Leinster Vs Scarlets Sat 17th Feb 15.15 Sky Sports

[Dave Cahill]

Quite, DC. No it doesn't but those Wiki pages for the players are usually very quick to point out who is Welsh etc qualified. For example, that Scarlets Wiki page has an asterisk against an English player and a note saying "* Denotes a player who is Welsh qualified.". No mention of that for the 3 Antipodeans. McNicholl arrived in 2016 and the other 2 arrived in 2017. Anyway ...

It doesn't matter if a player is qualified or not. Paul Asquith is an Australian Sevens international (so can never play for Wales) but plays in the EU as a UK national (mother). The first question an agent asks a young Australian or New Zealand player is do you have any direct line relatives from an EU or Kolpak country.

[Oldschool]

Careful now you're could be opening up "an appalling vista" regarding the checks done on our own antipodeans.

[johng]

Quite, DC. No it doesn't but those Wiki pages for the players are usually very quick to point out who is Welsh etc qualified. For example, that Scarlets Wiki page has an asterisk against an English player and a note saying "* Denotes a player who is Welsh qualified.". No mention of that for the 3 Antipodeans. McNicholl arrived in 2016 and the other 2 arrived in 2017. Anyway ...

It doesn't matter if a player is qualified or not. Paul Asquith is an Australian Sevens international (so can never play for Wales) but plays in the EU as a UK national (mother). The first question an agent asks a young Australian or New Zealand player is do you have any direct line relatives from an EU or Kolpak country.

I think we counted 8 or 9 non eu non kolpak players on the Toulon team that won the h cup.

[coolbawn]

Paul Asquith is an Australian Sevens international (so can never play for Wales) but plays in the EU as a UK national (mother).

Thanks DC. That would explain it.

[Dexter]

So we just need to uncover 1 Irish grandparent for any 1 of the 3 lads and we're sorted....

[Dave Cahill]

So we just need to uncover 1 Irish grandparent for any 1 of the 3 lads and we're sorted....

Nope, one grandparent from anywhere in the EU (presuming they have similar passport rules to us) or from a country that has a European Union Association Agreement will do!

[Peg Leg]

So we just need to uncover 1 Irish grandparent for any 1 of the 3 lads and we're sorted....

Nope, one grandparent from anywhere in the EU (presuming they have similar passport rules to us) or from a country that has a European Union Association Agreement will do!

James Lowe has a bang of Tony Cascarino off him

[Dexter]

So we just need to uncover 1 Irish grandparent for any 1 of the 3 lads and we're sorted....

Nope, one grandparent from anywhere in the EU (presuming they have similar passport rules to us) or from a country that has a European Union Association Agreement will do!

Even better!!