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World Rugby to ban transgender women after safety concerns emerge

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World Rugby is set to become the first international sports federation to ban transgender women from competing, citing safety concerns.Under current regulations, transgender women are permitted to play women’s rugby if their testosterone levels are lowered to the amount enforced by the International Olympic Committee.
But after conducting a review, World Rugby’s research showed allowing transgender women to participate in women’s contact rugby posed a “clear safety risk”.
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