In New Zealand rugby, women are still viewed as tourists to the game, a footnote to the men | Alice Soper

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Lessons learned from the professionalisation of the men’s game seemingly do not apply to women – it’s still not for us

‘The theory is very 1980s, telling women we can have it all as we add sports to our family obligations and jobs.’‘The theory is very 1980s, telling women we can have it all as we add sports to our family obligations and jobs.’ometimes the worst thing you can do is win. Success, in a nominal sense, can hide a multitude of sins. While the wins kept coming for New Zealand’s Black Ferns, it was easy to believe that the system was working.

All of this is born from the hybrid model that has quickly spread in the world of women’s sport. The theory is very 1980s, telling women we can have it all as we add sports to our family obligations and jobs. Each season, we tell the story of these mothers who are also builders, police officers or teachers while playing for their team. Their exceptionalism is held up as an example to us all. But as any working mother will tell you, such stories are steeped in sacrifice.

All the lessons learned from the professionalisation of the men’s game in the 1990s seemingly do not apply here, revealing the true problem – rugby is still not for women.

 

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