Former women’s boss says colleague made rape jibe in Wales

• The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has been accused of a “toxic culture” of misogyny.
• An ex-boss said she considered suicide and a male coworker wanted to “rape” her.
• WRU: both situations were looked into, and the right steps were taken.

An ex-boss of Welsh women’s rugby said that the “toxic culture” of misogyny at the Welsh Rugby Union led her to consider suicide.

Furthermore, according to Charlotte Wathan, a male coworker declared in front of others in an office that he desired to “rape” her.

One-parent mother and another former WRU employee claimed to have written a guidebook for her spouse in case she committed suicide.

According to the WRU, both situations were looked into, and the right steps were taken.

The charges against a significant UK sporting organisation are “on a level” with the racism controversy that rocked Yorkshire Cricket Club, according to one MP who is also a former Wales player.

As the patron of the WRU, Tonia Antoniazzi wrote to the Prince of Wales requesting a meeting to “build a better future for women and girls in rugby in Wales.”

At the WRU’s Vale of Glamorgan training facility in 2019, Ms. Wathan, the former general manager of Welsh women’s rugby, claimed she sobbed after the alleged rape remark was made against her.

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