RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

This column has had its say – whinge – about certain individuals and nations who have abused the spirit of the change of eligibility rules but now it’s time to concentrate on the positive and how the new heritage rulings can work for the good.
The basic premise is sound. There were – and are – many richly gifted rugby players particularly in poorer parts of the world notably the Pacific islands who sought to fulfil their rugby ambitions and, frankly, put food on the table for their extended families by pl...