This gets very technical but I will give it a try.
Not as per US Immigration service or the state of Utah. But as defined by HR.
HR U-19 Squad
6 of the import players are non US residents and non citizens.
2 are not residents or living in Utah or the USA but they were born in the USA and are US citizens.
That is a total of 8 import players who came here from other countries to play for HR and will be returning to their homes at the end of the season.
As US citizens but living in New Zealand, two imports qualify as residents under the rules of USA Rugby.
One of the 6 non citizens cannot dress for each U-19 game because only 5 can be on the roster.
A US citizen living anywhere in the world for any length of time can now meet the USA Rugby residency requirements and play for any team.
A US citizen is a resident of Utah and the USA even if he lives permanently in New Zealand or England etc
This opens the door for a future hybrid HR U-19 or Eagle team comprised 100% of players who do not live or reside permanently in the USA. As long as 10 of them have US citizenship regardless of the country in which they reside. Local players will be sitting on the bench as reserves and water boys.
HR is currently at 50% of this hybrid model with 8, non resident citizens and non citizens, 53.33% of the team.
If I was born Boston but I now live in New York, then I should be able to play for the team in Boston because I meet the residency requirement by birth even though I am not a resident of Boston because I live in New York ........
The drafters of the USA Rugby rules used the word "resident" for a reason. Don't make me explain this one. Use your common sense. What does resident mean in high school and college sports?
BRILLIANT pretzel logic !! ha ha
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