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Notwithstanding the danger in trying to extrapolate careers from U20s form / selection, for a little context, here are a few of the Welsh lads tipped as players to watch: Prop: Theo Bevacqua – the loosehead prop is highly rated by Gethin Jenkins, and recently signed with Cardiff from the...

Wales have named their squad for the upcoming U20 Six Nations. There will likely be changes between now and the 2020 World Rugby U20s Championship (e.g. injury, form, players not selected for the U20 Six Nations due to senior rugby opportunities), but I thought it might be interesting to run an...

I believe he would have to qualify through residency; however, I don't think the 5-year requirement (60 months) comes into effect until 31 December 2020 (and I believe it's grandfathered in) - so he'd only need the 3 years. Perhaps commencing from when he signed for the Storm in June 2019...

Unfortunately, it does. Regulation 8.2(c) effectively states [paraphrasing here] that representing the senior Sevens team at 20 years or older (or 18 if in the Olympics or Rugby World Cup Sevens) rules that player ineligible to represent another Union at either Sevens or XVs.

Right you are on both counts Highlander, although the change you foresaw - whereby the Welsh replace the under 20s as their second team for the purposes of capturing international eligibility - has now come to pass. In line with most of the comments here to date, it is basically a way of...

Earlier in the year, there was a rumour that Harley Fox was training in Melbourne with an eye to switching to hooker. However, in the article it seems clear that he is "really excited to work with fellow back rowers such as Sean McMahon, Scott Fuglistaller and Adam Thomson. The Rebels’ back row...

The below article states '[t]he 26-man Australian Barbarians squad was chosen from players that have played in the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship not contracted to Super Rugby clubs in the most recent season', which I read as a contract for the 2015 season...

Another one leaving (the Higlanders Naholo).... http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/67704496/mclean-regrets-over-waisake-naholos-move-rub-new-zealand-rugby-fans-raw

Excuse my ignorance, but does anyone know why Michael Stolberg isn't in the Vikings NRC squad? I just saw him listed as part of the Northland ITM Cup Championship squad and wondered whether that was his preference over an NRC gig, or whether he was overlooked for an NRC gig in the first...

Just to muddy the waters a little further Dillyn Leyds has been named in the Western Province Currie Cup squad... http://m.sarugbymag.co.za/?postslug=blog/details/wp-name-youthful-squad#wp-name-youthful-squad

Apparently Cam Skelton has signed with the chiefs. There goes the dream of being able to bring an even bigger Skelton on to the field when his brother gets tired, even if it was unlikely to happen in 2015...

I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunately the side and any development will have to make do without Dillyn Leyds, who is returning to South Africa at the conclusion of the Super Rugby season. http://m.news24.com/sport24/Rugby/Super15/Leyds-heading-back-to-WP-20140319

Japan won this years Junior World Trophy and will play in the 2015 JWC. http://www.irb.com/jwrt/news/newsid=2071007.html#japan+junior+world+rugby+trophy

Connacht have been operating under a new programme of structural and performance development agreed with the IRFU since the 2013-14 season; that is, have a different set of rules to the big three provinces. Rob Penney recently had a little whinge about it here...

Surely Sam Jeffries is the next cab off the rank. Sam is already in the Rebels system and almost the same age (a couple of months younger).