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bessantj posted:Mmm, a legend is born. I'm confused now, because The Dragons have just come out to play in a badass pink kit, and I suddenly feel £100 poorer for wanting it! The RDS looks so loving eerie without any fans, that they're going to need all the bright colours they can get. And miracles. They're going to need miracles.
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Tyma posted:I'm confused now, because The Dragons have just come out to play in a badass pink kit, and I suddenly feel £100 poorer for wanting it! Dragons can't even wear a disappointing kit right.
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Sale team have had 16 positive COVID tests and their game against Worcester tomorrow has been rescheduled due to them being unable to field a side. Meanwhile Northampton, who are self-isolating due to having played Sale on Tuesday, and are therefore also unable to field a side against Gloucester tomorrow, have been forced to forfeit the game 
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Imagine if Rob Baxter had got his way and they'd stopped testing players. What a mess.
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Vaders Jester posted:What a mess. They hate everyone outside of the bypass.
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Bath have made the playoffs in the best and most meaningful way: by opponent forfeit! Sale did need a bonus point win to pip them so it doesn't feel wildly unjust, but still. Also we're going to get kicked up and down the field by Exeter, but whevs
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As much as it pains me to see something go well for Bath, I'm taking great solace in the thought of an absolutely livid Steve Diamond.
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Oct 7, 2020 12:43
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Steve Diamonds impotent rage keeps us all warm this coming winter.
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Oct 7, 2020 15:10
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Dragons won yesterday, making what should have been a very easy, very big win a desperate fight. The true Dragons way. Looks like World Rugby has gone ahead and banned trans athletes from elite and international level in the woman's game quote:World Rugby has become the first international sports federation to say transgender women cannot compete at the elite and international level of the women's game.
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Oct 10, 2020 10:17
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gently caress em
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loving disgusting
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gently caress that noise. I really don’t think there is any justification for that. How do we show our displeasure?
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Oct 10, 2020 12:42
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Fucksake World Rugby. Trans women can't play rugby for safety reasons based around muscle mass and bone density differences but trans men are somehow immune to these same safety concerns... 
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I suppose the argument would be that they're only endangering themselves, which does seem to oppose the general theory of player welfare and preventative intervention.
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It just shows that it has little to do with player welfare and all about protecting the game from an NFL style lawsuit. If they were worried about size differentials, they would have the same welfare concerns with players like Fumiaki Tanaka and Faf de Klerk on the same pitch as your average professional forward.
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I doubt it's anything to do with lawsuits, just a pressure group having found a way in. Happily a bunch of national unions have already politely told them to do one.
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There's a sports lawyer I follow on twitter who was involved in the initial report/panel and a lot of what he brought up was the legal side of things and that if injuries occurred, WR could be held responsible. Transphobic activist groups on the panel definitely didn't help either. Glad some unions are telling them to gently caress off though. Vaders Jester fucked around with this message at 15:18 on Oct 10, 2020 |
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In other news, Danny Cipriani is doing colour for the first semi final, and is wearing the worst outfit I have ever seen. It's like a formal shirt, ripped jeans, horse boots and a black leather jacket. Just awful
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It's the untucked shirt that takes it from bad to "how do you do, fellow kids.".
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Vaders Jester posted:It's the untucked shirt that takes it from bad to "how do you do, fellow kids.". Yes!
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Oct 10, 2020 15:46
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Bath held out for fifteen minutes. Better than expected
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Holy gently caress, Hill has come five cm from getting himself sent off on a really stupid no arms clear out.
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Argh and they've thrown away a golden opportunity with an avoidable accidental offside.
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Yeah. Bath have actually played really well, but hosed up their two actual try scoring chances and Exeter just got the choke in and throttled them.
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It's a shame that Exeter are run by unrepentant racists and a coach that thought it'd be a good idea to stop testing players because they're a really good team that can be fun to watch (if they're not playing your side).
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Oct 10, 2020 18:11
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Well, that sucked, but despite the scoreline it wasn't an embarrassment
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Oct 10, 2020 18:29
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Thought a fair few Bath players had really a really good game, just missed opportunities.
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Gutted that Bristol won’t get to the finals. Hell of a season but at least we’ve got the challenge cup to think about
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Surprised at the Wasps-Bristol scoreline, Wasps have done a hell of a job turning their season around after sitting 10th at Christmas, should be a decent final too.
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slothrop posted:gently caress that noise. I really don’t think there is any justification for that. How do we show our displeasure? Support your local IGR-affiliated club, and help them encourage inclusivity at a grassroots level. https://igrugby.org/find-a-club The real danger of this decision is likely not it's effect on elite athletes, but the fact that it shuts so many doors for people playing at a community level. The IGR do not accept (or even need) donations, but your local IGR club can probably benefit from any financial or logistical donation, or even from word of mouth. The more non-binary pre that join the rugby community, the more their presence becomes normalized, and the easier it is for this decision to get amended, when it's still inevitably being argued, a few years down the line. If you don't have a local IGR team, then Pride Cymru does a lot of great work, and filters donations down to IGR rugby teams, to help fund all-weather training facilities, and new player recruitment. https://www.pridecymru.com/charity/about/
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I know outrage is the default setting for anything trans but why do people think there is a separate category for women in the first place if not for protective and competitive reasons?
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Have fun spending 60 hours next week running over a try line and placing a ball down properly.
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Smorgasbord posted:I know outrage is the default setting for anything trans but why do people think there is a separate category for women in the first place if not for protective and competitive reasons? Why create a separate category for women and exclude some women from it?
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BabyFur Denny posted:Why create a separate category for women and exclude some women from it? Because at the time you set up the category (for safety and competitive reasons to allow women to play) you didn't anticipate people from outside that category (edit: who possess many of the physical characteristics you intended to exclude for those same safety and competitive reasons) would or could enter it. Smorgasbord fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Oct 11, 2020 |
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Smorgasbord posted:Because at the time you set up the category (for safety and competitive reasons to allow women to play) you didn't anticipate people from outside that category would or could enter it. Nobody from outside that category is entering it though.
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BabyFur Denny posted:Nobody from outside that category is entering it though. I edited at the same time you replied, but you know exactly what I mean - people who were born and developed as male and as a result have the physical characteristics that the categorisation was intended to exclude.
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