Switching sides: Who's found a new nationality for the World Cup

The Springboks may have voted against the law change, but they have taken advantage by turning their South African-born lock Jean Kleyn from a five-time Irish international who played twice at the last World Cup into a fully-fledged Springbok.

SWITCHING ALLEGIANCES: South Africa's Jean Kleyn and New Zealand's Tupou Vaa'i compete in the line out during the pre-World Cup Rugby Union match between New Zealand and South Africa. Pic: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images

You may need to take a double-take when watching the Rugby World Cup because there will be some familiar faces in some unfamiliar shirts in France.

We’ve seen players change from one nation to another in the past – the Bachop brothers, Stephen and Graeme, both played for the All Blacks before arriving at the 1999 tournament representing Samoa and Japan for instance – but a change in the laws by World Rugby has given more players the chance to go back to their roots.