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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sarah Rendell

‘Bigger than a bow’: Women’s Rugby World Cup organisers take aim at online hate

Wales back-row Georgia Evans
The Wales back-row Georgia Evans was sent abuse for wearing a bow in her hair. Photograph: Gareth Everett/Huw Evans/Shutterstock

Women’s Rugby World Cup organisers have said there is no room for online hate in the game, after the Wales back-row Georgia Evans was sent abuse for wearing a bow in her hair.

Yvonne Nolan, the competition director of England 2025, also hailed the sport’s community response after Evans released a statement last week saying she had been labelled “childish” for her regular gameday look and told it was not one “of a rugby player”.

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