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Brandon Thomson from Stormers to Glasgow presumably as medium term replacement for Finn. 22 years old so could he be the "project player" flyhalf Scotland so desperately need?
And is he any good!?
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40492203
He can't be a Scottish project player. He has represented South Africa as a Junior Bok (U20 player), which is our designated second national side. As a result he is locked in as a South African and cannot play for any other nation.
U20 cannot be the second designated team starting next year, so maybe he is free come then..
I don't think they retrospectively redact it though, pretty sure once you are locked in, you are locked in. I presume that's why World Rugby has the list of second designated teams all the way back to around 2000 on their website.
I think it's a shame if they have made that the rule, locking in players at U20 levels was a good way to prevent foreign countries from picking out young 'project' players to play for their country. Do you have any articles on that? Would like to read a bit more on that and google is failing me.
I think you're right that once done, it's done (unless you use the 7s loophole).I don't think they retrospectively redact it though, pretty sure once you are locked in, you are locked in. I presume that's why World Rugby has the list of second designated teams all the way back to around 2000 on their website.
I think it's a shame if they have made that the rule, locking in players at U20 levels was a good way to prevent foreign countries from picking out young 'project' players to play for their country. Do you have any articles on that? Would like to read a bit more on that and google is failing me.
I think you're right that once done, it's done (unless you use the 7s loophole).
However, nominating age-grade rugby was always a silly thing. The 2nd team had to be a "senior" team - so chosing your juniors for it was always a bad idea; not to mention that it really ought to be a team with an open selection categorisation (so not limited by age or genetics). And that's quite apart from asking 18 and 19 year-olds to lock themselves in like that (without a senior cap) is just silly.
The principal was suposed to be that the player is at or very near to the national squad - not simply the 3rd best SH in his school year.
I hope it encourages more "A" international games.
Bring back the Churchill CupI hope it encourages more "A" international games.
Legit?Peter Stringer Worcester 6 month deal....
Yep, confirmed, Hougaard's with SA start of the season...Legit?
I thought he was off to France, if we didn't offer him an extension I'll be annoyed.