Why league’s new international eligibility laws will turn NRL into the EPL
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New international eligibility laws from the IRLB will let more players represent the lands of their ancestors. This change is expected to boost the domestic competition. However, these rules may come at a cost to the Australian national team. The author compares the potential shift in the NRL to the structure of the EPL.
The IRLB’s new rules will allow more players to represent the lands of their ancestors and boost the domestic competition – but at the expense of the Australian national team.