Bristol Rovers CEO Tom Gorringe has confirmed that the club have launched an investigation following reports of sexist abuse towards referee Rebecca Welch during the Gas’ 2-0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers last week.
Welch took charge of the League One encounter last Tuesday in her first appearance at the Mem, having previously officiated Rovers’ League Two clash at Hartlepool United towards the beginning of the 2021/22 League Two season.
Consensus opinion was the Washington-based official had a fine game but in his programme notes for Saturday’s visit of Portsmouth, Gorringe detailed how he had been made aware of “abuse and discrimination from a minority of supporters” and has promised to take “appropriate action”.
