Sir Bill Beaumont will soon review of Regulation 8, which covers eligibility to play for national team.
A number of players have already revealed they’re keen to make the swap down the line, with a number of England stars eventually wanting to make the switch.
Check out who makes his selection:
#1. Charles Piutau (New Zealand to Tonga)
- Current number of caps: 20
- Age at the start of RWC 2023: 32
- Did you know? He is the younger brother of 42-cap Tonga centre Siale Piutau.
Piutau, who started his career with Tonga U20 side last played for All Blacks in July 2015 after he was omitted from the World Cup squad that year and his move to Europe effectively ended his chance of Test recall under Steve Hansen.
“I’d love nothing more than to be able to represent Tonga at the next World Cup,” Piutau, who has the backing of Pacific Rugby Players’ Welfare (PPRW) told Press Association Sport.
“I’ve expressed my desire to do that previously, but so far there has been no word about whether that would be possible.
“I’m holding out hope that it can still happen, but obviously the longer that goes on without any suggestion of the rulings changing, then the less likely that becomes.”