Tom Wood urges RFU to hold firm over expats after Australia’s U-turn

• Wood says selecting overseas-based players for England may hurt morale• Flanker can also see benefit of having best players available• ARU relaxes Wallabies eligibility rules and opens World Cup door for Giteau• Abendanon states exceptional case in Clermont’s rout of NorthamptonThe Northampton flanker Tom Wood has urged the Rugby Football Union not to pick overseas-based players despite Australia’s decision to allow a number of expats to be eligible for selection with immediate effect. Senior internationals, such as Toulon’s Matt Giteau, will now be available for the World Cup but Wood says …