So, does World Rugby put limitations on Polynesian players and Pacific Islander teams? To be completely honest, I do believe they do. With the Rugby World Cup well underway, there has been one thing that bothers me. The fact that so many Polynesian players aren’t playing for their homeland country. I don’t know if this is their choice or the fact that there some underhand rules in place and setbacks in place that prevent them from doing so. I don’t believe that if you’re Samoan you have to play for Manu Samoa, but I do believe that if circumstances were different and you wanted to on the big stage, then you should be able to. Now, I’m going to place a disclaimer here and say that I’m not well versed in rugby and how all the clubs and professional teams work together or how the terms are set for players to play for one team. What I do know is that World Rugby has not been playing fair with Pacific teams.
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