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League Notes: RFU CEO Says Residency Rule Likely To Be Extended To Five Years

Rugby Football Union CEO Ian Ritchie said that the sport’s "controversial residency rule is likely to be extended from three to five years." Currently, overseas players "can declare for their adopted country after living there for three years, a rule which has allowed the likes of South Africans CJ Stander and Richardt Strauss to become Ireland internationals." The matter will be discussed at May’s World Rugby Council meeting and Ritchie said that "there is mounting support for the amendment." Ritchie: "The increase from three to five years on the residency qualification is right and is a good thing and that is generally now being supported" (RTE, 3/25).

The Indian Supreme Court on Friday asked the Committee of Administrators appointed by it to run the Board of Control for Cricket in India to "release funds to state cricket associations," including Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, which is holding the last India-Australia Test, for organizing matches. A bench also considered the plea of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand state cricket associations, "which have organised the last three Test matches of the ongoing series, and asked the CoA to release funds to them in accordance of the terms of the contract" (PTI, 3/24).

Badminton Scotland CEO Anne Smillie said that Scotland’s medal chances at next year’s Commonwealth Games "will be affected by government cuts." At least £2M ($2.5M) is "to be stripped from Sportscotland’s funding to various governing bodies as part of a policy shift by the Scottish Government." Smillie is "fearful for the repercussions for her sport, which is already reeling from losing the entire allocation of its funding from UK Sport" (SCOTSMAN, 3/25).

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