353:"Residence" in terms of Regulation 8 is the place where the player has their "primary and permanent home". Factors that will be taken into account include, among others, the actual time spent in a country and the purpose of any absences during the qualification period (ENRT Guideline 14). A player who has moved from one country to another will need to be able to provide clear proof that they are no longer resident in the country where they moved from and that that country is no longer their home (ENRT Guideline 15).
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panel that was convened by the IRFB to investigate the matter only reprimanded the Welsh and
Scottish national unions and ordered them to pay the costs of the hearing. The panel stated not to have jurisdiction to take action against union officials and the players concerned, and didn't impose any sanction against them. However, the players were barred from playing for these nations until they had completed the 3-year residency period.
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the player is born in the country to which they wish to transfer or has a parent or grandparent who was born in that country. Playing for a second country is not permitted by means of residency. Switching countries is also possible through playing in
Olympic events, provided the player has the nationality of the second country. In any case, a stand-down period of three years applies.
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residency period of students, Unions and players are advised to ask for a ruling of the
Regulations Committee about the player's eligibility. It is also explicitly stated that Unions and educational institutions are not allowed to offer scholarships and other benefits that restrict a player's choice of which Union they wish to represent (ENRT Guideline 19).
393:, New Zealand) in 2000 and 2001 did not count towards the 36-month residency requirement. Attending school or university in another country was seen by the IRB as temporary absence from a player's permanent home, without taking into account the player's age; Sivivatu was 18 years old when he moved to New Zealand in 2000.
583:(initially fifth and last on the qualification table). Belgium was found to have played five ineligible players in a total of six qualification matches. These players were ineligible because they, nor their (grand)parents were born in Belgium (they didn't claim eligibility under the residency rule). Appeals by
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8.7.2 Only in respect of transfers to represent
Olympic Teams, the standdown period of 36 months may be reduced or even cancelled with the agreement of the World Rugby and the National Olympic Committees concerned and by the IOC Executive Board, which takes into account the circumstances of each case
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In the majority of cases, a full-time international student's permanent and primary home is expected to be their parental home and time spent in another country will likely be seen as temporary absences from that home, especially if the student is not financially independent. However, the overriding
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More than twenty years after the one-country-for-life rule came into effect, and several failed attempts to change this rule later, World Rugby voted to amend the rule – with the narrowest of margins – on 24 November 2021. From 1 January 2022, a player who has been captured by playing for a
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Clarifying the eligibility rules applicable to the
Pacific Islanders' test matches, the IRB ruled in May 2004 that playing for the Pacific Islanders team would not capture an uncapped player's eligibility. So a player who hadn't played international rugby yet and was eligible to play for one or more
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In the sevens variant, a player is captured if they are named in a Union's senior national representative sevens team for an international match against the senior national representative sevens team of another Union, and is present at the match either as a replacement, substitute or playing member.
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Students, particularly students who have reached the age of majority, can begin a new residency period in the country in which they are studying, if they have moved there permanently and only have taken short breaks away from the new country (in accordance with ENRT Guideline 16). With regard to the
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A player can go on holiday, visit family and friends, attend weddings or funerals in other countries without interrupting their period of residence. World Rugby uses the guideline that a player – exceptional circumstances excluded – has to be physically present in a country for at least 10
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Initially, players who represented a new country at one sevens tournament regarded as an
Olympic event, could represent that country in any other form of the game. While the IRB's Regulations Committee would consider every application for transfer to another country and check whether the reasons for
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Players who played for a national team after 1 January 1997 could no longer change countries, because the stand-down period of three years would be completed after the "one-country-for-life rule" came into effect. It also resulted in unions rushing into capping dual eligible players before 1 January
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8.7.1 Where a Player who has represented an
Olympic Sevens Team associated with a Union wishes to represent an Olympic Sevens Team associated with a different Union in an Olympic Event, the Player may apply to represent the new Olympic Sevens Team provided the Player has, in addition to meeting the
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In order to be captured, a player must have reached the age of majority on or before the date of participation in an international match (ENRT Guideline 5). ENRT Guideline 7 states that, for the purpose of the World Rugby
Regulations, "the age of majority is deemed to be acquired on a Player's 18th
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to change to Tier 2 countries after a stand-down period of one year, if they satisfied the eligibility criteria for the Tier 2 country. New
Zealand's original proposal was again to remove sevens from capturing players for fifteens, but it was not voted on. The IRB preferred to await the decision of
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Formally, the IRFB Regulations did not provide for eligibility based on residency, but during the 20th century there were multiple examples of players representing nations with which they had no birth or family connection. This changed in the early 1990s, when the IRFB amended its eligibility rules
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two different age criteria applied for sevens players: they would be captured by a union if they had reached the age of majority if they played for the national representative sevens team of that union in the
Olympic Games or Rugby World Cup Sevens; in all other tournaments or events they would be
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Eventually, after a review of the eligibility rules, the IRFB – on 17 January 1997 – adopted an amendment to its regulations (effective from 1 January 2000) that meant that a player could only represent one country. A player who had represented a country by playing for its national team,
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in 1995 increased the number of players representing nations other than their country of birth. Particularly the number of Pacific Island players representing New Zealand and Australia (either in the fifteen-a-side form of the game or in sevens) and Southern Hemisphere players playing for Northern
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In principle, as soon as a player has represented a country internationally (has been "captured" by that country), they are no longer permitted to represent another country. However, a player is allowed to transfer to another country once, with approval of the World Rugby Regulations Committee, if
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For birthright transfer, approval of the World Rugby Regulations Committee must be obtained. Applications to World Rugby cannot be considered before all criteria for transfer have been met (ENRT Guideline 4.3). For Olympic transfer, also the approval of the International Olympic Committee and the
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In all cases, there is a stand-down period of three years between the last game the player played for the senior, next senior or senior sevens national representative team of their original Union and the time the player first represents the second Union in a match, tournament or series of matches
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A player can also be captured if they are named in a Union's senior national representative sevens team for the Olympic Games or the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and – again – is present at such tournament either as a replacement, substitute or playing member (Reg. 8.4 and ENRT Guideline 5).
416:(England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, represented by the all-Ireland body of the Irish Rugby Football Union). Players who are eligible to play for an individual Union that is part of a combined NOC are also eligible to play for the Olympic Sevens Team of that NOC in Olympic Events, e.g.
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the application were "bona fide sevens reasons", the IRB decided to tighten its regulations to prevent abuse that went against the spirit of the regulation. On 18 September 2014, the IRB ruled that a player had to play in at least four Olympic events to complete their transfer to another country.
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Players can be captured in matches against the senior or next senior national representative team of another Union; against senior or next senior (visiting) touring squads during an international tour approved by World Rugby; or in matches for a Union's (travelling) senior or next-senior touring
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were found to have fielded players who were incorrectly assumed to be eligible, without any satisfactory evidence of these players' grandparents being born in Wales/Scotland. The embarrassment caused by the scandal was bigger than the official punishment. On 3 May 2000, the independent judicial
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the player in line with the applicable legal requirements of the country concerned. Grandparent is the parent's blood parent or their legal adoptive parent. In case of legal adoption of the player, the birthplace of the blood parent is no longer relevant for determining the player's eligibility;
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8.1 Subject to Regulation 8.2, a Player may only play for the senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team, the next senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team and the senior National Representative Sevens Team of the Union of the country with which the Player has a genuine, close,
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This section describes the current eligibility rules, of which some will be further clarified by means of the Explanatory Guidelines on the Implementation of Regulation 8: Eligibility to play for National Representative teams (abbr.: ENRT Guideline) and Olympic Eligibility (abbr.: OE Guideline).
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Until the 1990s, a player needed to be born in a country or have a parent or grandparent born in a country, to be eligible to play for that country's national team. Provided they met these criteria, players could play for more than one country and transfer to another country without a stand-down
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Regulations 8.6-8.8 make clear that a player can switch countries only once and only if their eligibility for the second country is based on the player or their (grand)parent being born in the second country. Eligibility for the second country cannot be established through residency. In case of
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In 2014, the IRB amended its regulations. A requirement for players to be a national of the country they represent at the Olympic Games was introduced, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria of having a genuine, close, credible and established national link with that country. Captured
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in 1998, which they said was Australia's next senior representative team. In first instance, the IRB ruled in Australia's favour, but Jones-Hughes appealed the decision and the IRB's executive committee sided with Jones-Hughes. According to the committee, there were two players playing for the
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Players who would like to participate in the Olympic Games, or in Olympic (qualifying) events, must meet the criteria in Regulation 8.1 to 8.4 as well as hold the nationality of the country of the National Olympic Committee which they are representing in such Olympic Events. The nationality
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to specifically allow foreign players to play for a country after three years of residence. Also a stand-down period of three years was introduced for captured players (i.e., players who had represented a country at international level) seeking to represent another country.
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Subsequently, the Scottish Rugby Union announced that it had hired a team of scouts ("Scottish Qualified representatives") that would start a world-wide search for players with Scottish ancestry, who would be eligible to play for Scotland, despite not being born there.
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This eligibility rule change, which was reportedly passed by a vote of 39 in favour, 11 against, and 1 abstention (39 votes were needed for the required 75% majority) is expected to mostly benefit the Pacific Island nations and a few (other) tier 2 or 3 nations.
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squad during a World Rugby approved international tour. Regulation 8.3 sets out further criteria, one of them being that a player must be present at a match either as a replacement, substitute or playing member to be captured (Reg. 8.3 and ENRT Guideline 5).
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Another amendment to the eligibility rules adopted on 24 November 2021 aims to align the "age of majority" across XVs and sevens rugby. Under the amended rule, all players will be captured by playing for a national representative team at the age of 18 years.
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National Under 20 teams are not capturing national representative teams in terms of regulation 8, and can – since 1 January 2018 – also no longer be designated as a Union's "next senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team".
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Despite the apparent ease with which a player's – or their (grand)parent's – birthplace can normally be determined, it was the grandparent rule that gave rise to the biggest eligibility scandal to date. In the so-called
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is not eligible to play for the senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team or the next senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team or the senior National Representative Sevens Team of another Union.*
146:' proposal, backed by New Zealand, again asked to allow Tier 1 players to switch to Tier 2 nations after a 12-month stand-down. This proposal was met with significant resistance from particularly
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and was sent back to the IRB Regulations Committee. One of the arguments raised was that it could possibly be discriminatory because it seemed to favour players of some ethnicities over others.
244:, provided they or their (grand)parents were born in the new country. A stand-down period of three years applies and a transfer is subject to approval by the World Rugby Regulations Committee.
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536:) were the respective Unions' designated next senior fifteen-a-side national representative team. The Scottish Rugby Union appealed the decision, but the IRB Council dismissed the appeal.
579: – had played for Spain in a total of nine test matches, of which eight World Cup qualification matches. This resulted in Spain losing its World Cup qualification play-off spot to
31:, the governing body for the sport. Players' eligibility to represent a country depends on whether they have a genuine, close, credible and established national link with that country.
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in 2011. The IRB Regulations Committee upheld the objection, stating that Shingler was captured by Wales because – at the time – both Wales Under-20 and the opposition team (
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is an example of a player who was prevented from playing for New Zealand in 2004, because – according to the then current interpretation from the IRB – his time spent at
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In the usual form of rugby union (XVs), the capturing teams are a Union's fifteen-a-side national representative team and next senior fifteen-a-side national representative team.
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Sometimes, a member Union of World Rugby doesn't have an equivalent National Olympic Committee; in such cases, there may be a combined NOC for more than one Union. An example is
212:
a new eligibility criteria was introduced: players with 10 years of cumulative residency in a country could also become eligible to play for that country (effective 10 May 2017);
202:. Pichot was determined to put an end to the player drain from smaller nations – such as the Pacific Island nations – and the phenomenon of so-called project players.
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In most cases, it will be clear in which country's geographical borders someone is born, but in cases where it's not (e.g., a player being born in a military hospital or in an
513:
Barbarians against Scotland, who were not eligible to play for Australia. In that game, the Barbarians therefore did not meet the criteria of a national representative team.
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of the Pacific Island nations and/or a third country (e.g. New Zealand, Australia), would not be captured by any of these nations by playing for the Pacific Islanders team.
119:
proposal to abolish the grandparent rule and to extend the required residency period from three to five years failed to get support. One month later, the IRB discussed a
559:. The three countries were docked points by an Independent Disputes Committee set up by World Rugby for fielding ineligible players. Romania was penalised for fielding
198:
From 2016, the residency period was back on the agenda of World Rugby (as the IRB was called since 19 November 2014). The main driver behind this was the vice-chairman
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but noting that a Player may not represent two different Unions or a Union and an Olympic Sevens Team(s) of a National Olympic Committee in the same Olympic Event(s).
958:
Hewett, Chris (15 March 2000). "Rugby Union: Henry must do some explaining; Welsh rugby union coach has shown astonishing lack of judgement over eligibility rules".
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similarly, in case of legal adoption of a parent of the player, the country of birth of that parent's blood parent will not be taken into account. The birthplace of
182:
players were allowed to change to another country of which they had the nationality after a stand-down period of three years, which was reduced to 18 months for the
223:
On 10 August 2020, World Rugby decided to retain the 36-month residency requirement for one more year, to 31 December 2021. World Rugby considered that, due to the
1569:
227:, there were too limited playing opportunities for players to meet the residency requirement and have represented their union before the end of the year 2020.
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played 11 matches, of which 9 tests against the national representative teams of Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, France and Italy.
72:
Hemisphere nations grew significantly in the second half of the 1990s, due to a big difference in resources and professional pathways between rugby nations.
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months throughout any qualifying year of the residency period to be able to show that that country is their primary and permanent home (ENRT Guideline 16).
1335:
973:
1465:
1202:
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Glover, Tim (19 November 2000). "Rugby Union: Desperate days for the poor relations; Tim Glover discovers splits are growing in game's global family".
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factor in determining a student's eligibility remains whether there is a credible and established link with the country concerned (ENRT Guideline 19).
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The International Rugby Football Board was re-named International Rugby Board in 1998. It changed its name again – to World Rugby – in 2014.
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official second national (or "A") team or sevens team against an equivalent team from another country, would no longer be able to switch countries.
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national U20s teams could no longer be nominated by national unions as their next senior national representative team (effective 1 January 2018);
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8.8 A Player may only transfer pursuant to Regulation 8.6 or 8.7 once so that no Player may represent more than two Unions in their lifetime.
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The main exception to the eligibility rule in Regulation 8.1 can be found in Regulation 8.2, which defines the "one-country-for-life rule":
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Regulations 8.6 and 8.7 describe which criteria must be met in order to be exempted from the one-country-for-life rule in Regulation 8.2:
575:(initially third on the qualification table). Spain was penalised because two ineligible players – who had previously played for the
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In November 2004, the IRB rejected another proposal from New Zealand. This (amended) proposal asked to allow players who had played for
1929:
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533:
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8.6 A Player who has represented one Union (as set out in Regulation 8.2 to 8.4) may apply to represent a new Union provided that:
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417:
183:
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1959:
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lodged a complaint with the IRB. The Australians claimed he was ineligible to play for Wales because he had played for the
85:
485:
The question whether a player had been captured under regulation 8 has given rise to many rulings of the IRB/World Rugby.
633:(i) the Player meets the eligibility criteria set out in Regulation 8.1(a) or 8.1(b) in relation to the new Union; and
167:
101:
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In March 1994, the IRFB reduced the residency requirement for foreign players from three years to one year of residence.
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677:(ENRT Guideline 4.5). The stand-down period may in certain circumstances be reduced or cancelled for Olympic transfers.
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606:
509:
93:
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Berlin, Peter (1 October 1999). "Has the North Closed Gap Against the South?; Lax Nationality Rules Help Recruiting".
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2018:
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656:(ii) obtained the approval of the International Olympic Committee and the relevant National Olympic Committee(s).
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493:
132:
284:(c) the Player has completed sixty consecutive months of Residence immediately preceding the time of playing; or
2023:
602:
1701:
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521:
321:), the matter should be referred to the World Rugby Regulations Committee for a ruling (ENRT Guideline 12).
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the residency requirement was increased from 36 to 60 consecutive months (effective from 31 December 2020);
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captured if they had reached the age of 20 on or before the date of participation (effective 1 July 2017).
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requirement was introduced to comply with the eligibility rules in the Olympic Charter. (Regulation 8.9)
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in eight matches, including six World Cup qualifiers, despite Faka'osilea having already played for the
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147:
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On 10 May 2017, World Rugby adopted the following changes to the eligibility rules in Regulation 8:
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against these decisions were dismissed by an Independent Appeal Committee convened by World Rugby.
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1484:
636:(ii) at least three years have passed since the Player last represented their former Union; and
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1883:
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1380:
814:
Hands, David (31 March 1994). "Board strikes compromise on ruck-maul controversy; Rugby Union".
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The main eligibility rule for rugby union is laid down in Regulation 8.1 and reads as follows:
1954:
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807:
705:
505:
450:(* Save where the Union the Player represented was a recognised regional development union.)
287:(d) the Player has completed ten years of cumulative Residence preceding the time of playing.
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2013:
2008:
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for an international tour of a combined Pacific Islanders team. Between 2004 and 2006, the
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175:
171:
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on 21 December 1999 for the sole purpose of capturing players Paul Johnstone (35 caps for
8:
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711:
318:
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829:
Hands, David (3 June 1995). "Samoans fear impact of professionalism; Rugby World Cup".
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492:. When Australian born Jones-Hughes, whose father was born in Wales, was named in the
966:
525:
382:
330:
224:
155:
120:
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World Rugby was founded, as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB), in 1886.
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1203:"Regulation 8 national team representation (COVID-19 residency criteria adjustment)"
571:. As a result of the points deduction, Romania lost its World Cup spot in pool A to
199:
80:
2000, before the new rule would prevent them from doing so. This went as far as the
1792:
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673:
Olympic transfer, the player must also have the nationality of the second country.
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1491:
1354:
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Reid, Alasdair (19 December 1999). "Scotland's shameful showpiece; Rugby union".
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Regulations relating to the eligibility of players to play for national teams in
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136:
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Davies, Gerald (20 December 1991). "Confusion over eligibility; Rugby Union".
439:(b) the next senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team of a Union; or
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112:
In this period there were several unsuccessful attempts to change the rules.
2002:
867:
143:
539:
A final example with far-reaching consequences relates to matches played by
1858:
1762:
1124:"World rugby body changes rules to prevent shortcut changes in nationality"
653:(i) met the Olympic Eligibility requirements set out in Regulation 8.9; and
24:
1518:"Russia handed World Cup place as Romania penalised for ineligible player"
1432:
1258:"World Rugby approves birthright amendment for players to transfer unions"
951:
852:
1787:
1777:
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794:
792:
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436:(a) the senior fifteen-a-side National Representative Team of a Union; or
311:
28:
20:
1406:
1150:"Extension of residency rule hailed as an historic moment for Test game"
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1782:
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1466:"Rugby Union: GOT HIM; Happy Jason given green light to play for Wales"
700:
326:
307:
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925:
789:
423:
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1284:"World Rugby amends rule and allows players to switch national teams"
717:
List of rugby union players who have represented more than one nation
432:
8.2 Subject to Regulations 8.6 and 8.7, a Player who has played for:
16:
Rules to determine if a player can represent a country in rugby union
1492:"Steven Shingler tied to Wales not Scotland after losing IRB appeal"
166:
After a failed attempt in 2005, and following lobbying by the IRB,
1388:"What became of the player at the heart of the grannygate scandal?"
1063:
302:
1802:
1617:
910:
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submitted an objection to the IRB, because he had played for the
413:
301:" refers to a player's blood parent or a parent who has formally
62:
902:
Stuart, Lewis (13 May 1998). "Hayes declines southern offers".
298:
1336:"Explanatory Guidelines on the Implementation of Regulation 8"
1177:"World Rugby announces historic eligibility regulation reform"
1022:
1007:
616:
442:(c) the senior National Representative Sevens Team of a Union,
194:
2017 amendments: extension of the residency requirement period
895:
1089:
240:
country in either XVs or sevens can change to a new country
1544:"World Rugby dismisses World Cup appeals by Romania, Spain"
1310:"Controversial eligibility changes approved by World Rugby"
992:
235:
2021 amendments: exception to the one-country-for-life rule
1229:"Scottish Rugby launches new Scottish Qualified programme"
341:
1570:"NZ support needed to put Pacific rugby back on the map"
974:"Brawn drain means rocky outlook for South Sea Islands"
771:"IRB ushers in new era with name change to World Rugby"
681:
relevant National Olympic Committees must be obtained.
292:
1596:"IRB give green light to Pacific player eligibility"
161:
123:
proposal to remove sevens teams as capturing teams.
520:. Shingler was named in the Scotland squad for the
424:
Exception to the eligibility rule: captured players
1148:
874:
639:(iii) the approval of World Rugby is obtained.
454:
274:credible and established national link in which:
2000:
876:"Rugby Union: Board puts end to country hopping"
264:
67:Both the eligibility rules and the adoption of
601:In 2003, the IRB agreed to a request from the
314:will never be considered (ENRT Guideline 13).
63:2000 amendments: the one-country-for-life rule
1633:
1440:"Ban on Fijian born Sivivatu angers manager"
255:
1362:"Unions avoid fines over 'grannygate' saga"
617:Exceptions to the one-country-for-life rule
596:Multi-country teams: Pacific Islanders team
170:was added to the Olympic Programme for the
1640:
1626:
1414:"Sivivatu likely for All Black trial side"
1045:"How rugby sevens became an Olympic sport"
281:(b) one parent or grandparent was born; or
933:"Scotland miss ton at empty Murrayfield"
104:) before the new rule came into effect.
2001:
957:
901:
858:
843:
798:
342:National link established by residence
23:, both in the fifteen-a-side game and
1621:
1071:"Golf, rugby added for 2016 and 2020"
828:
813:
1983:
1121:
916:
752:"IRB tightens up Olympics loopholes"
178:Summer Olympics on 9 October 2009.
708:- comparable rules for rugby league
13:
1647:
1029:"IRB against eligibility change".
1014:"Kiwis back law change for reps".
722:Pacific Islanders rugby union team
293:National link established by birth
144:Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions
14:
2035:
162:2014 amendments: Olympic loophole
1982:
1973:
1972:
1235:(Press release). 20 October 2017
1122:Rees, Paul (19 September 2014).
1712:International eligibility rules
999:"Motion favours Tonga, Samoa".
648:requirements of Regulation 8.6;
133:International Olympic Committee
1097:"IRB wary of Olympic loophole"
762:
744:
603:Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance
455:Capturing representative teams
396:
1:
737:
27:, are the responsibility of
861:International Herald Tribune
265:Primary eligibility criteria
107:
7:
684:
488:One example is the case of
278:(a) the Player was born; or
84:organising a match between
43:
10:
2040:
38:
1968:
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1912:
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1857:
1837:
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846:The Independent on Sunday
256:Current eligibility rules
516:Another case is that of
665:Limitation on Transfers
135:about making sevens an
2019:History of rugby union
670:
607:Pacific Islanders team
569:2013 Gold Coast Sevens
553:European qualification
452:
290:
2024:Sport and nationality
706:IRL eligibility rules
623:
506:Australian Barbarians
430:
271:
758:. 19 September 2014.
644:8.7 Olympic Transfer
577:France Under-20 team
557:2019 Rugby World Cup
534:France Under-20 team
498:1999 Rugby World Cup
142:In December 2009, a
82:Scottish Rugby Union
1960:Oldest competitions
1894:Physical disability
1845:Olympic venues (7s)
1743:American flag rugby
1677:Oldest competitions
1314:Americas Rugby News
1103:. 11 September 2014
1018:. 30 November 2009.
1003:. 30 November 2004.
712:Laws of rugby union
626:Birthright Transfer
530:Wales Under 20 team
420:(OE Guideline 12).
184:2016 Olympic Sevens
1574:New Zealand Herald
1472:. 7 September 1999
1444:New Zealand Herald
1418:New Zealand Herald
1316:. 24 November 2021
1290:. 24 November 2021
1264:. 24 November 2021
1033:. 4 December 2009.
939:. 21 December 1999
490:Jason Jones-Hughes
115:In March 2000, an
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1995:
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1937:
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1920:American football
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