Rugby player and university student Hollie Baker said the comment risked undermining progress made in the women’s game.
“It’s a throwaway comment that immediately sets women’s rugby back before you’ve even sort of analysed what he’s saying and why he’s saying it,” she said.
She continued: “Considering the development that women’s rugby has undergone in the last sort of decade, especially in Wales, rugby has evolved yet it seems that the attitudes towards it haven’t quite developed at the same pace.”
The 19-year-old from Cardiff said comments made on a national broadcast could risk sabotaging women trying to establish themselves in the sport.
“It’s arguably difficult enough trying to prove yourself as like a force to be reckoned with in a historically largely male-dominated environment, without having that process undermined, especially on national TV,” she said.