Greg McWilliams wasn't fired,  Cliodhna Moloney not silenced, insists IRFU

IRFU chief executive Kevin Potts denied the governing body had omitted former Ireland player Cliodhna Moloney from national squads following her criticisms of its approach to women’s rugby on social media.

IRFU Chief Executive Officer Kevin Potts, right, with, from left, IRFU Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Anne Marie Hughes, IRFU Head of Women's Performance and Pathways Gillian McDarby and Chair of the Women's Subcommittee Fiona Steed during the IRFU Women In Rugby press briefing at the IRFU High Performance Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The IRFU has insisted Ireland Women head coach Greg McWilliams left his post last week by “mutual decision” after his side’s winless wooden spoon in the TikTok Women’s Six Nations.

IRFU chief executive Kevin Potts also denied the governing body had omitted former Ireland player Cliodhna Moloney from national squads following her criticisms of its approach to women’s rugby on social media.