KEVIN MCCALLUM: The women’s 1991 defeat of the IRB, a World Cup moment
20 October 2022 - 16:46
When Deborah Griffin was called into the offices of the then International Rugby Board before the first women’s World Cup in 1991, she took along her baby daughter, Victoria.
The IRB were not happy. They were organising the men’s world cup later in 1991 and told Griffin they did not want their tournament to be affected by the women’s tournament. She found not only apathy, but disdain...
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