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<blockquote data-quote="Amiga500" data-source="post: 925572" data-attributes="member: 56767"><p>Sporting regulations are not the law, neither is the law sporting regulations.</p><p></p><p>If someone, say, Born in Brazil, great club rugby player (never played for Brazil internationally) and gained Argentinian citizenship through residency after 2 years - I don't see how WR could legally stop them playing the game - as WR has no legal basis for preventing that player playing for a country they are a citizen in as they have not been captured by WRs rules prior to that point.</p><p></p><p>However, if same person played for Brazil then moved to Argentina - then they are captured by WRs rules and subject to them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>For me it should be fairly simple what is possible and what makes sense regulations wise:</p><p>(1) You cannot declare for a country you are not a citizen of.</p><p>(2) After declaring for country, you cannot change declarations.</p><p></p><p></p><p>IMO, none of Jared Payne, Bundee Aki or CJ Stander should have been able to declare* for Ireland until they were Irish citizens.</p><p></p><p>But, the likes of Rob Herring with an Irish granny was an Irish citizen at birth, and thus is able to declare* when he wants**.</p><p></p><p>*assuming no prior declarations for another country.</p><p></p><p>**WR trying to prevent this is extremely likely to fall foul of law.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amiga500, post: 925572, member: 56767"] Sporting regulations are not the law, neither is the law sporting regulations. If someone, say, Born in Brazil, great club rugby player (never played for Brazil internationally) and gained Argentinian citizenship through residency after 2 years - I don't see how WR could legally stop them playing the game - as WR has no legal basis for preventing that player playing for a country they are a citizen in as they have not been captured by WRs rules prior to that point. However, if same person played for Brazil then moved to Argentina - then they are captured by WRs rules and subject to them. For me it should be fairly simple what is possible and what makes sense regulations wise: (1) You cannot declare for a country you are not a citizen of. (2) After declaring for country, you cannot change declarations. IMO, none of Jared Payne, Bundee Aki or CJ Stander should have been able to declare* for Ireland until they were Irish citizens. But, the likes of Rob Herring with an Irish granny was an Irish citizen at birth, and thus is able to declare* when he wants**. *assuming no prior declarations for another country. **WR trying to prevent this is extremely likely to fall foul of law. [/QUOTE]
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