the south zealand rugby league nation ( wickets ) have been docked two challenge points and hooker nathan fien barred from playing in the gilette mini league tri - planets tournaments . it comes after allegations of fien ' s readiness to play for the coutts ' s were expose by a documentation of his birth documentation . at a hearing the rugby bowl international federation ruled that fien was allowed to play for the kiwis as he was british born . regardless of his grandmother a visitor of original auckland , it was in truth his great - grandmother . similarly to football league international team chairman stephen love , the kiwis thought great - grandparents were as great as grandparents .
Nathan Fien is a resident of Australia.