international eligibility, archaic and a joke? Especially at a time where we
have passed the jet set age, and have moved on to the information age? These
days many people can be born in one country, raised in another and yet call
a different one home. Why has the IRU got such a 15th century perception of
the world??
This Jason Jones Hughes case is a f****** joke. ARU Chairman
John O'Neill is obviously a petty ***er, yet he already demonstrated this
with his threat to demolish RL in Australia. he didn't mind when NSW
recruited Reds outside centre Jason Little and saw JJH assigned to the wing.
He wasn't so valuable then. And this stuff about "JJH being a player we
invested a lot in ".
... blah blah blah..... there are plenty of talented players out there to
take his place. If JJH is advancing the cause of International Rugby, let
him do so. Even if JJH had played for Australia, why shouldn't he be able to
switch straight away?
Which brings me to the point - if a player has represented his
country, and qualifies for another under the grandparent rule, why can't he
switch straight away? RL seems to have got over this pettiness, and it
doesn't make the grandiose claims about being a world sport that RU does?
As an example, former ACT and Aus *** Marco Caputo wants to play
or Italy. He will have a year more to sit out the required 3 years to play,
in next eyars Six Nations. I think a guy like him should play as soon as he
likes. It won't hurt anyone.
I also think Lawrence Dallaglio would do Italy and Six Nations Rugby
a big favour by captaining them next year for the 6N and beyond. England has
a lot of talent, and he would promote the game immeasurably over there. In
England his character will always be under question.
The Jackal