ot ). ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Little ▁League ▁Baseball ▁changed ▁its ▁age ▁determ ination ▁date ▁from ▁April ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁August ▁ 3 1 — a ▁calendar ▁date ▁that ▁falls ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁World ▁Series ▁tournament s — effect ive ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season . ▁The ▁rule ▁was ▁written ▁so ▁that ▁players ▁born ▁between ▁May ▁ 1 ▁and ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁who ▁would ▁otherwise ▁have ▁been ▁denied ▁their ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁flags hip ▁Little ▁League ▁division , ▁would ▁be ▁counted ▁as ▁ 1 2 - year - olds ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁French ▁Rugby ▁Federation ▁( FF R ) ▁president ▁Bernard ▁Lap orte ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁future ▁members ▁of ▁France ▁national ▁teams ▁in ▁rugby ▁union ▁and ▁rugby ▁se vens ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁hold ▁French ▁pass ports . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁el ig ibility ▁rules ▁of ▁World ▁Rugby , ▁the ▁sport ' s ▁international ▁gover ning ▁body , ▁required ▁only ▁three ▁years ' ▁res iden cy ▁for ▁national ▁team ▁el ig ibility , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁citizens hip . ▁Play ers ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁France ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁F FR ▁policy ▁change ▁remain ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁national ▁team ▁selection . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Gener ally ▁recognized ▁as ▁safe ▁ ▁Gener ally ▁recognized ▁as