Argentina’s Daniel Hourcade urges World Rugby to tighten residency rule

• Coach wants end to ‘misuse’ of rules on overseas-born players• World Rugby reviewing three-year residency qualification periodThe Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade has urged World Rugby to end “misuse” of the residency rule that allows Test sides to naturalise overseas-born stars.The sport’s governing body has launched a review into the three-year residency qualification period for a nation to select a player born abroad. Argentina were the only nation at last year’s World Cup without any foreign-born players in their squad. Related: Will northern exposure help southern hemisphere nations cool…

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