International Rugby League Bans Trans Woman From Participating In Matches
The International Rugby League (IRL) announced to ban transgender women players from taking part in rugby league matches. On June 21, the association stated, " In the interests of avoiding unnecessary welfare, the legal and reputational risk to International Rugby League competitions". However, the IRL assured to change the policy after complete research on the welfare of athletes. The step came after recently FINA announced to ban trans swimmers.