Rugby union\u2019s international qualification rules have been a bit of a joke – don\u2019t get me started on RL either – but surely van der Merwe\u2019s transfer to Worcester RFC shows the sorry state of them for what they are. Spend three years in Scotland (or Eng\/Ire\/Wal) and become an \u201cestablished international\u201d for them at the end of it thus enhancing your value to a club across the border. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t think I\u2019m suggesting that Scots have to play in Scotland, Welsh in Wales, etc., but given the route to this players nationality I would suggest it smacks of insincerity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think the French have – or are about to – insist on passports rather than residency for their team and they are to be applauded for it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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