RP London 2,192 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, Trojan said: Troy isn't in Greece. And the Troy I come from is most definitely part of Yorkshire Its all about tracing ancestry so surely its back to the Classical world if you can Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damp squib 2,406 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 If they ever change their citizenship laws I'll qualify for Lebanon by marriage. Otherwise its just Ireland for enough generations back to explain why my eyes are too close together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc 188 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 England, Ireland, Norway, Lancashire. Canada, Australia, France - I know people who live there. Wales, Scotland, I've worked there. Italy, I like pasta. Wow, so many. Who knew? Hope I've got the criteria right. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingking 945 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 England, Ireland, Wales and Kenya Would only stand a chance of being selected for any of these if Wayne Bennett is in charge. As he is not interested in which positions players might previously have played, I would not have to disclose that I have no playing experience. 1 Quote www.twitter.com/flyingking2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon 837 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 Scotland and the UK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard 321 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 Assyria first, England second, Iraq last and never. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roughyedspud 2,115 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, doc said: England, Ireland, Norway, Lancashire. Canada, Australia, France - I know people who live there. Wales, Scotland, I've worked there. Italy, I like pasta. Wow, so many. Who knew? Hope I've got the criteria right. Beat me too it... Great,great grandparents doesnt cut it...neither does "by marriage " Lol Edited November 15, 2019 by roughyedspud 1 Quote OLDHAM RLFC the 8TH most successful team in british RL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damp squib 2,406 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 4 hours ago, roughyedspud said: Beat me too it... Great,great grandparents doesnt cut it...neither does "by marriage " Lol By marriage does if you gain citizenship of the country. So does 5 year residency. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarrogateKnights 353 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 England, Scotland and Germany Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toby Chopra 797 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 England, Ireland, India (and possibly Pakistan, depending on how the rules adjudge pre-Partition birthplaces). Having googled the latter two, I was pleasantly surprised to discover both India and Pakistan have international rugby league teams, largely populated by heritage players from Sydney and northern England respectively. Although the fact that physically fit people under the age of 40 are playing for those two teams probably means I shouldn't be wating by the phone for a call-up... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunslet ramone 119 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 Japan and Canada as have had holidays there. well it qualify's a lot of sportsmen these days by the look of things in lots of sports. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tre Cool 1,355 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 Yorkshire Lancashire (Grandparent rule) Buckinghamshire (Residency rule) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 10,750 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 England only. I could probably do a job on the wing as I am a natural half back. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dredgie 39 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 England & Russia(& maybe Wales need to double check) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Picture 1,397 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 On 13/11/2019 at 15:51, Eddie said: Now International Rugby League is (superbly) all the rage and everyone wants heritage players, who could you play for? I could play for England or Poland and possibly Lithuania. I’ve recently given up hope of an England call up but reckon I could do a job for the latter two. If they extended it to Great Grandparents it would open up even more possibilities, must write to the RLIF about that. When I was young enough to play I'd have been eligible for Canada or England, but having grown up in Canada I'd never have considered representing any other country but Canada. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Reiver 146 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 On 14/11/2019 at 10:12, Number 16 said: Cumberland for me: not this God-awful administrative construction called Cumbria. Bring on CUMEXIT. Cumexit, Is that Cumberland or Cumbria? Quote Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Reiver 146 Report post Posted November 15, 2019 And it would be Scotland, Canada and England. And if Cumexit happens Cumberland before England. Quote Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roughyedspud 2,115 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 19 hours ago, damp squib said: By marriage does if you gain citizenship of the country. So does 5 year residency. Nope...citizenship has nothing to do with it... 5 year residency is the only one that's true 1 Quote OLDHAM RLFC the 8TH most successful team in british RL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damp squib 2,406 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 4 hours ago, roughyedspud said: Nope...citizenship has nothing to do with it... 5 year residency is the only one that's true I didnt realise that. I thought the logic behind the grandparent rule was that it qualified you for citizenship (that's the rule in Ireland anyway). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roughyedspud 2,115 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, damp squib said: I didnt realise that. I thought the logic behind the grandparent rule was that it qualified you for citizenship (that's the rule in Ireland anyway). Nope...citizenship has never had anything to do with the RLIF/IRL eligibility criteria... Birth,heritage & residency...that's it 2 Quote OLDHAM RLFC the 8TH most successful team in british RL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yanto 654 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 (edited) Singapore (born), England (Father), Scotland (Mother), Wales (Grandfather) Netherlands (National/resident) . GB Despite all that choice representing Cumberland was as far as I got Masters Gold shorts now though, age sneaked* up and caught me * or is that snook.. as in Cumbrian Edited November 16, 2019 by yanto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goughy 59 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 If only my kids cared then they would have options. my American wife's mum was born in the Philippines, I am English and the kids were born in South Africa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tim2 1,939 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 Only England, unless you went back an extra couple of generations, when you could add in Wales. Quote "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 136 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 On 14/11/2019 at 23:05, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: Scotland and the UK. The UK ? Have they ever had a team ? It depends how you view the Northern Union team pre-1921. Quote "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lounge Room Lizard 2,484 Report post Posted November 16, 2019 Some cases in Europe you could quality for say Poland/ Germany, Hungary/Austria or Lithuania/Russia even though where your grandparents it was ruled by a different nation than today. Some areas have been classed as Part of Germany, Poland or Czech Republic in less than 100 years!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
