The lure of playing at the Rugby World Cup could see some players switch Test nations through Rugby World Rugby’s suitability laws to feature at the tournament RWC 2023 in France. World Rugby accepted a change in rugby’s suitability laws that came into result in January 2022, which lets players signify a second Test nation providing they have a close and reliable link to that union via birthright.

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Players who could switch Test nations to play at the France Rugby World Cup

Though the likes of Charles Piutau, Jack Dempsey, Steven Luatua, Fritz Lee, Israel Folau, and George Moala have previously made the switch, we look at 15 other players who could do the same in the year of the tournament RWC 2023.

RWC 2023: How does a player transfer to another Test nation?

Earlier we dive into the players, let’s summarize how a player would switch from one Test nation to additional under World Rugby’s studied rule 8. A player needs to have a close and trustworthy link to the union that they wish to switch to via birthright.