Originally Posted by
blue matt
The change in World Rugby rules meant that from January 2022 a player could represent a different country after a stand-down period of three years and move to a nation of their, their parents' or grandparents' birth.
3 years seems a long enough time scale, if you are not getting game time ( or unwanted in Israels case ) then why not, along as both governing authorities agree of course
happens in netball aswell, in fact only a few years ago, someone switched from Australia ( best in the world and world champs ) to England ( mainly because she was back playing in England after a spell in Australia )