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RLIF Eligibility Laws

Springs09

Springs09

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adamkungl said:
If that's all you want to take out of it, sure. I did stay "stop whining", it's a hill i'm willing to die on.

The Tonga rise is a small but significant proof that it works. The crowds are responding positively, the voices complaining about dual-eligibility lost in the hype.

All I'm saying is International Rugby League has much deeper issues than this. It's a surface issue, an obvious easy target. And "fixing" it with the typical 1-nation-for-life solutions given here wouldn't make the sport any better or more popular, because we'd still have
Australia refusing to play games
An NZRL run on the smell of an oily rag
An England team that can't beat Aus and can't decide which shirt it wants to wear
NRL clubs refusing players rep opportunities and the RLPA pushing for less football and more money
Tournaments chopped and changed year on year, if played at all
Rising nations not given enough serious games each year
Other nations ignored entirely

^Fix the above and you'll gain a hell of a lot more than fiddling with rules.
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Nah the problem is Taumalolo and co switching nations and bringing in big crowds and competitive results cause it makes us look small time as soccer doesn’t do it or something.

How dare a Tongan New Zealander represent both Tonga and NZ during his life.
 
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siv

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RL The greatest game said:
The rule should be once you have represented a country at senior level you shouldn't be allowed to play for another country.
Its a simple rule. Its easy to understand and administer and there are no grey areas.
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Only two cavets -
-1 - unless you have not represented a nation for 2 years
- 2 - you are dropping from Tier 1 to Tier 2 or Tier 2 to Tier 3 nation
 
Perth Red

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Fittler agrees with change to SOO

NSW coach Brad Fittler has endorsed a change to the current international eligibility system, which would allow for Kiwi or English-born players to play State of Origin.

The rules currently allow for anyone who fits the criteria of living in either state before the age of 13 to play, and also represent an international team - as long as it's not England or New Zealand.

But in the wake of Victor Radley's decision to represent England, Fittler said that anyone from either of the other 'Tier 1' nations should also be able to play Origin, provided they meet the age criteria.
wwos.nine.com.au

Fittler calls for major Origin eligibility change

'That would be awesome'
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The Great Dane

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Clarkent

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Iamback said:
Some sense from Mal, Taulagi's move is a farce
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Are forgetting we Mal picking picking Semi Radradra in the past? Andrew Fifita in 2017 when he was on his way to training camp for the Tongan team? Anthony Tupou when he was in the middle of camp for the Tongan team to join the kangaroos? Mal only cries when he loses players
 
Iamback

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Clarkent said:
Are forgetting we Mal picking picking Semi Radradra in the past? Andrew Fifita in 2017 when he was on his way to training camp for the Tongan team? Anthony Tupou when he was in the middle of camp for the Tongan team to join the kangaroos? Mal only cries when he loses players
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You don't think someone playing for one country in Sept, then another one 3 weeks later is a farce?

Atleast Staggs and Hammer made the move after the World Cup
 
The Great Dane

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Clarkent said:
Limit the percentage of heritage players? Geez are you a dinosaur??
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Nah, I just have a functioning brain unlike most people whom claim to be supporters of international RL.

With the exception of AUS, NZ, ENG, FRA, PNG, and FJI, basically every major international team are made up of 85-99% heritage players at this point. Not only is that a joke on the face of it, that literally undermines the whole concept of international sport, but it's not good for the sport in those nations either as it's allowing players with only tenuous links to said nation to literally steal potentially lifechanging opportunities from locals.

It's a farce.
 
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taste2taste

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The Great Dane said:
Nah, I just have a functioning brain unlike most people whom claim to be supporters of international RL.

With the exception of AUS, NZ, ENG, FRA, PNG, and FJI, basically every major international team are made up of 85-99% heritage players at this point. Not only is that a joke on the face of it, that literally undermines the whole concept of international sport, but it's not good for the sport in those nations either as it's allowing players with only tenuous links to said nation to literally steal potentially lifechanging opportunities from locals.

It's a farce.
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Countries only stack thier teams with heritage players for the World Cup so they can be competitive.

Over the next 2 months the IRL have scheduled dozens of internationals ( Jamacia, USA, Ghana, Serbia., Netherlands...etc ) non of those teams will be stacked with heritage players.
 
The Great Dane

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taste2taste said:
Countries only stack thier teams with heritage players for the World Cup so they can be competitive.

Over the next 2 months the IRL have scheduled dozens of internationals ( Jamacia, USA, Ghana, Serbia., Netherlands...etc ) all those teams will be without heritage players.
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The Great Dane said:
With the exception of AUS, NZ, ENG, FRA, PNG, and FJI, basically every major international team are made up of 85-99% heritage players at this point.
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Meanwhile Samoa, Tonga, Lebanon, etc, i.e. the teams that are actually significant in the RL landscape that I was talking about, will continue to field teams made up almost exclusively of Australians and Kiwis, and make it that much harder for those nations that are actually having a genuine crack of growing the sport on the ground in their nations to win spots in major tournaments and grow their profile.

It's just another reason why the proliferation of heritage players has become a blight on the sport.
 
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taste2taste

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The Great Dane said:
Meanwhile Samoa, Tonga, Lebanon, etc, i.e. the teams that are actually significant in the RL landscape that I was talking about, will continue to field teams made up almost exclusively of Australians and Kiwis, and make it that much harder for those nations that are actually having a genuine crack of growing the sport on the ground in their nations to win spots in major tournaments and grow their profile.

It's just another reason why the proliferation of heritage players has become a blight on the sport.
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You realise the population of Samoa is 200k ? And Tonga 100k... The suburb of Manly has a bigger population and you think they should field a team of locals V Australia? What would the score be ? 250 - 0 ??

The current Samoan World Cup Rugby Union team squad of 33 only has 8 players born in Samoa.
 
Iamback

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Every sport uses heritage players

The issue is RL allows 2nd tier nations to be back up for guys no longer good enough for the tier 1 sides
 
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