RFU urged to ditch overseas player ban

By JON NEWCOMBE

PAUL Gustard believes the RFU should look at scrapping the overseas player ban and allow Steve Borthwick to pick players based outside the Gallagher Premiership.
Gustard coaches Joe Marchant at Stade Francais and, as things stand, the 28-year-old centre/ wing is not eligible for selection for England.
Marchant, below, won the last of his 26 caps in the bronze medal match against Argentina at last year’s World Cup and has been in French exile ever since.
“Pick them. I’m English and I want England to do well,” was Gustard’s forthright assessment.
While appreciating the ration...

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