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Are female rugby players treated differently on the internet than their male counterparts? 

Stop telling me women's rugby isn't good enough when your eyes can only see the negatives." That...

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10.00 1 Oct 2021


Are female rugby players treated differently on the internet than their male counterparts? 


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10.00 1 Oct 2021


Stop telling me women's rugby isn't good enough when your eyes can only see the negatives." That’s what Irish Rugby Player Anna Caplice told twitter trolls during the week, after a video of her teammate Linda Djougang’ssuccessful tackle received hate and insults online. Are female rugby players treated differently on the internet than their male counterparts? Anna spoke to us on the show this morning.

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