Rugby union among worst offenders in gender prize money gap according to study

Rugby union, football and snooker are among the worst offenders in the gender prize money gap in sport, a new study has found.

The most stark inequality between men and women in the data gathered by workplace equality champions Work180 came in the Six Nations, where the winners of the men's event will receive £5million this year while the victorious women's team will get nothing.

Similarly, South Africa were given £350,000 for their 2019 Rugby World Cup success, while New Zealand's women's team received nothing for their 2017 triumph.