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21 Jun 2022 at 09:45
SYDNEY: The sport of rugby league on Tuesday banned transgender players from women’s international matches while it develops a “comprehensive inclusion policy”.
Its decision came a day after international swimming effectively banned transgender athletes from women’s races, placing them instead in a new “open category”.
Rugby league authorities said they needed to conduct further consultations and research to finalise a new policy for 2023, citing the “welfare, legal and reputational risk” to the game and players.
Until then, transgender women players “are unable to play in sanctioned women’s international rugby league matches,” said a statement from the 1
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