Anyone else filled with abject dread or is it just me
WRU chief executive Abi Tierney says the governing body will produce its "optimal solution" to transform the domestic game in the next couple of weeks.
www.bbc.co.uk
I cant, for someone who was installed because she had a vagina, off the back of a sexism scandal, despite an entire career of abject failure, and no experience of sport, whonin her first interview discussed colleagues and stakeholders but not the fans, spoken in women's sport specifically and didnt mention 1. Welsh women's sport, 2. The men's game, claimed she didnt get the job because she was female, and then rattled off how being a female is a super power the WRU capitalised on, talked about transparency and unity as key issues, before locking the office door to the public, and speaking on killing 50% of thebpro Welsh club game, talked on her business acumen in the context ofnHome office revenue (hahahahahahaha), and even talked about this needing to be a collaboration, and not dictating the way forward, as she'd only get compliance at best, before stating she worked in a top down leadership approach, and even Collier, repeatedly denies she was interviewed due to her vagina, but goes on to say they were looking for gender balance, to get women in decision making positions and minimum fill 5 seats...
So ye, how has she done first year?
Shes farmed out key decision making to outside sources, repeatedly talked about 'reconsidering her position', blamed 200 years of WRU for todays mess, hung Matt Sheratt out to dry, after putting him in the dog **** position in the first place, accepted coaching decisions to quit mid tournament, been indecisive about a replacement, prioritised the women's game installing replacement DOR and coach, and worst of all, totally undermined her words with her actions...
She talked about coaching experience being key, but also wants a young coach to be able to identify with a younger, and culturally diverse player pool hahaha can you imagine young SA players dictating team culture on the national stage? Hahahah
But to be fair she has 2 major positives...
1. She did say from the start, everything will take time, and shes certainly done that, Welsh rugby has been in a rudderless holding pattern for over 12 months, no regional game decision no head coach since mid tournament and summer tour, key issues are talked about endlessly...
2. The passport office has dramatically improved its standards, averaging from 10 weeks per process to 3 weeks in the vast majority of cases. Numbers from Q1 2023 and Q2 2024 are stark, I recently applied for a new born passport, and it was easy peasy, thanks WRU.
But let me leave you with the WRUs words:
The
Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) board has undergone significant changes, including a move towards greater diversity and a reduction in the influence of member clubs. The new board structure features more independent non-executive directors (INEDs) and aims to have at least five women, including one in a top leadership role. The board will also have a specific individual focused on representing women's and girls' rugby.
Thank God for this very important change, we are on the up now, literally bypass South Afric by end 2026!!!
