Top women’s rugby union players go public with grievances over Rugby Australia equality

Number of Wallaroos players post critical statement on social mediaIncludes allegations of favouritism towards men’s game

Australia’s top women’s rugby union players have launched a coordinated social media campaign against Rugby Australia over alleged favouritism towards male athletes in the sport. More than half of the team that played against Canada in July have posted on Instagram and Twitter with a nine-paragraph statement.

It includes a list of grievances against the governing body including allegations of flying the Wallaroos economy while the Wallabies flew business class, the failure to offer women full-time contracts, and spending millions of dollars on recruitment and staff for the men’s game at the same time as Rugby Australia cited a lack of resources for the women.

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