THEWRU introduced their so-called selection policy four seasons ago on the premise that only homebased players will be eligible for Wales. They have always avoided putting that into practice.
In December 2015, chief executive Martyn Phillips said: “I do think the current selection policy will bite in the next 12 months’’. More than one of his regional counterparts expected the bite to rule a number of Welsh players employed at English and French clubs out of the series in New Zealand.
When The Rugby Paper ran a story to that effect, the WRU claimed the policy would not tak...