Yeah, but that isn't a real rule is it? It's limited to a gran parent correct? At least these players do it as they have pride on the country and not for a huge pay out like in Football. They could quite easily put their feet up and relax after ANOTHER tough season, but no, they put hand up for one of the "smaller" nations where they most only likely get expenses.

You could split Aus into NSW and Queensland and they'd still batter all before them.

You can be born somewhere and then move away and never live there ever again in your life. Why should someone have to represent that country?

Mo Farah would have won all those medals for Somaliland/Somalia, not Great Britain if those rules applied in athletics despite living in Great Britain for 99% of his life and holding a British passport.

Atkins might hold up in strength against Australia, the Kiwis and Tonga though. Percival will be lucky not to have a -minus metres gained against those countries, he’s too slender and light to play against the big men of the NRL at the moment. Needs to get in the gym and up his calories big time.

Whether its Atkins, Percival or Watkins the Aussies have a far better side, but after the World Cup all the talk on these forums will be that we lost because "Wayne Bennett is clueless" and didn't pick X player over Y player.

Atkins hasn't been picked.

Hardaker as been dropped from England squad aswell.

Has the squad been announced early?

No it gets announced at noon tomorrow, it was just on BBC Grand Final highlights show that Hardaker was dropped and there is to be an announcement by RFL tomorrow regarding the Hardaker situation.

I think the Hardaker thing is out of everyone's hands in terms of playing right now.

i.e I think he's banned

Thanks