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[2021 Six Nations] Wales vs England (27/02/21)
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<blockquote data-quote="Welsh Exile" data-source="post: 1022265" data-attributes="member: 82670"><p>Correct me if I'm wrong but both of Shields' parents are English? How can you say he does not have a genuine connection to England or that it's a technicality? That makes no sense to me. Again, I have no idea what he really feels and I doubt you do either to be honest.</p><p></p><p>As matey boy said above, all this would do is massively benefit rich countries/economies so I can see why you'd be all for it being the richest nation in rugby but to be honest I think this would have the exact opposite effect of what your would want to happen, I.e, actually what would happen is you'd just have a load of people playing for England who deep down didn't feel or consider themselves to be English but had to under your rules. </p><p></p><p>I can see it now, the RFU would be going around the world headhunting kids and luring them to England by giving them a scholarship at one of their fantastic private boarding schools and capture them that way which would then force the child to feel a certain way even if they did not feel English. It's a terrible idea just going to residency. Oh, I forget you do this already. Wink wink.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, identity is complex, humans are complex. We haven't even touched on the idea that people can, for example, feel affinity to more than 1 nation. You can feel English and Pakistani. Jeez, even in this weird little island of ours you have people who feel English and British so as it's not one rule fits all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Welsh Exile, post: 1022265, member: 82670"] Correct me if I’m wrong but both of Shields’ parents are English? How can you say he does not have a genuine connection to England or that it’s a technicality? That makes no sense to me. Again, I have no idea what he really feels and I doubt you do either to be honest. As matey boy said above, all this would do is massively benefit rich countries/economies so I can see why you’d be all for it being the richest nation in rugby but to be honest I think this would have the exact opposite effect of what your would want to happen, I.e, actually what would happen is you’d just have a load of people playing for England who deep down didn’t feel or consider themselves to be English but had to under your rules. I can see it now, the RFU would be going around the world headhunting kids and luring them to England by giving them a scholarship at one of their fantastic private boarding schools and capture them that way which would then force the child to feel a certain way even if they did not feel English. It’s a terrible idea just going to residency. Oh, I forget you do this already. Wink wink. At the end of the day, identity is complex, humans are complex. We haven’t even touched on the idea that people can, for example, feel affinity to more than 1 nation. You can feel English and Pakistani. Jeez, even in this weird little island of ours you have people who feel English and British so as it’s not one rule fits all. [/QUOTE]
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