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The World Rugby Council has approved an amendment to the sport’s national team representation laws that will now permit an international player to transfer from one country to another.
This decision comes after a meeting of the World Rugby Council on Tuesday, when a vote was held on a proposal that would allow players to switch nations after a three-year stand-down period, provided that their parents or grandparents were born in the nation to which they’re intending to switch their allegiances.
Under the previous law, once a player has played Test rugby, they’re locked to that country for life – unless they’re able to utilise a loophole in sevens rugby. Both Malakai Fekitoa and Lopeti Timani used sevens to switch from New Zealand and Australia, respectively, to represent Tonga.
However, World Rugby has now approved a new rule that will allow Test-rugby players to switch nations ‘subject to demonstrating a close and credible link to that union via birth right’.
The rule will come into effect from 1 January 2022
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