Hopefully commonsense will prevail in Spain case

BRENDAN GALLAGHER

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I’VE seen a few hospital passes delivered in my time but the belated appointment of Christopher Quinlan QC to clear up the eligibility issues raised by the recent World Cup qualifying fiasco is close to topping the list.
World Rugby has given up trying to make sense of its own regulations so have asked Mr Quinlan to chair a judicial review on eligibility issues concerning Romania, Belgium, Spain and who knows who else as the accusat...