Women's rugby not to blame for region axe - WRU
The director of women's rugby at the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has hit back at "embarrassing" claims over why a men'e region is being axed.
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"I'm really disappointed and slightly embarrassed by some of the comments I read online about the women's game taking money from the men's game."
— Nadine Griffiths , Executive
"If we look at the men's game we are hitting ceilings in terms of where our commercial growth opportunities are, there's only so much more we can charge for tickets, there's only so many people we can get into the ground."
— Nadine Griffiths , Executive
"Our women's game is a growth area and provides us an opportunity to really bring in some serious cash into Welsh rugby as a whole."
— Nadine Griffiths , Executive
"Results matter."
— Nadine Griffiths , Executive
"[Results] are not going to come overnight, we're building a house and we have to build those foundations."
— Nadine Griffiths , Executive
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The director of women's rugby at the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has hit back at "embarrassing" claims over why a men'e region is being axed.
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