The global governing body for rugby league says athletes who have transitioned from male to female will not be allowed to participate in sanctioned international events until further research is conducted. Read more here:
Chair of the International Rugby League Troy Grant said their will be more research and consultation before the IRL finalises its policy on transgender players.Rugby league's governing body has cited "unnecessary welfare, legal and reputational risk" for its decision to ban transgender women from competing in international events until further research is conducted.
"It is the IRL's responsibility to balance the individual's right to participate — a longstanding principle of rugby league and at its heart from the day it was established — against perceived risk to other participants, and to ensure all are given a fair hearing."transgender women would not be allowed to compete
ARL commissioners Peter Beattie and Wayne Pearce are both members of the IRL board, as are RFL chief executive Ralph Rimmer and chairman Simon Johnson and both organisations have been developing their own transgender policies. "This culture of inclusion is something that should be celebrated and protected, but FINA's blanket ban sets a harmful precedent that threatens to impact sporting communities around the world.