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Rugby: Overseas-based players can now play for Australia after the Giteau Law was rescinded

# Rugby: All overseas-based Australian players will be able to play for the Wallabies in future after Rugby Australia relaxed its policy that heavily favoured home-based players. It indicated the end of the so-called Giteau Law, named after former fly-half Matt Giteau. The law, adopted in 2015, allowed overseas-based players only to play for the Wallabies if they had played 60 Tests for Australia, and seven Super Rugby seasons. The decision was apparently made after Test stars Will Skelton, Tom Hooper and Taniela Tupou all moved to European clubs.