Munster Rugby dispute 'disappointing' Bantry Bay RFC claims: 'No changes have been made'

The Munster Rugby Women’s Committee has received an apology from Bantry Bay RFC

Munster Rugby yesterday issued a lengthy response, which insisted there had been no such change in the regulations and emphasised the importance of “dedicated volunteers” working to promote girls’ rugby.

Munster Rugby has hit back strongly at accusations that its Women’s Committee and the IRFU had put too much effort into “hashtags and hollow words” rather than properly supporting the girls' game.

Bantry Bay RFC had on Monday used its Twitter account to criticise what they perceived as a change in regulations in the province that required girls teams to field 15-a-side teams “with no exceptions” while underage boys teams were still permitted to field smaller teams if they are unable to put out full-strength sides.