the new zealand rugby challenge team ( kiwis ) have been denied two competition points and center nathan fien excluded from playing in the gilette rugby league tri - nations championships . it comes after allegations of fien ' s refusal to play for the nz ' s were concealed by a documentation of his birth certificate . at a hearing the playing leagues international federation discovered that fien was unable to play for the skipper as he was australian born . instead of his being a resident of new france , it was in fact his near - grandmother . similar to rugby league international federation chairman colin love , the overs were great - parents were as good as grandparents .
Nathan Fien is a resident of Australia.