Kenna tried to persuade the league to hold the fixtures in venues which do allow women, but had no luck. And speaking on The One Show, league committee member Alan Speaks told Kenna there was nothing the league could do because losing the two men-only clubs would mean losing four teams.

That is, to put it mildly, utterly ridiculous. Standing by because you’re too afraid to battle through difficult changes to do the right thing is the stance of cowards. Kenna, in her response, rightly said that the league had no “backbone”.

Kenna suggested getting more women to play in the league, which Speaks admitted would require the league to look again at its policies. While this is good news, it’s not up to those who are discriminated against to force change, that needs to come from the oppressors.

But until the sexist men who enforce outdated practices change, women will continue to have to fight just to do the things they’re good at.

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This snooker player was banned from playing at her local club, solely because she’s a woman