €9.4m pa is an astonishing figure
RFU launched the Prem 15s with an £800k investment pa between 2018 to 2021
They upped it to £1.2m pa from 2021 to 2024
Irish Independent Sport@IndoSport
Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Kicking on is hard to do – Women’s rugby facing familiar challenges as it looks to build on 2025 success @RuaidhriOC independent.ie/sport/rugby/ru…
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