Another WRU apology

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4.6 • 927 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins and Alex Cuthbert discuss the fall-out after the Welsh Rugby Union are forced to apologise for its handling of contract negotiations with the senior women's side, react to Dai Flanagan's departure as Dragons head coach and look ahead to Wales v Fiji with ex-Fiji 7's coach Gareth Baber.

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0:11.4	He's been on the pitch for 10 seconds.
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0:19.1	This is the best central defensive partnership in European football.
0:22.7	His confidence levels are through the roof.
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0:34.6	Welcome to the show, Fiji Week, first game of the autumn internationals.
0:39.1	So much to talk about. Di Flanagan has left the Dragons. We're still dealing with the fallout
0:45.1	of the criticism and apology from the Welsh Rugby Union last week regarding the treatment of the
0:53.9	women players. We'll dig into all those issues.
0:57.4	It's one of those days, Lauren and Alex, where it's a common occurrence. I'd say once every
1:05.0	three or four weeks we have more to talk about than we expected a week ago. Well, you probably thought it was a good week to take off last week, Garrett, half term.
1:14.4	So you were off, there was no test rugby, no domestic rugby in Wales on the weekend.
1:20.2	So you thought you'd come back in on Monday morning, we'd be looking ahead to Fiji,
1:23.8	happy days, not much to swat up on.
1:25.6	But lo and behold, that's not how things work in Welsh rugby these days.
1:29.9	No, certainly not, especially not the last 18 months, is it? What a crazy couple of days.
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