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<blockquote data-quote="Dougydeluxe" data-source="post: 544846" data-attributes="member: 44927"><p>IRB needs to possible look into each country and set residency rules that better match each country specifically. Then once you play for one country you are locked there. This is a minor issue to the story. The bigger one is the RFU.</p><p></p><p>The RFU is suppose to be a leader in Rugby, built on pride, tradition, and loyalty. Yet after selecting a player for England, they did not help (or push) him to obtain what he needed to stay in England long after his rugby career ended. This shows how the RFU was only focused on the short term and about performance. </p><p></p><p>Rugby for me has been about the camaraderie. On my team we help people get jobs, find homes, and even blind dates (very rare). This is a big part at many Rugby clubs. Fourie may have been lazy, uninformed, or possible he did not think his work visa was going to be cut short. If you are selected to play for RFU (or any national team) that union should do all in its power to make sure you can always play for them, and also retire from the game with the ability to stay in the country you gave your heart and body to.</p><p></p><p>If Fourie had not played for England, would he still be able to play rugby and there for be able to qualify in 2 years for residency? We wont know...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dougydeluxe, post: 544846, member: 44927"] IRB needs to possible look into each country and set residency rules that better match each country specifically. Then once you play for one country you are locked there. This is a minor issue to the story. The bigger one is the RFU. The RFU is suppose to be a leader in Rugby, built on pride, tradition, and loyalty. Yet after selecting a player for England, they did not help (or push) him to obtain what he needed to stay in England long after his rugby career ended. This shows how the RFU was only focused on the short term and about performance. Rugby for me has been about the camaraderie. On my team we help people get jobs, find homes, and even blind dates (very rare). This is a big part at many Rugby clubs. Fourie may have been lazy, uninformed, or possible he did not think his work visa was going to be cut short. If you are selected to play for RFU (or any national team) that union should do all in its power to make sure you can always play for them, and also retire from the game with the ability to stay in the country you gave your heart and body to. If Fourie had not played for England, would he still be able to play rugby and there for be able to qualify in 2 years for residency? We wont know... [/QUOTE]
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