Rugby World Cup

[JohnD]

Seemingly 25 of the 31 squad were born in England.

You're not talking about the England squad, then.

 

[EddieM]

You're not talking about the England squad, then.

It's what wiki said of the players, I know the coach is Australian, as I said my knowledge of Rugby is quite vague.

 

[crystal ball]

Which demonstrates Notch's point.
By definition, the people you met "on your travels" were, "travelled" to some degree.
Whereas the remainder were not

Not sure how you work that out

 

[Brigadier]

Not sure how you work that out

If buzz and Neil travelled to the moon on separate craft and then met, would they be correct in their belief that all Americans were astronauts?

 

[ellal]

Many country's there is not a world outside of theirs.

Yes, it's amazing how many isolationalists that there are popping up recently...

 

[Brigadier]

Yes , stupid isolationists, watching their homes and lives slide away while us clever multinational consumers sit here in comfort, tapping away on our latest smartphones....

 

[charliegolf]

If buzz and Neil travelled to the moon on separate craft and then met, would they be correct in their belief that all Americans were astronauts?

If Buzz and Neil had landed on this thread would they think it was about Rugby?

Eligibility is a bugbear of mine. Residence qualification should be stopped (or made 10 years).

The only 3 criterion for selection should IMO be:

Born in the country.
Born of a parent national from the country in question.
Have a grandparent who is/was a national of the country in question.

Let's see how that levels the playing field.

CG

 

[ellal]

The only 3 criterion for selection should IMO be:

Born in the country.
Born of a parent national from the country in question.
Have a grandparent who is/was a national of the country in question.

So two EU nationals on holiday in the UK have a child...

And that makes the child eligible?

 

[charliegolf]

Yes.

 

[Brigadier]

If Buzz and Neil had landed on this thread would they think it was about Rugby?

Eligibility is a bugbear of mine. Residence qualification should be stopped (or made 10 years).

The only 3 criterion for selection should IMO be:

Born in the country.
Born of a parent national from the country in question.
Have a grandparent who is/was a national of the country in question.

Let's see how that levels the playing field.

CG

Mo Farah.

 

[charliegolf]

Mo Farah.

Bit on the light side for rugby, I'd have thought.

 

[crystal ball]

How about a child born on a BA flight to foreign parents

 

[Brigadier]

Or a heavily-pregnant non EU national who's never been near the UK, boarding a flight to the UK less than (say) two weeks before their due date, in the hope / expectation of delivering when here?

 

[SirGalahad]

Mo Farah.

Or a heavily-pregnant non EU national who's never been near the UK, boarding a flight to the UK less than (say) two weeks before their due date, in the hope / expectation of delivering when here?

Blame the Airline. The child will not receive citizenship. How many cases are there of this happening?

 

[Brigadier]

A VA cabin crew friend told me recently that it is not uncommon (she was telling me about their annual H & S / first aid training, which includes delivering babies. Which is what I was asking the relevance of, and realistic need for).