The WRU (Welsh Rugby Union) finds itself seriously splashed by an investigation broadcast by the BBC.
A former employee of the Welsh Rugby Federation, interviewed on condition of anonymity, claims to have written a memo in 2018 for her husband in case she committed suicide, following sexist harassment from her male colleagues.
The BBC also called Charlotte Wathan, ex-director of Welsh women's rugby, to testify, denouncing a "toxic culture".
In 2019, at the Welsh training center in Glamorgan, "a man said he wanted to take me back to the hotel, tie me to the bed and rape me," says Charlotte Wathan.
"I remember being sick, like after a punch in the stomach," she continues.
I remember being in a state of shock and thinking "did I really hear that?".
Everyone laughed, I left the room and burst into tears.
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Accused man still at WRU
The former leader seized the WRU at the time, which commissioned an external investigator to shed light on this incident and on broader accusations of sexism.
But the BBC says several key witnesses, who could confirm its claims, were not heard.
The man accused of making the remarks has also not been heard from, and he still works at the WRU, according to the British public media.
Ex-chairman of the Welsh professional rugby board, Amanda Blanc had already had very harsh words during her leaving speech in 2021 to denounce sexism at the WRU, saying that she was leaving "because 'we weren't listening to him'.
Questioned by the BBC, the WRU claims to have investigated these cases and affirms that the appropriate procedures have been applied.
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