From today's Irish Times -
Rugby players may be disciplined by clubs for domestic violence. From the article -"As part of the programme, it will be a violation to use gender-based terms like “playing like a girl”. Rugby players and club members will be required to sign up to a new code of conduct under which players will be disciplined for any form of family violence. There will also be training supplied for clubs."
I wonder what the threshold will be for clubs disciplining their very high level performers? Will a conviction be needed? I can't find much online (quick googling, as I'm at work) but the programme is called Quilt and "aims to empower women on and off the pitch, stamp out gender-based discrimination, promote gender equality and encourage more women into sport." It looks like they are piloting it in Australia with an aim to roll it out across the world and other sporting bodies.
Hopefully a good step.