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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Olyy" data-source="post: 1084267" data-attributes="member: 34990"><p>Spain under investigation for fielding an ineligible player:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://ferugby.es/comunicado-oficial-sobre-un-requerimiento-de-world-rugby?fbclid=IwAR3qMELTDIul_9MkCO5fL-tb19fxLVgIOPdQ9artkUoNFoLfQ0wX_Oa_83w[/URL]</p><p></p><p>From what I've read it sounds like they're out of luck: They capped a South African prop, who only played once, but he didn't live permanently in Spain (went back to RSA between seasons) so didn't hit the required months out of the year to count as a permanent resident of the country/have the years count towards residency</p><p></p><p>Considering how frequently things like this keep happening you do have to question WTF World Rugby are doing with themselves - they just completely ignore tier 2/3 rugby for 90% of the World Cup cycle and then waltz in at the end and ban everyone</p><p>Why were they not involved in all of this before? and in 2019 when it turned out Romania had fielded an ineligible player throughout their entire qualifying process but then they were only told about it after they'd qualified</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Olyy, post: 1084267, member: 34990"] Spain under investigation for fielding an ineligible player: [URL unfurl="true"]https://ferugby.es/comunicado-oficial-sobre-un-requerimiento-de-world-rugby?fbclid=IwAR3qMELTDIul_9MkCO5fL-tb19fxLVgIOPdQ9artkUoNFoLfQ0wX_Oa_83w[/URL] From what I've read it sounds like they're out of luck: They capped a South African prop, who only played once, but he didn't live permanently in Spain (went back to RSA between seasons) so didn't hit the required months out of the year to count as a permanent resident of the country/have the years count towards residency Considering how frequently things like this keep happening you do have to question WTF World Rugby are doing with themselves - they just completely ignore tier 2/3 rugby for 90% of the World Cup cycle and then waltz in at the end and ban everyone Why were they not involved in all of this before? and in 2019 when it turned out Romania had fielded an ineligible player throughout their entire qualifying process but then they were only told about it after they'd qualified [/QUOTE]
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