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Transgender athletes have been banned from competing in female
Rugby competitions in England and following a two-year review
which follows a similar ban set by the international swimming
federation

Transgender women are set to be banned from female competition
in another sport - this time it's rugby.

Following a two-year review, the RFU (England's Rugby Football
Union) Council will now follow the recommendation that anyone
whose sex was assigned as male at birth, will be prohibited from
participating in girl's or women's rugby, although a vote on
transgender participation will take place next week.

That coincides with guidelines set by World Rugby and they
follow in the footsteps of international swimming federation,
Fina, who banned transgender athletes from the sport.

The announcement came following recommendations from the RFU,
which initially allowed some transgender women to play women's
rugby, but they have had to apply on a case-by-case basis. The
World Rugby rules state: "Transgender women may not currently
play women's rugby… because of the size, force and power-
producing advantages conferred by testosterone during puberty
and adolescence, and the resultant player welfare risks this
creates."

The RFU said that it "has contacted registered trans female
players, on whom the policy will have a direct impact to offer
its support in continuing to encourage them to participate in
the sport". The recommendations add: "In the male category it is
proposed that players whose sex recorded at birth is female may
play if they provide their written consent and a risk assessment
is carried out."

The peer-reviewed research provides evidence there are physical
differences between people whose sex was assigned as male and
those as female at birth. "This science provides the basis of
the recommendation that the inclusion of trans people assigned
male at birth in female contact rugby cannot be balanced against
considerations of safety and fairness," the RFU said in a
statement.

"The recommendation is that until such time as new science is
available, a precautionary approach is appropriate to ensure
fair competition and safety of all competitors.

"The RFU Council have been provided with access to medical,
scientific and social information so that it can consider this
recommendation and the merits of any alternative approaches,
including a case by case approval process."

Confirming the vote will take place, the statement also read:
"The RFU council will vote on a recommendation for a policy
change for contact rugby to only permit players in the female
category whose sex recorded at birth was female.

"This is a complex and difficult decision and the recommendation
has not been made lightly or without thorough and full research
and consultation.

"The RFU has contacted registered trans female players, on whom
the policy will have a direct impact to offer its support in
continuing to encourage them to participate in the sport."

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/other-sports/transgender-women- banned-england-rugby-27555263

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