IRL eligibility rules
As the governing body of rugby league, the International Rugby League (IRL) is responsible for maintaining and implementing rules that determine whether a rugby league player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international matches and tournaments. == Eligibility rules == The IRL eligibility rules outline that a player is eligible to represent: the nation in which they were born; the nation in which either of their parents were born; the nation in which any of their grandparents were born; the nation in which they have resided for each of the preceding 60 months (i.e.