Connacht controversy outrage shows ‘dial shifting in right direction’

11 September 2021; Fiona Tuite of Ulster is tackled by Catherine Martin, left, and Ciara Farrell of Connacht during the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship Round 3 match between Connacht and Ulster at Energia Park in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Sarah Colgan, founder of the 20x20 movement which championed women and girls in sport, says the reaction to the Connacht women’s rugby team controversy shows “the dial is being shifted in the right direction” when it comes to support for women’s sport.

There was uproar last week when a video circulated online of the Connacht women’s rugby team changing for an interprovincial game against Ulster near bins in Energia Park, which eventually led to an apology from the IRFU and Leinster Rugby.