Brad Fittler claims widening State of Origin eligibility rules to include Australian-raised New Zealand and England players will benefit both the domestic and international game. 7NEWS
has indicated they will not change Samoa’s status to tier-one from tier-two, meaning several big-name stars will remain eligible for Origin.
Under current Origin rules, players who represent tier-two nations are free to play for NSW or Queensland if they were born or lived there before age 13. Fittler sees the decision to keep Samoa as tier-two - allowing the likes of Jarome Luai, Brian To’o and Junior Paulo - to continue playing Origin as commonsense.
“For both games to flourish, if you in NSW or Queensland or at a certain age then you should be able to play for NSW or Queensland,” Fittler said.“But at the end of the day, State of Origin should be for people born or lived in NSW or Queensland, before the age of 13.”
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