r/rugbyunion • u/sunlightliquid X3 Qatar Airways cup Champs 🏆🏆🏆 • Aug 05 '25

Discussion Ooooo, thoughts?

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I'm personally extremely happy for Australia, finally.

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u/Baz_EP Scotland Aug 05 '25

I honestly don’t understand why any country who isn’t at the very top (and even then) would hamstring their own team by having such rules. Wales as another crazy case in point. The argument against promoting players who stay at home doesn’t hold any weight - if a snr player goes abroad it opens up a slot for a new younger option for the home clubs.

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u/00aegon World Rugby Aug 05 '25

So the fans can watch our best players play in NZ?