We Are Exhausted: A Statement on USA Rugby, Exclusion, and the State of the World | WRR 325
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of USA Rugby's new policy excluding trans women and reflects on broader societal issues.
The rugby community has reached a breaking point. This week, we are taking a different approach. USA Rugby has officially released a new Competition Eligibility Policy that strictly excludes trans women from the Women’s Division, and the fallout is felt deeply across our entire sport. Between the exhaustion of systemic misogyny at home and the horror of war abroad, from Palestine and Ukraine to Sudan, the DRC, and the current strikes on Iran, the weight of the world is heavy. Usually, this is where we would give you the rundown of the week’s scores, from the SVNS results in Nairobi to the Red Roses’ record-breaking ticket sales. But to be honest, it feels wrong to talk about goal lines when the lines of our own community are being redrawn to exclude our teammates. For this week, we are skipping the normal news rundown to take a beat and acknowledge this reality. If you are exhausted, you are not alone. Read the Full News Rundown (SVNS, Six Nations, WRU Legal Battles): 🔗 https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2026/03/02/usa-rugby-eligibility-fallout-and-the-wrus-legal-standoff-wrr-235/
Topics covered
- USA Rugby
- trans women exclusion
- systemic misogyny
- global conflicts
- rugby community
- competition eligibility policy
Keywords
- USA Rugby
- trans women
- exclusion
- misogyny
- global conflicts
- rugby
- competition eligibility
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: USA Rugby
Places: Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, DRC, Iran
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