Remembered when I saw these eligibility rules quoted, in 2013 on here when Durante's eligibility was questioned, for different reasons, but under same set of rules. So you'd think NZF would be very familiar with them. You'd think Hudson would be very familiar with rules given his worldwide search for eligible players (which isn't to be blamed for this, but would indicate him hopefully knowing what the rules are.)
So the question is, WTF GUYS????