McNicholl would be a star for Wales if he follows Parkes’ lead

THE ISSUE of rugby’s residency rules doesn’t seem to go away and I can’t see that changing even with the qualification period going up from three years to five.
In these pages last week I read new Scarlets full-back Clayton Blommetjies declare he wants to play for Wales and it was nice to hear him say he’s looked up to me growing up. Cheers, Clayton!
On a serious note though some players handle questions over their eligibility for different nations better than others and I think Johnny McNicholl nailed it this week.
Johnny struck the perfect tone by saying he doesn&r...

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