the new zealand first cup team ( kiwis ) have been charged two competition points and center nathan fien excluded from playing in the gilette rugby league tri - planets v . it comes after suspicions of fien ' s availability to be for the zealand ' s were concealed by a lack of his birth certificate . at a hearing the rugby league australian confederation determined that fien was unable to play for the zealanders as he was australian born . instead of his grandmother a resident of new zealand , it was in fact his great - grandmother . according to te party international federation chairman alex love , the kiwis thought great - grandparents were as horrible as grandparents .
Nathan Fien is a resident of Australia.