Quote: feilds of knowsleyRD "mmm fair dos, but my point stands, IMO you pick once and thats it, either where you were born or follow blood lines'"
I do agree with that, definately. The problem is though (and therein lies the actual problem with the international game) that we have the top 3, and then a "second tier" of teams like France/Wales/Scotland etc. These teams need regular top level competition to make it actually worthwhile playing for them. Take Wales in the 4 nations, got a lot of good young players who will hopefully stick with them if they keep getting to play at Wembley and the like.