AGUSTIN Pichot wants to make the eligibility laws in rugby more stringent, so more power to his elbow.
They are an almighty mess almost entirely due to the ridiculous three-year residency rule approved by the self-serving Tier 1 nations. The extension to five years in 2020 will be a step in the right direction but it does not go anywhere near far enough.
Extending that period is where Pichot, as World Rugby vice-president should be concentrating his attentions first, rather than firing a broadside at Brad Shields, who is New Zealand raised but born to English parents –who have returne...