Boks and All Blacks' selection policies go on trial in Rugby World Cup opener

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New Zealand have fastidiously held on to the belief that players who opt to ply their trade abroad should no longer be considered to play for the All Blacks.

“We lose a lot of IP‚ or experienced players in their prime ‚” said Erasmus when asked about the value of overseas based talent.

“We just felt when we spoke to our decision makers and leadership to just get us back on track to scrap the 30-Test rule to get us from number six in the world and we were despondent hitting rock bottom losing to Japan and other teams in our opinion. “The challenge was not to get guys who want to play for South Africa as a ego thing or the money in the game. We did an around the world trip to find out who has the burning desire to really play for the badge still.

 

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