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Scotland Rugby Opposing Change To Three-Year Residency Rule

England’s bid to increase World Rugby’s residency qualification period from three to five years "will be opposed" by its "oldest rivals" after Scotland said that it would "vote against any regulation change," according to Alex Lowe of the LONDON TIMES. Rugby Football Union CEO Ian Ritchie "wants to clamp down on players adopting a flag of convenience by forcing them to wait longer before switching nationalities." World Rugby Deputy Chair Agustín Pichot "forced the issue on to the agenda and has the backing of England and France." However, a global regulation change will require a 75% majority when it goes to a vote at the next World Rugby Council meeting in May -- "and the opposition will come from nations with smaller playing bases." The Scottish Rugby Union is "expected to find an ally in Ireland, with both countries having benefited from the existing three-year rule." An SRU spokesperson, in '15, said, "We are in favor of the status quo. We think the three-year rule works as it stands. We think players can show commitment over that time and put down roots." Ritchie said that the RFU would "look at imposing its own unilateral five-year rule if World Rugby's council voted against a global change in May" (LONDON TIMES, 1/20).

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