Female footballers.

[Mr Invisible]

Just wondering.

Say there was a female that was good enough (in terms of skill) to make the NRL (any grade), would they be allowed to play? Or are there restrictions on the sport being male only?

 

[Q-Tip]

I'm pretty sure its only male. But raising this issue what if we had someone like that Semenya - a haemophrodite wanting to play or say a transexual?

 

[Mr Invisible]

That is another interesting thing..

From reading the "very" limited rulebook available, there doesn't seem to be any stipulation on sex allowed to play the game.

Though from a health perspective probably getting tackled (read: hit hard) in the breasts continually wouldn't be a good (safe) thing for females.

I know there are fairly big (maybe even national) female touch rugby league teams, but I haven't even seen a female league player in the lower ranking comps.

 

[Shermy]

Girls are only allowed to play up until 11 or 12s with boys arent they ? So there would no real room for the development of them. I do remember a few girls matches over the years before Origin or something. I remember 9 making mention of it on the footy show or something.

 

[mareeta]

I played until I was 10 years old then they send you to the all girls comps if you wanted to continue playing. The rules may have changed now it was along time ago.

 

[Mr Invisible]

Ahhh okay ... interesting...

Maybe the NRL should view to creating (and promoting) a female only touch competition at an NRL style level (to be played on game day).

It'd give much more recognition to women in league, and only help to promote the game.

 

[Gladiator.]

Ahhh okay ... interesting...

Maybe the NRL should view to creating (and promoting) a female only touch competition at an NRL style level (to be played on game day).

It'd give much more recognition to women in league, and only help to promote the game.

stop talking sense the NRL doesnt like sensible suggestions

 

[Berries]

Women's rugby league is brutal

Some of the hits I saw were terrible, they got poleaxed

 

[_G-Dog_]

Get real Would they allow men to play in the womans league? No... Equal rules apply

Woman play profession football in america - lingerie football http://www.lflus.com/

 

[wigum]

Ahhh okay ... interesting...

Maybe the NRL should view to creating (and promoting) a female only touch competition at an NRL style level (to be played on game day).

It'd give much more recognition to women in league, and only help to promote the game.

Why touch? If females can play union I'm sure they can play league, there just isn't enough interest in it.

 

[_G-Dog_]

As rough as they come

 

[Paint.]

tbh, they're tougher than the men. They don't wear shoulder pads, etc

 

[pillow]

tbh, they're tougher than the men. They don't wear shoulder pads, etc

In LFL? Yes they do.

 

[Bulldog_Loz]

I'm 21 and i play womens league in the illawarra...once u hit 12 u can't really play again til ur about 16 i think...and its all girls altho some of them can definately pass as blokes

 

[Paint.]

In LFL? Yes they do.

Oh. My bad.

 

[Nexus]

Its got nothing to do with skill... its got to do with strength.

It would take an absolute beast of a woman to cut it with the NRL players without getting smashed to powder...

 

[[DoGgIeS FaN]]

Just wondering.

Say there was a female that was good enough (in terms of skill) to make the NRL (any grade), would they be allowed to play? Or are there restrictions on the sport being male only?

There is no way a female would be allowed to play in the NRL, but they have there own womens league to avoid this problem.

 

[Fully Sik Drop kick]

Emilie Mauresmo (the french tennis player) would be good in the forwards or 2nd row, or even serena williams would give the smaller players, a run for their money. williams would be the female version of wendall sailor

 

[Fully Sik Drop kick]

There is no way a female would be allowed to play in the NRL, but they have there own womens league to avoid this problem.

"some" of the tongan, somaon, and polynesian females would go hard against the men, i'd hate to come home to that each night

 

[Fully Sik Drop kick]

Its got nothing to do with skill... its got to do with strength.

It would take an absolute beast of a woman to cut it with the NRL players without getting smashed to powder...

serena williams ??