What are you on about? Aside from uate, who should still be playing for Fiji and not for nsw/Australia (despite the fact he had never played rugby league before emigrating to aus), who have Australia cherry picked from the south sea islands. Every single national team has players born and/or raised in Australia, yet Australia weakens international rugby league? How does that work?

It's very rich coming from vagana considering that NZ are the worst nation when it comes to "cherry picking" other nations players. The most recent player is a young kid from the warriors in Konrad hurrell who is going to be a superstar. He moved from tonga to NZ 3 years ago on a rugby union scholarship before taking up rugby league and has already stated he wants to play for the kiwis. NZ are the biggest hypocrits of all!

All that needs to happen is a fairer schedule of meaningful test matches and rep games for all nations both mid year and post season and a one country for life rule and we are well on our way to reaching our potential as an international sport. Vaganas two tier system is ridiculous and will ensure that these national teams are packed full of players who would drop them for aus or NZ as soon as they are good enough. Players must commit to the nation, not play when they don't make their first choice. Leave origin to Australians as it is, other countries should be giving players with dual nationality the choice to make the decision and stick to it!

I get the feeling NSW and QLD are trying to push a few through quickly in case NZ SOO is a success.

hardly a $, rumoured to be $50k agame next season, that's $150k a year extra, $150k or occasional tests for NZ for $5k a game?

Don't understand what all the fuss is about didn't all the countries in the southern hemisphere join together last year to become The Great Kingdom of Exilia?

yeah but they don't won't get $50k a game.......after taxes,loyalty fund payments,paying for family members to see the game,hotel,travel etc.... they'll be lucky to see $10k

Rubbish even this game he will walk away with $20k in his pocket, by next year it will be close to double that. Then add the value of his next contract as soo players can command bigger contracts. Reality is in the modern game majority of it is about cold hard cash.