English rugby official resigns after discriminatory post about Women's World Cup winner Alphonsi

A council member for England’s Rugby Football Union has resigned after making discriminatory comments on social media about Maggie Alphonsi, a Women’s World Cup-winning former England star. In a post on Facebook, Matt Smith questioned what Alphonsi knows “about men’s rugby” while she was working as a TV pundit for the men’s Six Nations game between France and England in March. Smith, who represents Warwickshire RFU, was handed a seven-month ban by an independent disciplinary panel, a sanction that meant his RFU council privileges — including match tickets and travel expenses — were removed as well as access to RFU premises.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: A council member for England’s Rugby Football Union has resigned after making discriminatory comments on social media about Maggie Alphonsi, a Women’s World Cup-winning former England star. In a post on Facebook, Matt Smith questioned what Alphonsi knows “about men’s rugby” while she was working as a TV pundit for the men’s Six Nations game between France and England in March. Smith, who represents Warwickshire RFU, was handed a seven-month ban by an independent disciplinary panel, a sanction that meant his RFU council privileges — including match tickets and travel expenses — were removed as well as access to RFU premises.