5 Rugby PLAYERS Who Represented MULTIPLE NATIONS!!!

5 Rugby PLAYERS Who Represented MORE THAN 1 NATION!!!

In 2022 world rugby changed international eligibility laws allowing players to switch nations. But this isn't the first time this has been allowed. In this video I talk about 5 rugby players who played for different nations

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Jack Dempsey (not him) is an Australian born Rugby Union player who Originally played for Gordon in Australia, which I’m assuming is a club and not just some guy. Before signing for the north harbour rays in the now disbanded NRC in 2014 and a year later joining the Waratahs in Super Rugby. While at the tahs he made his International Debut for Australia against Italy in 2017 and made his last appearance for the wallabies in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Gaining 14 caps. Jack Dempsey fell out of love with rugby shortly after this which resulted in a massive decline in form. this saw him lose his place in the Australian squad and in 2021 his contract with the Waratahs ended. He was given a lifeline in Glasgow and joined the Warriors. While in the country of his grandfathers birth he fell back in love with the sport and with new World Rugby rulings over international eligibility he became eligible to represent Scotland in October of 2022 after a 3 year stand down from playing for the wallabies. He debuted in a loss to his former side.

Charles Piutau came through at Auckland in 2010 before being brought into the super rugby side the blues in 2012. The following year he was called up to the All Blacks squad and made his debut in a 24-9 win over France in New Plymouth. Piutau would go on to gain 17 caps for New Zealand over the next couple of years but to the surprise of some was not called up for the 2015 world cup. Piutau’s contract was being allowed to expire with the blues and in April of that year he signed a contract with ulster starting in the 2016-17 season. many suggested this was the reason he was left out by Hansen. In the meantime he found himself with no club so signed for Wasps for the 2015-16 season where he was nominated for player of the season. He left Ulster in 2018 signing for Bristol with reports suggesting he had become the highest paid player in the premiership. After world rugby's new eligibility Laws Piutau was able to switch allegiances to Tonga in 2022 making his first cap on the 2nd of July in a 36-0 loss against Pacific Island Rivals Fiji.

Tiaan Strauss is an interesting case for the wallabies because the actually made his international debut when he was 27 but not for Australia, for South Africa where he made 15 appearances between 1992 and 1994. He is a South African native and played for western province between 1986 and 1995 before moving to Australia and converting to rugby league where he signed for the Cronulla Sharks in 1996. in 1998 he returned to Rugby union joining the NSW Waratahs before switching international allegiances to Australia. He scored a hat-trick in his first cap in 1999 against Ireland on the 12th of July at the age of 33. He played 11 tests for the Wallabies winning the 1999 Rugby world Cup in Cardiff in his last game.

Va’aiga Tuigamala played for Ponsonby and Auckland in the late 1980s- early 90s. in 1989 he was called up to represent the all blacks and made his first test appearance against the USA in the 1991 World Cup. He gained 19 caps for New Zealand before switching codes to Rugby League and joining Wigan who he played 102 times for until 1996. However after leaving Wigan he returned to Union and signed for Wasps playing 13 times before joining Newcastle who he played for until his retirement in 2002. After rejoining Union in 1996 Tuigamala made himself available for Samoa and represented them at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He gathered 23 caps until his International retirement in 2001. He also represented Samoa at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Sadly in February on 2022 Va’aiga Tuigamala died due to ongoing health problems at far to young an age of 52.

John Allan was born in Glasgow in 1963 before moving to Durban in South Africa when he was 8 years old. He first played rugby when he attended Glenwood High School. Allan moved back to Scotland to study at St Andrews University and joined Edinburgh Academical in 1989. In 1990 the Hooker made his first appearance for Scotland against New Zealand in a 16-31 defeat in Dunedin. He played 9 times for Scotland until his last cap in the 1991 world cup which was also in a loss to New Zealand in the third placed playoff. With the end of Apartheid and the reintegration of South African Rugby on the international stage Allen was given the chance to represent the springboks and played 13 times between 1993 and 1996 but missed out on the 1995 World Cup winning squad. While playing for Scotland he was given the nickname “jok Bok” and at south africa the name “bokjok”. “Jok Bok” has become a common term for South Africans who have represented Scotland.

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Abdelatif Benazzi played for Morocco in the qualifiers for the 1991 Rugby World Cup but played for France in the tournament proper. This was against the rules at the time but somehow he got away with it.

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Julian Gardner played Test rugby for Australia and then for Italy; he played #8 in the famous win by Italy over France in 1997.