Rugby becomes first sport to make “ultimate statement in equality “

JM is both a misogynist and a coward.

He contributed to Jennifer James' crowdfunder (about Labour's All Women Shortlists) about 18 months ago, stating that it was an interesting legal case.

The transcult mobbed him and he immediately capitulated. It was embarrassing to see a grown man grovel like that.

He apologised and donated the £100 to Mermaids instead.

He's been kowtowing to the trans cult ever since with occasional bursts of trying to distance himself and then immediately grovelling again.

Craven misogynist.

I was just about to post that same link, Popchyk! The man is a barrister - surely that requires some ability to reason logically? Why is he celebrating this nonsense? I can only assume that he's yet another man who hates women.

Jolyon Maugham QC (who has form for caving to the trans cult):

twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1164688492963799042

"How the simple joy of sport can transcend fear and hate. Wonderful reporting".

Comments are robust.

Presumably an editor at the BBC was instructed by the trans cult to remove it. And being the BBC, they duly did as they were told by their masters.

Reminds me of when an editor of the Today programme on Radio 4 said on Twitter that he would "veto horrific TERFs" from appearing on the programme.

BBC's stance is very clear.

I think the writer knew exactly what they were doing. They managed to bring up the danger of injuries again and again, and get the information out that the male coach didn't give a shit, and made jokes about it.

I think you could well be right. It's an interesting choice of quotes.

And I'm curious about the paragraph that was removed - the one that mentioned the broken ankle. Do you think the coach asked for it to be taken out? Was it inaccurate? Or just embarrassing?

Completely irresponsible. I don’t think insurance companies would be woke. They care about whether they have to pay out or not and frequently discriminate based on risk stratification. Everyone who is officially registered to play rugby is covered by their union’s insurance policy. It would be worth finding out who underwrites this for the WRU and ask them about risks to players playing against this person.

NorthernNic
The BBC article reads like a parody....deliberate do you think?

I think the writer knew exactly what they were doing. They managed to bring up the danger of injuries again and again, and get the information out that the male coach didn't give a shit, and made jokes about it.

This is a good blogpost on the Kelly Morgan story. Pretty much sums up my feelings on the subject:

www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2019/blazing-a-trail/

Exactly @FermatsTheorem like they do in cricket; they refer to the men’s & women’s World Cup & you know it works perfectly

The feminist solution would be to consistently preface the men's world cup with the word "men's", not confuse the hell out of everyone by referring to two entirely different competitions by the same name and try to render women's sport invisible, thus opening the way to wankers like Kelly cheating their way into women's sport and putting women's safety and lives at risk.

I know a feminist board focussing on the safety of women, who would have believed it.

TRAs ruining shit, quelle surprise

amazed that on a feminist board that people do not champion something that is clearly designed to remove patriarchal ideas associated with the woman's world Cup being lesser as the men's world Cup is often just called the world Cup by meny.

Ah, thanks Shoots

I feel like some of those "jokes" in the articles are more than they appear. They know it's ridiculous and dangerous but feel the only way they can safely say anything is by framing it as a joke.

original BBC article with the broken ankle included is here

www.newschain.uk/news/transgender-rugby-player-blazing-a-trail-as-she-prepares-for-welsh-league-debut-1288

Another male lawyer who is involved in rugby made the following comments:

twitter.com/timoconnorbl/status/1164667302324908033

"I will confess to being very, very worried about this on player safety grounds, too. Smoldon v. Whitworth stressed regard for physical capacity. An U-18 player would not be left play against adults, yet the power difference between an 18 yo and a 20 yo is less than issue here".

"One thing that does strike me: when it was proposed to allow goggles such as Ian McKinley wears, there were extensive safety trials carried out to see if there was an increased risk of injury before allowing them. Has there been any assessment of changes of risk of injury here?"

Good that legal people in the game are taking an interest and asking relevant questions.

Every day I see something new like this, cricket the other day, rugby now. Or not sports related but a loss of something for women. It’s starting to make me feel sick if I’m honest. When is this going to stop?

Surely at some point the powers that be will wake up and say enough? Or do we have to resort to direct action to make them listen? It makes me feel so helpless and frustrated that our authorities do not give a single shit about women and girls. I just don’t know what to say 😢

This is beyond absurd. I do not understand how people and organisations are falling for it.
Good to see the comments are overwhelmingly in support of women.

Thinking more about this, certainly the sport DH is involved with has a large number of lesbian & gay ppl involved including stonewall ambassadors. I think to get funding from sport England or equivalent in other home nations, they have to demonstrate how they promote diversity & inclusion. Everyone who plays knows men and women should not play each other but the ppl running the sport & getting the money in are just seeing a box tucking exercise & a chance to get a pat on the head from stonewall

deliberate do you think?

No, that's just the state of the main stream left these days.

The BBC article reads like a parody....deliberate do you think? Tide turning?

You can bet your arse that when the inevitable does happen and a woman is injured and then sues, rugby union organisations will hang the referees out to dry.

They'll blame the referees entirely.

I think Adrian Yalland is my hero for the day!