@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