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"I have trained there and, in the week, I make sure I know I know all the roles there," Freeman told Rugby Union Weekly.

The 53-year-old added: "It makes me ashamed to know any of the men in Neath and the surrounding area, if they think so little of women that they don't think women can play rugby."

In a lengthy explanation afterwards, the club said they wanted to provoke debate and challenge misconceptions about women's rugby.

Residents in the community where a rugby club has come under fire for using a "not for girls" event slogan have branded the move "rude and sexist".

In the original post, the "Friday night under the lights" event, which is due to take place on 28 March at the Gnoll ground, was further described as "no frills, no apologies, just brutal, old-school, Friday night rugby at its finest".