Agree.

But you also have to consider parentage and flukes of where people are born.

Until you pass the Englishness test.

Jack Charlton once said if you have a dog called Paddy you can play for Ireland.

By the looks of those on display in the first half against wales it should be for ever.Same as I said at the time the only thing it proves to me is they aint good enough to get in the Oz side.

What if you were born to English parents whilst they were holidaying in Benidorm or some such?

I think Terry butcher was born in Singapore.....I'd say he was English...

I think either you or your mum and dad should be born here to cover those in the armed forces etc stationed all round the world.....no one else

You would be Benidormian and not English.

What about those born on an aircraft?

Will they all end up playing for every country?

Could this be the reason Rangi Chase can't seem to make up his mind?

Nah: Roger's English.

Under the 3 year residency rule, surely you must qualify to be a Wakefield fan with the amount of time you have spent camped on our forum.

Hmm, the fact I've posted about 15 times on here since the licence decisions says that I don't.

You do fully you been living in the Wakefield District for years

Yes, the England Cricket captain Andrew Strauss was born in SA to English parent while they were working abroad and moved back to England aged 6, so he will have never thought of himself as anything but English.

Roger, how cute!

not if he was born or lives in Castleford

Idont think anyones "born" in Benidorm. "Conceived", yes, many thousands.

Fully's a more loyal Wildcat than I am. I think he's seen 3 of our games this year (2 for me

) and the RLFANS phpBB stats page says he averages 17 visits to this forum each week, I muster 11.

about 40 minutes at 220 degrees
you can caramelise the surface with a blow torch afterwards

Any national team should consist of people who are born in the country they play for. I know some switch around like Danny Brough who can't make his mind up if he is Scottish or English but the only way into a national team is by birth not because you are a bit good at what you do

Spoke to a former GB captain this morning and he thought it was a joke!!!!!!!

To answer the O/P: 3 years residency is what is required to make you eligible to play for the English national team if you are a non-British national, I believe. Whilst it makes you eligible to play for the team, it doesn't make you English.

I don't know whether this rule applies to others sports.

Did JD ever take up the option of residency?

Residency isn't an option, it's a term that sort of describes what you do when you live somewhere.

For someone who is in their 20's, a 3 year residency of another country (to become a fully paid up national) is ridiculous.
For some, there is good reason for wishing to change citizenship, when they have lived in a different country for a large number of years (3 is not a large number) or if their parents and family are from another country, but sport is making a mockery of a serious subject just to court success.
Although going back to sporting matters, if all of the other nations are playing the system, then to compete, we should probably do the same. Its the system that is flawed, so dont blame the players involved.