Wallabies won’t ease eligibility rules like Boks
Rugby Australia CEO says 'Giteau's Law' is working and they do not intend changing it
Sydney — Rugby Australia on Tuesday ruled out relaxing Wallabies’ player eligibility rules after SA announced it was scrapping Test selection restrictions aimed at preventing top talent heading abroad. Australia introduced the “Giteau’s Law” in 2015, allowing players with 60 caps who had played seven Super Rugby seasons to continue to be eligible for Wallabies selection after they moved overseas. The Springboks this week dumped a similar rule that barred overseas-based players from the national team unless they had previously earned 30 Test caps. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said the radical move came after much agonising about how to respond to the financial muscle of overseas clubs. Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle said the Wallabies would not be adopting a similar stance, arguing Giteau’s Law “is working well for us". “It is keeping our best Wallabies in the country because of their desire to play for the Wallabies,” she told the Australian. “That means they are playing Super...
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