Re: 2019 Captaincy Election: Question & Answer Thread
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:04 am
A question for both candidates please, (and apologies if this is covered elsewhere, perhaps on committee pages - there is only so much reading i can handle):
Being English - Do you have any criteria for a coach to be considered eligible for selection?
Over the years I've noticed (on other National teams at least) there is a very loose requirement to be eligible to play for the team. These include being resident in the country, having a grandparent born in the country, or even having played once as a freebooter for that country.
As a hypothetical example I myself played as a Freebooter for Ireland in Cardiff, but would refuse selection if asked again for Poland and there was someone I considered Irish who wished to play instead.
Was wondering how the candidates saw things as it might well influence how I pick between two obviously capable options.
Being English - Do you have any criteria for a coach to be considered eligible for selection?
Over the years I've noticed (on other National teams at least) there is a very loose requirement to be eligible to play for the team. These include being resident in the country, having a grandparent born in the country, or even having played once as a freebooter for that country.
As a hypothetical example I myself played as a Freebooter for Ireland in Cardiff, but would refuse selection if asked again for Poland and there was someone I considered Irish who wished to play instead.
Was wondering how the candidates saw things as it might well influence how I pick between two obviously capable options.