'It's rugby now, not women's rugby'

Wales women lost their bid to win the Triple Crown
against Ireland on Sunday.

They face a trip to Italy to complete their tournament, one that has shown why the women's game deserves to be referred to in equal terms with the men's version.


Yes Wales lost their chance of a Triple Crown and Ireland were the better side, but the two teams produced an absolutely superb game of rugby at St Helen's.


I'm just so proud of the way women's rugby has developed.


A report after the first game I played, in 1996, compared it to boys' under-15 standard.


But somebody said to …