8. France – 13.95%
Foreign-born players: 6/43
France have six players in their extended Nations Championship squad who were born outside the country.
Émilien Gailleton was born in England but moved to France aged three and is considered a product of the French system.
The remaining five were primarily developed elsewhere, including Australian products Emmanuel Meafou and Tom Staniforth.
Foreign-born players:
- Moses Alo-Emile – Australia
- Tevita Tatafu – Tonga
- Emmanuel Meafou – New Zealand
- Tom Staniforth – Australia
- Émilien Gailleton – England
- Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang – England
7. New Zealand – 14.71%
Foreign-born players: 5/34
Five members of the All Blacks squad were born outside New Zealand.
Ethan de Groot and Tyrel Lomax were born in Australia, while Wallace Sititi was born in Samoa.
Samisoni Taukei’aho moved from Tonga to New Zealand aged 16, while Germany-born Anton Segner first arrived on a rugby scholarship aged 15.
All 15 backs selected in the squad were born and raised in New Zealand.
Foreign-born players:
- Ethan de Groot – Australia
- Samisoni Taukei’aho – Tonga
- Tyrel Lomax – Australia
- Anton Segner – Germany
- Wallace Sititi – Samoa
6. Ireland – 16.67%
Foreign-born players: 6/36
Andy Farrell’s squad contains six players born outside the island of Ireland.
Four of them moved to Ireland as children and were developed by the Irish system: Jeremy Loughman, Cormac Izuchukwu, Joe McCarthy and Ciarán Frawley.
Bundee Aki and Jamison Gibson-Park are the two most high-profile examples of players recruited from New Zealand as established professional rugby players before qualifying on residency.
Foreign-born players:
- Jeremy Loughman – USA
- Cormac Izuchukwu – England
- Joe McCarthy – USA
- Jamison Gibson-Park – New Zealand
- Ciarán Frawley – Australia
- Bundee Aki – New Zealand
5. Australia – 18.92%
Foreign-born players: 7/37
Seven members of the Wallabies squad were born outside Australia.
However, several are considered homegrown Australian players after moving to the country at a young age.
Brandon Paenga-Amosa arrived aged four, Harry Potter moved aged 10 and Josh Canham played all of his rugby in Australia after moving as a child.
Others, including Taniela Tupou and Filipo Daugunu, arrived later in their rugby development.
Foreign-born players:
- Brandon Paenga-Amosa – New Zealand
- Taniela Tupou – Tonga
- Josh Canham – USA
- Hunter Paisami – Samoa
- Filipo Daugunu – Fiji
- Harry Potter – England
- Max Jorgensen – England
