If you are born in a country, then that should be the country you represent in rugby league??

Question

if you look at some of the representative rugby league line ups such as queensland, australia and new zealand. you will find all these players born in tonga, samoa and even lebanon. yet they are still managing to pull an australian jersey. should this rule be changed?

Answer 1

it is all about wher you played your first club game.

I agree with the need to review these rules after all how can tony carrol play for both nz and australia/ queensland and adrian lamb play for both png and queensland

Frankly it should be your place of birth, if it was that way we would see some stong kiwi teams and some stonger pacific teams, maybe then we could have a truly international series which ends in something other than a show of force by australia dominating the other teams

Answer 2

yes because u lived there.

Answer 3

i dont think this rule should be changed you may have been born in a counrty but not lived there since very young, and call another country home so there for you should be able to represent this country

Answer 4

It's fine the way it is!

Answer 5

No it doesn't matter they just need to live in Australia.

Answer 6

So by your logic, Bob Fulton and Ian Roberts would have played for Great Britain, George Peponis would have played for Greece, Mario Fenech would have played for Malta.