{"id":36922,"date":"2025-03-11T13:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=36922"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:12:43","slug":"neath-rfcs-post-reflects-bigger-problems-with-sexism-in-sport-former-athlete-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/neath-rfcs-post-reflects-bigger-problems-with-sexism-in-sport-former-athlete-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Neath RFC&#8217;s post reflects &#8216;bigger problems with sexism&#8217; in sport, former athlete says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A controversial post sent by a rugby club which said an upcoming game was &#8216;not for girls&#8217; reflects a wider issue for women in  some sports, a journalist has claimed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth Fisher, former hockey international and trustee for Cymru Women&#8217;s Sport, said she felt shock and disappointment when she saw Neath RFC&#8217;s post.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"764\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50.png 942w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50-770x625.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50-293x238.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50.png 942w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50-770x625.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.50-293x238.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beth tweeted her criticism of the club&#8217;s social media post.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>WRU asked the club to remove the post about the game against Llangennech and it has now been deleted. After being widely criticised, the club has now apologised.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-842x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-842x1024.png 842w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-770x936.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-293x356.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2.png 954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-842x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-842x1024.png 842w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-770x936.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2-293x356.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-12.51.13-2.png 954w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neath&#8217;s owner issued an apology through the club&#8217;s social media account.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Initially, they defended their message in an online statement, arguing they were trying to provoke debate about sexism in rugby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth said,  &#8220;To have the arrogance to tweet something like that, and not even think once &#8216;would this cause offence?&#8217;,  just astonishes me.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re still in this era where women are perceived second class citizens when it comes to sport&#8221;, she told CJS News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She tweeted her own criticism of the comments, and said &#8220;The amount of misogny and sexism I&#8217;ve had off my tweet is beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m kind of used to it now and I kind of ignore it, but if I was 20 years younger, and I have been 20 years younger, going into sports clubs and organisations is scary.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sports journalist said Neath club&#8217;s words were a sign of a bigger problem. Beth said, &#8220;Until women are seriously considered as equal partners within sports organisations and clubs, we&#8217;re going to keep having this problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/image-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beth Fisher is a sports journalist.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>She also backed previous calls for misogyny to be considered a hate crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said Cymru Women&#8217;s Sport, a new organisation to champion women in sport,  aims to call out instances of sexism where previously there was no organisation for female players to go to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A controversial post sent by a rugby club which said an upcoming game was &#8216;not for girls&#8217; reflects a wider issue for women in some sports, a journalist has claimed. 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