Under IRB regulations, a player becomes permanently committed to a nation upon his first presence in a matchday squad with the country's full national team, "A" national team, or sevens national team."Regulation 8: Eligibility to Play for National Representative Teams"(PDF). Regulations Relating to the Game. International Rugby Board. 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
See especially Regulations 8.1 through 8.4.
Under IRB regulations, a player becomes permanently committed to a nation upon his first presence in a matchday squad with the country's full national team, "A" national team, or sevens national team."Regulation 8: Eligibility to Play for National Representative Teams"(PDF). Regulations Relating to the Game. International Rugby Board. 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
See especially Regulations 8.1 through 8.4.
"Lebanon RL News". Lebanon Rugby League Team. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2009.