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<blockquote data-quote="johnmac99" data-source="post: 795015" data-attributes="member: 73761"><p>The qualification for players is world-wide and if they meet the criteria they are allowed to play for whichever team they choose that wants them.</p><p></p><p>This doesn't just apply to Hughes and it doesn't just apply to England.</p><p></p><p>There are not many, if any, international teams that don't have non-nationals who have qualified through other allowable criteria.</p><p></p><p>Hughes qualifies for Fiji and Samoa at the moment but was playing for Auckland Blues in 2013 and was refused a senior contract at the Super Rugby franchise, who wanted him to continue in the development team, so he turned his attention overseas.</p><p></p><p>He came to Wasps attention and director of rugby and former Wales prop Dai Young describes Hughes' potential as "frightening".</p><p></p><p>In 2014 he said "Nathan certainly doesn't have any Welsh heritage, I've checked!" Young said. "Nathan is exciting because he's still so raw. He's a real ball of energy. It's frightening because he has a lot of growing to do and <strong>this is the first professional environment he's been in</strong>. He'll only get better from here."</p><p></p><p>Hughes could have represented Fiji or Samoa at the last World Cup but said "I'm not going to make any decisions yet, I still need more experience. Down the line I'll start making a decision over who to play for," he said. "I have Fijian and Samoan backgrounds, but if I wait a bit longer I might be able to play for England as well."</p><p></p><p>He will qualify for England through residency at the end of June, as per WRU rules, so if Eddie Jones wants him then I have no problems with it and look forward to seeing him and any other players that are eligible for selection, and are good enough, in a white shirt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnmac99, post: 795015, member: 73761"] The qualification for players is world-wide and if they meet the criteria they are allowed to play for whichever team they choose that wants them. This doesn't just apply to Hughes and it doesn't just apply to England. There are not many, if any, international teams that don't have non-nationals who have qualified through other allowable criteria. Hughes qualifies for Fiji and Samoa at the moment but was playing for Auckland Blues in 2013 and was refused a senior contract at the Super Rugby franchise, who wanted him to continue in the development team, so he turned his attention overseas. He came to Wasps attention and director of rugby and former Wales prop Dai Young describes Hughes' potential as "frightening". In 2014 he said "Nathan certainly doesn't have any Welsh heritage, I've checked!" Young said. "Nathan is exciting because he's still so raw. He's a real ball of energy. It's frightening because he has a lot of growing to do and [B]this is the first professional environment he's been in[/B]. He'll only get better from here." Hughes could have represented Fiji or Samoa at the last World Cup but said "I'm not going to make any decisions yet, I still need more experience. Down the line I'll start making a decision over who to play for," he said. "I have Fijian and Samoan backgrounds, but if I wait a bit longer I might be able to play for England as well." He will qualify for England through residency at the end of June, as per WRU rules, so if Eddie Jones wants him then I have no problems with it and look forward to seeing him and any other players that are eligible for selection, and are good enough, in a white shirt. [/QUOTE]
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