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The future of Women's Rugby


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Fri Jun 22 2007, 10:24am

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In this thread you can discuss your opinion on the future of Women's Rugby.

Are women being "oppressed" in a male dominated sport?

Is Women's Rugby getting the coverage it deserves?

Is there something we can do to change the status of the sport?

Are the women getting their fair share from sponsorship money?

Should Women's Rugby be run separately from the men's game?

Do the controlling bodies take women's rugby seriously?

The questions above are just a few examples of the questions we get confronted with about women's rugby every day. We are aware of major sponsorships for the game, but in a professional game, the women are still being treated as amateurs. The money supplied by the sponsors somehow doesn't reach the women. We can ask many questions, but the main question to ask is if some controlling bodies are still discriminating against women. In a time where "gender equality" is used as a catch-phrase, we need to ask ourselves if this is true in the game we all love.

In this thread we want your opinions and ideas. How are you experiencing the current situation in your country? What is the view from your unions? Does women's rugby fall under a "male rugby union" or do they operate separately? What would you suggest for the future? How can we develop the game? Can we become more involved? What steps do we need to take to create awareness?

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Mon Aug 13 2007, 02:20pm

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Answers:

As we seem to be looking for answers and solutions to the current situation, I will give my PERSONAL opinion on how things are at the moment and what may be possible solutions.

The first question: Are women being "oppressed" in a male dominated sport?
Yes, of course they are and we are afraid to say it because we might not get the few crumbs the men offer us... And it is even worse in hostirically established and conservative unions.

2:
Is women's rugby getting the coverage it deserves?
No, definitely not. If it got the coverage we would not even be asking this question. It is a fact that a lot of people dont even know about the women's game, and we are are talking about passionate rugby fans that don't know about the women's game.

3:
Is there something we can do to change the status of the sport?
Yes, there are lots we can do, but we are afraid that if we make too much noise, we'll get treated even worse...

4:
Are the women getting their fair share of the sponsorship money?
NO, a loud resounding NO. In some provinces, the women do not even get match fees. They play for the love of the game, while the coffers of the union is fed with multi-million rand sponsorships, nothing is done to reward them for their time and efforts. The women have to ensure their own sponsorships to survive. We also need to ask the sponsors what they are doing about promoting and developing the women's game.

5:
Should women's rugby be run separately from the men's game?
Yes, yes, yes and yes... As long as rugby is run by those who do not take the women's game seriously, the women's game will struggle. We need more support from people passionate about developing the women's game. People that truly care about rugby. (This can be men or women, as long as they are passionate about developing the game for women)

If things continue as they are, then the women's game should be run separately. When sponsorship money is meant for them, then at least they will know that they can get it, for required equipment, kit, travel, etc.

6:
Do the controlling bodies take women's rugby seriously....
NO!
Just visit the SARU website and count the pages devoted to the Women's game. Visit any South African rugby site and look at the amount of information available, or rather, the lack of information. If they took it seriously then more would have been done to promote the game.

All of the above are actually interlinked and it only shows that as long as nothing is done to improve the situation, nothing will change. We need to take the responsibility and to speak out. We need to make the noises to make people aware of problems that exist. We need to take our destiny into our own hands and shape our own future. As long as we sit back and allow others to dictate and decide for us, we will draw the shortest straw.

Women of the (rugby) world unite!!!

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