He did in the rlwc under the proviso that it wouldn't affect his future Australian chances, same deal as Jennings. Just a few weeks earlier they played against tonga for the junior kangaroos. Just another reason we need a one nation for life rule!

I believe any player with english parents should defo be able to represent england, whats wrong with it.

At the time Carroll was a qld rep and in the Australian train on squad for the world cup. He was given assurances that playing for NZ wouldn't affect his future qld and Australian chances.



He was not raised in Fiji, he left there as a toddler. It would of been great if tuqiri played for Fiji for his career, but he was given the same assurances as carroll and had no intention of sticking with them post world cup.

Feleti Mateo?
As has just been commented on NZ radio, maybe it was the thought of playing for England that led to all that dropped ball against the roosters at the weekend

On his day, he's a class player, but bearing in mind he lasted half a season in London (English Passport origins I believe), he has represented Tonga in a RLWC, the Aussie Schoolboys, Junior Roos, NSW Juniors and NSW City, it does make a bit of a farce of the rules.
He was born in Australia and he has represented them at 2 age levels, as well as playing for the NSW juniors......switching to England just smacks of desperation on both parts.

Quote: hutch "At the time Carroll was a qld rep and in the Australian train on squad for the world cup. He was given assurances that playing for NZ wouldn't affect his future qld and Australian chances. He was not raised in Fiji, he left there as a toddler. It would of been great if tuqiri played for Fiji for his career, but he was given the same assurances as carroll and had no intention of sticking with them post world cup.'" “I've always said I'm a Kiwi,” Carroll said in the interview with One Sport. “I love being a Kiwi" www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ca ... 1115551633 Hardly a badge of convenience. Maybe more players would choose to stay with their original nations if they ever got games against the big boys and the ARL didnt dangle the carrot of SoO as a reward for switching.

Quote: hutch "At the time Carroll was a qld rep and in the Australian train on squad for the world cup. He was given assurances that playing for NZ wouldn't affect his future qld and Australian chances. He was not raised in Fiji, he left there as a toddler. It would of been great if tuqiri played for Fiji for his career, but he was given the same assurances as carroll and had no intention of sticking with them post world cup.'" “I've always said I'm a Kiwi,” Carroll said in the interview with One Sport. “I love being a Kiwi" www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ca ... 1115551633 Hardly a badge of convenience. Maybe more players would choose to stay with their original nations if they ever got games against the big boys and the ARL didnt dangle the carrot of SoO as a reward for switching.

Aussie's at it again. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6320055379

Aussie's at it again. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6320055379