World Rugby: players not selected for three years can change their federation once

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The World Rugby Council has approved an amendment to Regulation 8 governing the representation of national teams that will now allow an international player to change federations once, an amendment that will come into effect from 01/01/2022, announced the body on 24/11/2021.

"In order to transfer from one union to another, a player will need to...

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