{"id":50921,"date":"2020-02-27T15:57:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T15:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=50921"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:51:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:27","slug":"nobody-ever-comes-to-watch-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/nobody-ever-comes-to-watch-us","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Nobody ever comes to watch us.&#8221; A look at the inequality within rugby."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>As six nations fever hits the streets of Cardiff for yet another weekend, the gulf in opportunities for men and women in rugby still need addressing.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"536\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-University-Womens-Rugby-Team-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff University Ladies Rugby Club won the  South Women&#8217;s Premier, having won 10 out of 10 matches.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the mad excitement of six nations season, the men\u2019s national side sells out the 75,000-seater Principality Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the ground, the streets, pubs and chatter of Cardiff is filled with expectant and passionate fans adorning Welsh flags and daffodils. To them, and on days like these, nothing else except singing the anthem in unison and cheering on Alun Wyn Jones\u2019s side seems to matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the flip side, the women\u2019s team play at the neighbouring BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, a venue hosting 12,000. \u00a0Outside the ground, and walking the streets of Cardiff, you would be forgiven for not realising that an encounter was taking place. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Principality-and-Arms-Park-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Side by side, the stadium choices for the men and women&#8217;s Six Nations matches tells its own story about the stark inequality between two genders in the sport. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And this disparity in attendance\nfigures at the professional level only scrapes the surface of the inequalities\nfaced by females in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe support is so different. Nobody\never comes to watch us,\u201d argues Ella Plunkett, a member of the Cardiff\nUniversity Ladies Rugby Club.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Ella and countless other girls growing\nup, there were not any local clubs to join, meaning her first chance of playing\nthe game she is so passionate about came at University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the lack of opportunities for young girls in schools is one of the games\u2019 biggest issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel like for a lot of schools\nit\u2019s only for boys, and we have netball,\u201d says Lucy Davalou, another member of\nthe University club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the below statistics are a damning\nindictment of the gender disparity at school level, things are slowly changing.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50933\" width=\"514\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6.png 531w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50933\" width=\"514\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6.png 531w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chat-years-3-6-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The 2018 Annual Sport Review highlights the differences between male and female participation in rugby even at such a young age. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"402\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11.png 536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11.png 536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bar-chart-years-7-11-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Rugby was not in the top ten sports that young girls played at school, yet it was consistently in the top three for boys of all ages across Wales in 2018. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy Davalou and teammate Karolina Thomas, indeed, were luckier than Ella. The former comes from the south of France, which had big teams and offered her lots of opportunities to play. The latter comes from a small English town but was able to join a club without great difficulty from a young age since one of the coaches\u2019 daughters played.<\/p>\n<p>And, fortunately, these opportunities for young girls are increasingly commonplace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can even tell that at University with every new cohort that comes in. Our freshers this year has been very strong,\u201d argues Ella.<\/p>\n<p>There has also been a marked profileration in recent years of clubs with women&#8217;s teams in Wales, whether that be at junior or senior level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The map below shows the teams of the top three divisions in Women&#8217;s Rugby in Wales: The Women&#8217;s Premier League, the North Wales division and the Women&#8217;s Merit Table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:shortcode --><br><!-- \/wp:shortcode --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The recent increase in participation of girls in rugby notwithstanding, structural gender inequality is still one of the biggest obstacles to the sport\u2019s development and progress.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main factors which currently inhibits girls from joining clubs is the lack of specialist, female specific equipment on the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really difficult for women to find rugby boots around Cardiff. Whatever shop you go to, they are like \u00a380, they go from size 5 and a half straight to 7 or 8 and they are always in the men\u2019s section. The same goes for shorts and normal equipment for women\u2019s rugby,\u201d explains Lucy Davalou.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>And although rugby union also has an clear problem regarding equal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningexpress.co.uk\/sport\/study-finds-rugby-union-among-worst-offenders-in-gender-prize-money-gap\/\">prize money,<\/a>&nbsp;it is the simple things such as boots and equipment which really hamper opportunities for girls in Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish and Welsh national sides have also complained about the awful treatment they have received in recent weeks and months. Among these complaints include a lack of sanitary bins in the changing rooms, the wrong size shirts, a lower standard of food provision than the men and even remarks on the women\u2019s use of make-up, as reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/rugby-union\/2020\/02\/21\/women-rugby-players-face-shabby-changing-rooms-shirt-shortages\/\"><em>The Telegraph.&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":51322} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-Rugby-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Women&#8217;s Rugby Team will play against Leeds Beckett on Wednesday 4th March at 14:00 at Cardiff University Playing Fields in the quarter final of the Women&#8217;s Vase. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If clubs, equipment and<br>\nfacilities are evidence of a financial inequality within the game, then the way<br>\nwomen are treated by some men must also be highlighted. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Karolina Thomas argues<br>\nthat they are constantly treated like the sport is not as good as their male<br>\ncounterparts. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell they [men who<br>\ncriticise women\u2019s sport] should come and watch a game and then they can judge.<br>\nBut most of them don\u2019t ever watch us and just judge because that is the banter<br>\nbetween them,\u201d states Lucy Davalou.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if you watched the Varsity game<br>\nfrom last year. The women\u2019s rugby game was a really good close game, but the<br>\nmen\u2019s match was quite boring,\u201d adds Emma Towns, another teammate. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Despite these aforementioned latent structural inequalities,<br>\nrecent improvements have been made, including an expansion in female<br>\nparticipation in schools and an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/rugby-union\/2020\/02\/19\/exclusive-rfu-commissions-study-menstrual-cycle-affects-womens\/\">announcement<\/a>&nbsp;that the RFU (the<br>\ngoverning body of Rugby in England) and Leeds Beckett University will study how<br>\nthe menstrual cycle affects female rugby players in order to optimise<br>\nperformance levels.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Although gender inequality in rugby<br>\ngoes far beyond the choice of stadium, the setting of the Six Nations ties for<br>\nmen and women does, in a way, tell its own story. .  <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":51323} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-Uni-Womens-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><p><\/p>\n<figcaption> \u201cYou can even tell that (the increase in opportunities for girls at a young age) with every new cohort that comes in. Our freshers this year have been very strong,&#8221; states Ella Plunkett. <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>It symbolises the very different attitude, investment and priority given to women\u2019s and men\u2019s sport.<\/p>\n<p>This, in turn, feeds its way down into other issues prohibiting the development of the women\u2019s game: sporting equipment, facilities, clubs and opportunities at school.<\/p>\n<p>And although the above issues need to be addressed first, and she argues that the game has developed and progressed over the years, Karolina Thomas\u2019 dream is the same as all Welsh female rugby players:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just hope one day we are treated at the same level as the men, so that the national team would be playing in the Principality rather than the Arms Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:tadv\/classic-paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Six Nations in full flow, the gender inequalities and gulf of opportunities in the sport still need addressing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":395,"featured_media":51337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,17],"tags":[429,446],"coauthors":[629],"class_list":["post-50921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-social-justice","category-sport-health","tag-rugby","tag-six-nations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Nobody ever comes to watch us.&quot; 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