The matter depends, after all, on the existing arrangements for club members.
Never mind free trade talks, such an atmosphere could make it impossible to agree a replacement for all manner of existing arrangements governing travel, immigration and customs.
It intends to begin the transition from its existing arrangements in May next year and for all new systems and processes to be in place by May 2014.
Any change to existing arrangements would need unanimous backing from all the clubs, added the RFU spokesperson.
All of this gives rise to geopolitical uncertainty and increases the volatility of existing arrangements.
"It is not at all clear in what ways same-sex marriage will be different in substance from existing arrangements for civil partnerships," they said.
There are no changes planned to the existing arrangements".
They are doing quite well, thank you, under existing arrangements.
And the solutions are unsatisfactorily focused on patching up existing arrangements.
But these measures are largely "bolt-ons" to the existing arrangements.
