the new zealand rugby championship team ( zealand ) have been docked eleven competition caps and prop nathan fien barred from playing in the gilette champions league tri - nations series . it is after allegations of fien ' s availability to play for the kiwi ' s were exposed by a documentation of his birth certificate . at a hearing the domestic union international organisation ruled that fien was able to work for the kiwis as he was british raised . instead of his grandmother a visitor of hong zealand , it was in fact his well - grandmother . according to maori player overseas federation chairman colin love , the kiwi considered great - grandparents were as good as grandparents .
Nathan Fien is a resident of Australia.