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<blockquote data-quote="ncurd" data-source="post: 923611" data-attributes="member: 72205"><p>Actually they can't and you would struggle very hard in any European country to stop someone who qualifies as as a citizen to not be called up as player.</p><p></p><p>Its never been tested in law as far as I know but I imagine you'll similar issues as to those in the following two rulings.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosman_ruling" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosman_ruling</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling</a></p><p></p><p>I'm actually amazed no one has tested the RFU ruling of players playing in foreign leagues as problematic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ncurd, post: 923611, member: 72205"] Actually they can't and you would struggle very hard in any European country to stop someone who qualifies as as a citizen to not be called up as player. Its never been tested in law as far as I know but I imagine you'll similar issues as to those in the following two rulings. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosman_ruling[/URL] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolpak_ruling[/URL] I'm actually amazed no one has tested the RFU ruling of players playing in foreign leagues as problematic. [/QUOTE]
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