Re: lancashire v yorkshire : Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:10 pm  

In my opinion Ian Henderson is English and Rangi Chase isn't.

There has to be a line somewhere.

Re: lancashire v yorkshire : Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:01 pm  

Dropkick Murphy wrote:

In my opinion Ian Henderson is English and Rangi Chase isn't.

There has to be a line somewhere.

Not quite a line, more of a common sense/fair approach to it. It goes on in pretty much every sport that 'foreigners' represent adopted countries, I don't agree with the way players move in their twenties then end up representing a different country, but I don't think it should be limited to birthplace/parents.

McNamara and the RFL have a responsibility to represent the image of our game, just because Union do it, doesn't mean we should. IMO, they owe it to the young lads who come through the English academies. I'd never want to represent my nation if they turned to somebody that had represented another country. How bad would that make you feel as a player?

Re: lancashire v yorkshire : Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:41 am  

here's a scenario for you, i was born in a british military hospital in germany, thus making me british but not english, therefore can play for any home nation, possibly germany, only problem is i'm gubbins at rugby league! so never got picked!

Re: lancashire v yorkshire : Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:12 am  

SLIMply winning! wrote:

here's a scenario for you, i was born in a british military hospital in germany, thus making me british but not english, therefore can play for any home nation, possibly germany, only problem is i'm gubbins at rugby league! so never got picked!

Haha!

As it happens under the eligibility criteria I set out above I would actually not be eligible for England because I wasn't born in England and neither were either of my parents. They moved to Warrington when I was one year old - and I think its fair to say that if they hadn't done that its unlikely I would have got into RL - but despite living in England for 31 of my 32 years I don't really see how I can be classed as English.

I suffer the same plight as Slim though so its not relevant to me anyway!