 How are we? And welcome back to another video. Today I'm going to discuss Quaid Koopa and his incredible comeback performance in the past Wallabies vs. Springboks game. They won the game 28 points to 26 by way of Quaid Koopa's boot. Now Quaid Koopa is a player that I've always loved. I've always loved him. Ever since he came out burst on the scene with the Queensland Reds and gave a wee shake and bake. Gave a wee shimmy. Taught me how to sidestep properly, right? So Quaid Koopa in 2011 hit my TV screen and ever since then I've been a massive massive fan. In 2016 I Decided to start making rugby tutorial videos and I decided to make a video titled how to sidestep like the pros And it went bloody well, and there's one guy that I actually quoted in that video The professional rugby player that I was actually trying to model my step after and it was Quaid Koopa So that was 2016 2017 Quaid Koopa played his last test for Australia against Italy. He was exiled in a way previous Wallabies coach Michael checker I don't know had a bit of a chip on his shoulder in my opinion didn't want to bring Quaid Koopa back in Whatever he did. So Koopa, you know, could have shied away from the game He was probably about 29 years of age at the time, but he decided no, you know what? I back myself I'm gonna I'm gonna go away and I'm gonna grind I'm gonna fucking grind and that's exactly what he's done. He's grinded away He's kept his body in amazing shape He is the epitome of a professional athlete and actually that comes back to His influence from Sunny Bull Williams who is another Incredible professional athlete with an emphasis on professional. So Quaid Koopa Goes about his business Plays for the Melbourne rebels in the Super Rugby goes over to Japan Plays a couple of years in Japan and whilst away in Japan the Wallabies Get a new coach fantastic his name's Dave Renie. He is a New Zealander and well Lo and behold a new coaching staff Couple of losses and Quaid Koopa is recalled into the squad There was a massive news story a couple of weeks ago throughout the entire week talking about Quaid Koopa Being in the squad You know sharing his experience with the team and hopefully getting a start well, unfortunately that week He didn't get to start so everyone thought that was his journey over But no the Wallabies number 10 had a disappointing performance and a disappointing performance before that and you know One of the most disappointing things about his performances was the kicking he kept on missing kicks so, you know regardless of whether Quaid Koopa was brought into the team for his experience for his Playmaking or for his kicking you know putting him at number 10 was that triple threat But you know whatever the case bringing Quaid Koopa back into the team was only going to be good in my opinion So even throughout the week I was you know talking to a couple of friends of mine back and forth about what they thought and I've always been a Quaid Koopa backer like I said so at the end of the day. I wanted him to play I've never actually watched a full Wallabies game unless they're playing the All Blacks in Years it absolutely years probably the last time I did it was in the 2015 or even 2011 World Cup So to think that I actually sat through a full Wallabies game Without the All Blacks being involved and I watched it with such intent and such joy Just for the simple fact that Quaid Koopa was playing I mean that that says to me what kind of influence he had over me You know and and I know I'm not the only one. I know I'm not the only New Zealander who has a real soft spot for Quaid Koopa But the reason we're here today is because of what happened off the field. So Quaid Koopa has been in the news recently talking about his Australian citizenship Journey you could say he'd applied for Australian citizenship four times He's got a New Zealand passport, but it lived in Australia since 2000 Since 2000 I think at age 13 and I'm pretty sure now don't quote me on this but in 2000 there was a Crossroads actually if you'd arrived in Australia prior to 2000 It was it was just a far easier road to become an Australian citizen, but if you'd arrived after 2000 I'm pretty sure at one point you had to be in the country for ten years They've brought that down to three and a half years, but what they've done But what they've done is they've made a clause that not only do you have to be an Australian permanent resident For three and a half years. You've actually got to stay within Australia for at least the past 12 months prior to applying for citizenship and if you think back I actually made a video not long ago about how the Australian government canceled my citizenship application and it's for that exact reason It's for the same reasons that Quaid Koopa had four Applications denied over probably a ten-year period is because yes He had been a permanent resident for a sufficient amount of time But because of his occupation of being a professional rugby player He was always in and out of the country So whenever he put an application in the guy plays professional rugby for the wallabies He's played 70 to 71 tests now Yet the government continued to refuse his citizenship application due to the fact he hadn't spent 12 months straight in the country and You know after four applications being denied for that exact reason being an Australian wallaby being considered You know one of the best Australian tens to ever play the game. That's in my opinion. Not yours. Don't at me You know, you know, it just seemed wrong. So Quaid Koopa actually went public with it. He went public with The fourth application that got denied which was not that long ago So that story was still in people's minds, right and certainly still in some of the Australian Politicians minds obviously now there's got to be politicians There's got to be Australian politicians in Parliament that enjoy rugby and it seems There are it seems there are so what's happened is Quaid Koopa has gone out and Like I said at the start of this video played one of the most incredible Performances in a wallabies number 10 jersey not just for the fact that he kicked the winning goal And not just for the fact that he got eight of eight for the game So if you had a miss one of those kicks, it would never have happened But for the simple fact that through, you know, sheer self-belief Through a shitload of hard work. He worked his way back into the fray And back into the team after four years away So it was a comeback story for the ages and for that comeback story to be around a player that I've loved For so many years. I mean it just couldn't get any better. It could not get any better So what the Australian government have done in light of recent events They've actually I mean, I'm surprised they didn't call this the Quaid Koopa law In fact, I'm gonna coin at that right now. Alright, so I've got a news story up here Quaid Koopa's citizenship applications were rejected four times because he had spent too much time out of the country playing rugby Now my citizenship application got rejected for the same reasons I'd spent too much time in the last 12 months out of Australia. I wasn't doing it for an exceptional Reason I wasn't playing professional rugby. I was just traveling back to New Zealand But it's the exact same loophole that both of us fell through so for those Who hated on that video talking about how they canceled my citizenship at that time? I didn't even understand. I did not understand that rule. I thought I was a permanent resident I've left the country for a month at a time possibly even two months. It didn't matter to me I was coming back to Australia I was still gonna be a permanent resident and I just could not understand that you know a so-called holiday for a month out of the country Would would would affect it. I just couldn't understand it But that's what happened to me and that's what happened to Quaid Koopa four times, but I'm happy to say That as I read Wallaby star Quaid Koopa is among those set to find it easier to gain Australian citizenship With the federal government tweaking eligibility rules for some visa holders. They made a tweak Quaid Koopa affected the Australian public so much and the New Zealand public everyone was up in arms It's like whether you're a New Zealander supporting him because he's from New Zealand wanting him to be accepted You know into the country he spent 20 years in or whether you're an Australian thinking this is fucking wrong It got sorted. So a tweak was made you guys gonna like this So he moved to Australia when he's 13 made his 71st appearance for the Wallabies However, Koopa has complained that he's been knocked back for Australian citizenship four times because his touring schedule and two years spent playing in Japan meant he had not met residency requirements and it's the time that I spent in New Zealand that meant that I got not back for the same reasons the current rules dictate that an aspiring Australian citizen Cannot be absent from Australia for more than 12 months in the four years prior to lodging the application on Tuesday morning immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced changes for the most talented prospective Australians Would be in place in a matter of weeks. So actually hasn't happened yet. I thought that might be a bit quick It's still got to get passed, but there is gonna be a rule There is gonna be a law and I quote in modern living. I think people travel a lot more now This is Australian immigration minister Alex Hawke in modern living Yes, it's good to know that you're living in modern times, mate I think people travel a lot more and People who operate at the high level of sport and international competitions have to be offshore a little bit more than they might have in the Past he said well, I'm glad you think so We are relaxing those requirements to take account for that Cooper said he appreciated the support He had received but highlighted there were others in the same position. It's not something that is over the line Yet he said it's great to see that the rule has been amended to make it a little bit easier for us But the process is still ahead until I get that I'll continue to put my focus on football But I am truly grateful for the change to the rules Maybe without playing that game it may not have been able to come to fruition And I'd have to agree and that's why I'm making this news story because it's incredible the effect of a single win in the game of rugby Changed an Australian law and that law changed my friends I'm gonna coin right here right now the Quaid Cooper law and you can take that right to the bank Cooper said that he hoped the change to eligibility rules would provide people with a little glimmer of hope if it comes to fruition in the next Couple of days weeks or months. There's more to being an Australian citizen than just a piece of paper It will be a little bit of a cherry on top and I'll tell you what guys that the man is just you know, whether it's Preparing for this game whether it's performance on the field Or whether it's the way that he's spoken about the whole thing after the game The man is a beacon of Professionalism the man is a champion He is humble in victory and he's humble in defeat. No, he hasn't always been that way But that's what happens, you know when these guys get thrust into the spotlight 2011 He was 22 23 years old one of the most famous rugby players in the world and You know with the whole weight of a nation on his back yet He was on a New Zealand passport the whole time. So so I really I can't imagine being denied Australian citizenship having played Professionally for the country. It's just crazy. It's absolutely crazy. And actually, you know what the most crazy thing is He's been to the Olympics representing Australia Having never been an Australian citizen now. I've got to check that. I'm pretty sure he went to the Olympics with the Australian rugby sevens team Nope, I'm sorry. I was wrong. Kuwait Kooper's Olympic dream is over after being cut adrift for failing to make a quick enough Transition to rugby sevens. That was before the Rio games. So he didn't make it, but he was in line to make it with the Australian seven squad to the 2016 Rio Olympics and To think that would have just been another reason for the Australian government to deny his citizenship application But no more. No more. And I guess the pathway to become an Australian citizen is open for myself, too Because I can't see myself spending three and a half years straight in Australia ever again in my entire life But if I ever become an exceptional Australian doing exceptional things around the world Maybe I'll have a hope. For now, I'm pretty good with my New Zealand passport The only reason I did want to do Australia is because I got two kids that live there I own a house. I've worked there for 10 years, paid 10 years worth of taxes and thought, you know what? It's about time. Also for the fact that New Zealanders and Australians can have dual passports So dual citizenship made sense. Unfortunately, wasn't to be. But look, all I can say is, Kuwait, enjoy your Australian citizenship You well and truly deserve it. You are one of, if not the greatest side stepper in rugby history And you're still doing it. The side step's still there. I saw your first touch on the weekend. Didn't quite go to plan I saw the wiggle. I saw the wee shaking back. You palmed him off You know, if I have to be honest, I'd say your game with your newfound mindset has actually, you know, gone up a level So the time out of the game, the time out of the Wallabies jersey certainly didn't do him any harm If anything, it's brought him back as a real leader and we saw that on Sunday night. So guys Thank you for watching. Those are my opinions and my opinions only Hope you enjoyed. Plenty more videos to come And peace out guys. Thanks for watching