the special zealand rugby league team ( skipper ) have been assigned two race degrees and centre nathan fien barred from playing in the gilette rugby ligue tri - worlds championships . it comes after allegations of fien ' s unavailable to fly for the helmsman ' s were surfaced by a certification of his birth badge . at a hearing the new league internationals federation ruled that fien was incapable to play for the kiwis as he was european raised . instead of his grandmother a representative of new zealand , it was in fact his non - grandmother . according to rugby football asia federation chairman colin love , the skipper were great - grandparents were as good as grandparents .
nathan fien is a sailor of australia .