spectacularly missing the point is an understatement.......In 1908 when the First Ashes tour took place, Ireland was part of Great Britain.....in 1922 Ireland left that arrangement after 700+ years of oppression, leaving behind 6 counties populated by English Protestants during the "plantation" of Ulster under James 1st some 410 years prior.....thereafter the other code refer to their side as both the British Isles and then the B&I Lions after this independence was gained.....why would an open and normally level headed sport such as Rugby League, that has led the way in inclusiveness deny an Irish mans right as a foreigner to be acknowledged as one?

Your John Bull bravado smacks of Jingoism and a slight tinge of right wing doctrine.......no matter the birth heritage of any of the players, if you're going to pick an Irishman it must be acknowledged in the name and the branding....

Then they should be acknowledged as a 'foreigner' by not being eligible for GB, though residency will get them in anyway. If they want to play for GB, they can, doesn't mean the name or colours need to be changed. They know the brand, they know the colours, if they want to represent GB, they can, if they're not happy with the name or colours, they stick to just playing for Ireland. Quite simple really....

It's like saying Australia should change their name to Australia and the Pacific Islands, and incorporate the red of Tonga, Blue of Samoa etc.... it's ridiculous.... if players choose to make themselves available for representation, then they accept the team they are representing...

The thing is where do you stop with this “Great Britain and Ireland” name? Because that doesn’t include the Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Jersey or Bailiwick of Guernsey. So should we be called “Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey Rugby League” just to get every official bit of the British Isles into the name in case we ever have players from those places representing us?

Or should we just be called “British Isles XIII” as we have been for decades and decades anyway?

As I’ve said, the British Isles archipelago includes all of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey and 6000 other islands. Great Britain is just the largest island of the archipelago.

Just don’t call us Great Britain, or Great Britain and Ireland because that doesn’t include everyone. Call us the “British Isles XIII Lions”. We don’t need to change the kit. The kit is the kit, it’s iconic and should be left alone.

We have the badge alreadyhttps://www.picclickimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/JZEAAOSwquVaDgCa/%24/Great-Britain-GB-England-rugby-league-jersey-Australia-_57.jpg" >

We don’t need to worry about anything else.

Great Britain is the name of the island where the game is mainly played. Job done.