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<blockquote data-quote="danit" data-source="post: 386196" data-attributes="member: 12855"><p>Southafrica is a "Kolpak country"</p><p></p><p>there are several applicable Association Agrrements between EU and third countries, amongst which the so called "Cotonou Agrrement" (former Lomè Agreement), involving the ACP countries (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific), currently 79: 48 African, 16 Caribbean and 15 Pacific</p><p></p><p>these countries include Southafrica, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji: players from these countries are allowed to play in european clubs as if they were from inside EU, included players such as Umaga, S.B. Williams, Kefu, who, despite being NZ or OZ national players, also have a samoan or tongan passport</p><p></p><p>argentinians are excluded: that's why many of them try to qualify through their european heritage, mainly italian but not only (Lozada has a belgian passport), this way helping the italian poaching of argentinian players </p><p></p><p>a few years ago Felipe Contepomi tried to gather evidence of his italian heritage to get an italian passport but he couldn't: that's why in Toulon players like Lovobalavu, Van Niekerk, Kubriashvili or Umaga can (could) play as "european", whilst Ferdandez-Lobbe, Contepomi and Henjak have to fight for the 2 non UE spots allowed in the european cup</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danit, post: 386196, member: 12855"] Southafrica is a "Kolpak country" there are several applicable Association Agrrements between EU and third countries, amongst which the so called "Cotonou Agrrement" (former Lomè Agreement), involving the ACP countries (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific), currently 79: 48 African, 16 Caribbean and 15 Pacific these countries include Southafrica, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji: players from these countries are allowed to play in european clubs as if they were from inside EU, included players such as Umaga, S.B. Williams, Kefu, who, despite being NZ or OZ national players, also have a samoan or tongan passport argentinians are excluded: that's why many of them try to qualify through their european heritage, mainly italian but not only (Lozada has a belgian passport), this way helping the italian poaching of argentinian players a few years ago Felipe Contepomi tried to gather evidence of his italian heritage to get an italian passport but he couldn't: that's why in Toulon players like Lovobalavu, Van Niekerk, Kubriashvili or Umaga can (could) play as "european", whilst Ferdandez-Lobbe, Contepomi and Henjak have to fight for the 2 non UE spots allowed in the european cup [/QUOTE]
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