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PARIS, May 17 — Transgender women will be allowed to play women’s rugby in France from next season, the French rugby federation (FFR) announced today in a ground-breaking decision that goes against the recommendations of World Rugby. Rugby union’s global governing body last October banned...

Ellie Kildunne of England is challenged by Safi N’Diaye of France during the women international friendly match between France and England April 30, 2021 in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. — Reuters picPARIS, May 17 — Transgender women will be allowed to play women’s rugby in France from next season, the French rugby federation announced today in a ground-breaking decision that goes against the recommendations of World Rugby.

World Rugby, however, added that it would be up to individual federations to rule on whether to enforce the policy at grassroots level. The FFR said the ruling had been made “considering it was time that the practice of rugby falls in line with the life people choose and not that which they are assigned”.

 

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