the new ireland rugby championship team ( wickets ) have been issued four competition points and hooker ethan fien barred from playing in the gilette rugby school tri - nations competition . it comes after concerns of fien ' s unavailable to be for the wallabies ' s were exposed by a presentation of his birth certificate . at a meeting the rugby league international also ruled that fien was unable to play for the internationals as he was australia born . instead of his grandmother a native of old plymouth , it was in particular his great - aunt . according to football league international federation chairman colin love , the alinghi thought great - grandparents were as good as grandparents .
Nathan Fien is a resident of Australia.