Eligibility back on the agenda
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@Bones said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper nothing substantive or meaningful about a guy who already moved to another country vs a guy who moved just to play rugby? Sure ok. Not on the troll at all.
Fekitoa moved to New Zealand to play rugby. Nothing more or less. He wasn't in New Zealand because of family or any nonews rugby related reasons. His alternative option according to himself appears to have been to go to Australia to play league but a school scholarship seems to have been more attractive. Hmmm....
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I'll be curious to see how far the Irish push it if Pichot's reforms fail wouldn't put it past them to try and sneak Saili through the 7s loophole if/when the time comes.
Saili would have to firstly not be injured all the time, and get a good run of games in where he was more than a show pony. Once he did that then he would need to go back in time and stop himself getting his two senior All Black caps.
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There won't be any changes to the residency rules while countries highlight other people's behaviour as the problem and don't acknowledge any issue with their own.
The only top tier country that has clean hands on this is Argentinia and that is because they didn't have any professional structures that would have meant there were any foreigners hanging around there for three years plus playing rugby.
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@semper what a 15/16yr old school boy vs a guy in his 20's and already a pro rugby player, righto, although I guess they both play rugby, so valid comparison afterall.
I wonder why they dont tie schoolboys to the country they play for at 7s or 15s...
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@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being eligible...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being ...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
So one is about a kid being moved from their home place to ...
Hmmm ... That language is reminiscent of the type of argument used around poaching in the 00s. Fekitoa was not forced to move. Seems indicative of an in grained attitude.
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@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper what a school boy vs a guy in his 20's and already a pro rugby player, righto.
I wonder why they dont tie schoolboys to the country they play for at 7s or 15s...
Presumably because as a kid you have diminished decision making capacity?
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@booboo said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being eligible...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being ...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
So one is about a kid being moved from their home place to ...
Hmmm ... That language is reminiscent of the type of argument used around poaching in the 00s. Fekitoa was not forced to move. Seems indicative of an in grained attitude.
No one said he was forced to move and it has worked out very well for him.
As a rule I think moving youngsters around to play rugby or soccer or Aussie rules isn't in their general best interests - they've about 50 years to live after they stop playing sport and a proper education will help them more in the vast majority of cases.
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@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper and yet you are comparing the 2 situations saying there is no substantiative difference?
A fair point, but a reason why schooling should not count towards residency in either the actuality or the subsequent justifications?
I'm also interested in the three years after school where he was on various rugby contracts by bodies controlled by the NZRFU. Do you think that Fekitoa would have, prior to getting residncy
(A) Received exactly the same contracts if he had declared for Tonga;
(B) received a better one if he had declared for Tonga; or
(C) received a worse one if he had played for Tonga?
In the case of Aki, if he was to announce tomorrow he was to play for another country, he would probably receive the same contract from Connacht but would be operating under a system where he would only have a two year horizon before being moved on.
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@semper who knows, it is all hypothetical, plus some use that pathway of getting into super rugby, get the exposure for a big Euro contract too.
NZ Rugby has had plenty of players over the years that have forged out careers in NPC and Super rugby while playing for another country early on.
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@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@kiwiinmelb said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
I see the difference as
(a)
to deliberately look overseas for players ,(B) And to pick players in your backyard that are already there ,
While (b) still needs looking at with guys that are questionable , to poach from another country is on another level ,
In the case of (a) it is a flow of players who can't play with better rugby countries to weaker rugby countries and in the case of (b) it is a flow of players from weaker rugby countries to better rugby countries.
One is intentional and the other apparently is not, although I suspect the NZRFU were as knees deep in Fekitoa's contract with Highlanders as anything the IRFU have done.
My point was different levels of being morally wrong , both wrong though , and both need to be looked at .
Most in NZ welcome the idea of eligibility rules being tightened , maybe if our depth wasn't great you would see some opposition to that , I'm not sure , but the general feeling here is it needs to be tighter, we welcome it . -
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper who knows, it is all hypothetical, plus some use that pathway of getting into super rugby, get the exposure for a big Euro contract too.
NZ Rugby has had plenty of players over the years that have forged out careers in NPC and Super rugby while playing for another country early on.
Hmmm. I just find the unwillingness to see any issues with players like Fekitoa in the national team odd. There seems to be a defensiveness about this whole topic that in unwarranted.
The only person who seems willing to acknowledge any issue is MajorRage.
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Can I flick back on topic here for a sec rather than arguing semantics about who is the moe egregious poacher (when it's obviously Ireland).
The fact that we're having this argument at all confirms the system is currently open to abuse.
It needs tightening up and even if the full raft of changes don't come in this time any tightening is a move in the right direction and we can hope additional rrestrictions get added incrementally.
Also, @semper with regard to passport/citizenship whilst I agree with your intent i can see thst open to abuse where rules are bent. Add it as a criterria to the criteria set by WR but not as the single qualifying standard.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@kiwiinmelb said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
I see the difference as
(a)
to deliberately look overseas for players ,(B) And to pick players in your backyard that are already there ,
While (b) still needs looking at with guys that are questionable , to poach from another country is on another level ,
In the case of (a) it is a flow of players who can't play with better rugby countries to weaker rugby countries and in the case of (b) it is a flow of players from weaker rugby countries to better rugby countries.
One is intentional and the other apparently is not, although I suspect the NZRFU were as knees deep in Fekitoa's contract with Highlanders as anything the IRFU have done.
My point was different levels of being morally wrong , both wrong though , and both need to be looked at .
Most in NZ welcome the idea of eligibility rules being tightened , maybe if our depth wasn't great you would see some opposition to that , I'm not sure , but the general feeling here is it needs to be tighter, we welcome it .A very fair point. You would find few people in other rugby countries unwilling to engage with such an approach and rationale.
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@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@booboo said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being eligible...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being ...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
So one is about a kid being moved from their home place to ...
Hmmm ... That language is reminiscent of the type of argument used around poaching in the 00s. Fekitoa was not forced to move. Seems indicative of an in grained attitude.
No one said he was forced to move and it has worked out very well for him.
As a rule I think moving youngsters around to play rugby or soccer or Aussie rules isn't in their general best interests - they've about 50 years to live after they stop playing sport and a proper education will help them more in the vast majority of cases.
"being moved" suggests someone is impelling him to do so. "moving" would have been more appropriate if you didn't want to give the impression that he was being forced.
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Also, @semper with regard to passport/citizenship whilst I agree with your intent i can see thst open to abuse where rules are bent. Add it as a criterria to the criteria set by WR but not as the single qualifying standard.
3 years adult residency and a passport;
Birth;
Parent born in the country and holding a passport;
Grandparent born in the country and holding a passport.UK countries use the same principles as in soccer.
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@booboo said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@booboo said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being eligible...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
@taniwharugby said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
@semper Aki was already a professional rugby player, unattached to any nation when he went to Ireland, Fekitoa was a school boy when he came to NZ, at which time he was a good 4+years off being ...that is a substantial difference I'd of thought?
So one is about a kid being moved from their home place to ...
Hmmm ... That language is reminiscent of the type of argument used around poaching in the 00s. Fekitoa was not forced to move. Seems indicative of an in grained attitude.
No one said he was forced to move and it has worked out very well for him.
As a rule I think moving youngsters around to play rugby or soccer or Aussie rules isn't in their general best interests - they've about 50 years to live after they stop playing sport and a proper education will help them more in the vast majority of cases.
"being moved" suggests someone is impelling him to do so. "moving" would have been more appropriate if you didn't want to give the impression that he was being forced.
Fair enough.
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@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
Also, @semper with regard to passport/citizenship whilst I agree with your intent i can see thst open to abuse where rules are bent. Add it as a criterria to the criteria set by WR but not as the single qualifying standard.
3 years adult residency and a passport;
Birth;
Parent born in the country and holding a passport;
Grandparent born in the country and holding a passport.UK countries use the same principles as in soccer.
Yes. But make it 5 years
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@semper said in Eligibility back on the agenda:
I suspect the NZRFU were as knees deep in Fekitoa's contract with Highlanders as anything the IRFU have done.You suspect wrong. For a kid who was MVP of the national 7s tournament in 2012 he didn't get a Super contract until 2013. That contract was with the Blues and he got absolutely no support from his own franchise coaches let a lone the national set up. Went to the Clan and things started from there.
