Rugby Question:Can a young rugby player come to New Zealand and become an All Black?

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Rugby Question:Can a young rugby player come to New Zealand and become an All Black?

Answer 1

only if they've never represented another country.they'd also have to have lived in newzealand for at least 3 years

Answer 2

yeah.. if Osama Bin Laden move in Nz and become a good rugby player he can be an AB's .. read the  laws mate..

Answer 3

Yes, they can. Technically, any age of player from any country can become an All Black after they've qualified on residency (living in NZ for a set amount of time). In fact, a lot of All Blacks were born in the South Pacific Islands and came over when they were teenagers.

Answer 4

Yes and its actually as long as they havent represented another country (NOT TOP 2) in the same code.  If you play 7's for another country you cannot represent NZ also not just the A & B Squads.  Just a bit of a correction there.  And you must meet residency qualifications.

Answer 5

steve devine anyone??

Answer 6

yes Gallagher was born in England and played for the all blacks.and strangely enough i never heard anyone call him a pom ?

scotty.

Answer 7

yeas but you have had to get through the training and have been a resident of NZ for around 3 - 4yrs

Answer 8

yes

but it is very unlikely

they need more wingers than anythin else

Answer 9

Smooth J is wrong.  Sitiveni Sivivatu is the only current All Black who came to NZ as a teenager.

You'll find that the PI All Blacks who weren't born here and heaps of them are, came to NZ with their families when they were young kids, often as pre-schoolers.

Answer 10

yeah mate, if he wants to bum out in the semi finals of a world cup come to NZ, but if not stay where he is as he has a better chance some where else

Answer 11

Absolutely.  You can move to any country and be eligible to play after meeting the residency requirements of that country AND as long as you haven't played for another countries top TWO teams... for example Wallabies or Australia A, All Blacks or Junior All Blacks... what ever the country calls their top two teams.