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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE IRB's RULES ON NATIONAL SELECTION ?
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<blockquote data-quote="gingergenius" data-source="post: 254831"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GimleyUK @ Mar 30 2009, 02:44 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=388134" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>fair point....</p><p></p><p>I think to qualify you should have at least one of your parents having been born in the country you wish to play for.</p><p></p><p>make it a simple law in Rugby</p><p></p><p>the grey areas of Rugby law are always the most controversial and the least appealing.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>I'm happy with the residency rule though I think it should be extended to 5 years to show proper commitment, because people can and do go abroad for 3 years for work reasons.</p><p></p><p>I think, to make it simple, the rules should be:</p><p></p><p>1) You can play for the country in which you were born.</p><p>2) You can play for the country in which your mother or father were born. This counts step-parents.</p><p>3) You can play for a country in which you have lived consistently for 5 years</p><p></p><p>Now, put those laws into practice, for me as an example:</p><p></p><p>I was born in London, hence I'm eligible for England.</p><p>My Dad was born in Egypt, so I'm eligible for Egypt.</p><p>I've lived in England all my life so that's that.</p><p></p><p>However, under the current rules, I would also be eligible for Ireland because my Grandma was born in Dublin.</p><p></p><p>Under my rules, the most recent England team would see:</p><p>Simon Shaw eligible for Kenya by birth and England by residency/ birth of parents.</p><p>Ugo Monye eligible for England by birth and Nigeria by birth of his parents.</p><p>Riki Flutey eligible for New Zealand by birth and ineligible for England needing another 18 months to qualify for residency.</p><p>Delon Armitage eligible for Trinidad and Tobago by birth, England by residency/ birth of step-parent, and France by residency.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="gingergenius, post: 254831"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GimleyUK @ Mar 30 2009, 02:44 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=388134']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> fair point.... I think to qualify you should have at least one of your parents having been born in the country you wish to play for. make it a simple law in Rugby the grey areas of Rugby law are always the most controversial and the least appealing. [/b][/quote] I'm happy with the residency rule though I think it should be extended to 5 years to show proper commitment, because people can and do go abroad for 3 years for work reasons. I think, to make it simple, the rules should be: 1) You can play for the country in which you were born. 2) You can play for the country in which your mother or father were born. This counts step-parents. 3) You can play for a country in which you have lived consistently for 5 years Now, put those laws into practice, for me as an example: I was born in London, hence I'm eligible for England. My Dad was born in Egypt, so I'm eligible for Egypt. I've lived in England all my life so that's that. However, under the current rules, I would also be eligible for Ireland because my Grandma was born in Dublin. Under my rules, the most recent England team would see: Simon Shaw eligible for Kenya by birth and England by residency/ birth of parents. Ugo Monye eligible for England by birth and Nigeria by birth of his parents. Riki Flutey eligible for New Zealand by birth and ineligible for England needing another 18 months to qualify for residency. Delon Armitage eligible for Trinidad and Tobago by birth, England by residency/ birth of step-parent, and France by residency. [/QUOTE]
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