Rugby club erases women's team and plays in new 'open' division to accommodate trans players
The Charlotte Royals, a rugby club based in North Carolina, has disbanded its women s teams entirely, opting instead to compete exclusively in a newly created 'open' gender category. The move came after USA Rugby revised its regulations to restrict women s competitions to biological females only. Rather than comply with the updated policy, the Royals chose last week to transfer all their squads to the open division, which welcomes athletes regardless of their sex assigned at birth or gender
The Charlotte Royals, a rugby club based in North Carolina, has disbanded its women s teams entirely, opting instead to compete exclusively in a newly created 'open' gender category. The move came after USA Rugby revised its regulations to restrict women s competitions to biological females only. Rather than comply with the updated policy, the Royals chose last week to transfer all their squads to the open division, which welcomes athletes regardless of their sex assigned at birth or gender
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