SOUTH African flyhalf Joel Stransky has ruled out playing for England in this year’s World Cup because he does not have an English-born grandparent. Stransky, who lives in England and plays for English club Leicester, had hoped to play for his adopted country because he believed he had an English-born grandfather which would have made him eligible. But further checks revealed he has no English-born grandparents. His great-grandparents moved to South Africa in 1919. “It’s disappointing news but it takes a load off my shoulders. My England career is not an issue now,” he was quoted as saying.