![]() "That doesn't excuse where that culture has existed and that's where we need to absolutely focus on trying to make it better and fix it. "There are elements of the WRU where people are incredibly proud to work there, love their jobs and feel that they have got a positive culture. "I've done the research, the report makes it clear that it's not so straightforward as the whole of the WRU being the vindictive workplace described. "I feel incredibly optimistic about the future of Welsh rugby but it doesn't mean there isn't a huge amount of work to do to ensure we have a sustainable business model going forward. "If anybody does, I want them to feel they are able to raise it and it will be dealt with in the right way. "It is the privilege of my career to take Welsh rugby forward and I am committed to changing the culture so nobody else has to face that again. ![]() "Somebody needs to do this job and I feel I'm well equipped to do that," said Tierney. Tierney insists the report has not put her off her new role when she arrives from her position as director general of the HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration. "That strategy will not only cover the elite men's and women's game, it will be an all-encompassing strategy that covers the community and regional game." People want clarity, they want to know where we are going and have some direction. ![]() That strategy, I can't do it in a darkened room just with my team, we need to do it collaboratively. "There is no strategy at the moment, I think the last one was done five or six years ago. "That should not just include what we are going to do but how in terms of culture or values. "That is top of my list and the number one priority," said Tierney. Steve Phillips resigned as WRU chief executive in January 2023 after allegations of sexism and misogyny were made against the governing body Strategy promisedĪnother aspect Blanc raised was the lack of an overall WRU strategy. Tierney also told the Scrum V podcast if she had been chief executive and overseen the events the report recorded she would not have expected to keep her job.įormer chief executive Steve Phillips resigned in January 2023 and was awarded a £480,000 pay-off. WRU chairman shocked by Blanc resignation letter.BBC Wales Investigates - Welsh Rugby under the Spotlight.We'd welcome her with open arms but that would be a decision she'd need to make." "I'd love if she came back onto the board. ![]() "Richard Collier-Keywood (WRU chair) has met with Amanda and when I start in the new job, it'd be certainly something I would very much like to do would be to meet with her and spend some time with her and learn from her," said Tierney. Tierney hopes Blanc can one day be persuaded to return to the WRU. "I had not seen it before, so to see it in black and white from such a credible leader was shocking." "I found the Amanda Blanc resignation and leaving speech shocking," said Tierney. At the time, Blanc was in charge of a FTSE 100 company and on the 2021 Forbes most influential women in the world list.īlanc also recounted an example where the board were discussing reducing the sanctions for a WRU district council member who had made a misogynist comment along the lines of "women should know their place in the kitchen and stick to the ironing, men are the master race". The Aviva Group CEO says she was not listened to at the WRU and Blanc warned the organisation they were "sitting on a ticking time bomb".īlanc stated in her speech she was questioned by the board whether she had sufficient business experience to be the chairwoman of the WRU's professional board. One of the most striking aspects of the report was the 2021 leaving speech and resignation letter of ex-WRU board member Amanda Blanc.įormer Professional Rugby Board (PRB) chair Blanc stood down from the board and PRB role she had held for less than two years in November 2021. 'He joked he wanted to rape me', said former Welsh Rugby women's general manager Charlotte Wathan Blanc return? ![]()
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