Absolutely, at least with the soccer granny rule there is a legitimate link to the diaspora.
There are a few piss taking Brazilians lining out for Qatar but generally international soccer residency rules donât encourage mercanaries to the same extent.
We have the ability to produce world class players here and its a sport only played by 10 countryâs at a serious level. No need to pick up players abroad. The top tier teams should have stricter rules around players declaring for other countryâs but the likes of o gara and heslip still able to play for their country. The 5 year rule is a start but its only kicking the can down the road.
HOw many non French were playing for France last weekend?
The IRFU are in a bind because they need bums on seats to generate revenue. If the other major countries are taking the piss then the blazers are duty bound to get the best qualified players into the team also.
A bit like Corporate tax arbitrage, donât hate the player hate the game. The 5 year residency will improve matters. Just like OECD BEPS 2.0
Is this new lad in on the residency rule ?
No, he just loves oireland and has always dreamt of playing rubby for them. He cries listening to oirelandâs call. So he does.
James Lowe and Gibson- Park qualified this Autumn and are amongst the last to avail of the old 3 year residency rule
James Lowe is the fella in the Indo article.
What kind of name is Gibson Park ?
Lowe is our best winger by a million miles.
Ewan is a sad act whoâd want to get a bit of levity. Thereâs much worse things going on in the world.
He should go away and become a serious journalist and stop talking about ball if he wants to do this amount of hand ringing.
âThe Dubs are overcresourcedâ, âMcGregor is a scroteâ, âpro athletes take drugsââŚWho gives a fuck?
Lowe is failed all black. âourâ fuck off.
Good player though, its the way of things now.
Much more important get facilities and coaching for young fellas so that we donât need to resort to a James Lowe.
As it stands, he is head and shoulders our best back 3 player bar Zebo so we need him.
Ewan counts ROG as a yank and Jamie Heaslip as an Israeli.
He isnât âoursâ. Heâs a kiwi mercenary, playing for Ireland for the money because heâs not good enough to play for the all blacks. He will take the place of one of ours.
Iâve seen him reach in arguments over and again but the subject matter and his argument was so repetitive and his writing so wrought thatâll I forget what it was about.
He fancies himself as some kind of whistle-blower but he has no real standing for that. What has he ever done for Irish sport?
We donât need to resort to him now. Who told you that?
I can see totally where you are coming from but it wouldnât really bother me.
I like to see us put out the best team no matter what.
Its endemic in rugby with the Pacific Island teams particularly robbed blind. While thatâs going on Iâm really happy enough to do what we ate doing.
Id like us to put the best Irish team out. Lads who have gone to school and grown up here.
I have no interest in watching the likes of bundee aki and James Lowe play for Ireland, save to hope they lose.
The likes of Bundee Id agree with you, hasnt got it at the top level.
None of them seem to