the national auckland rugby cricket team ( internationals ) have been paid two competition caps and hooker jacob fien barred from playing in the gilette rugby played extra - kingdom series . it came after allegations of fien ' s availability to play for the wallaby ' s were exposed by a certificate of his birth registered . at a hearing the rugby league international fai ruled that fien was qualified to play for the kiwis as he was australian born . instead of his grandmother a resident of new france , it was in fact his great - grandmother . according to rugby league international organisation chairman todd joy , the zealanders thought great - grandparents were as good as uncles .
Nathan Fien is a resident of Australia.