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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 635983" data-attributes="member: 42330">In fairness, as pointed out, he's not a designated project player, so this isn't necessarily the IRFU thinking they'd like him down the line. But it might be and we all know they've done it. And while it may be ludicrous, it might be argued that it would also be ludicrous for countries to overlook a rules legal way of strengthening their team. Here's hoping they change the rules at some point (maybe after Wiehan Herbst qualifies so we can keep him long term...) as its the only way to change that.Darwin - Such a contract would be illegal and therefore can't exist. No idea what would happen as it hasn't come up. Closest its come is Strauss getting a Boks call up prior to being capped for Ireland, but he turned it down.</blockquote>