Playing for two nations isn't something out of the ordinary in rugby league history.
The NRL eligibility rules have often been a point of hot contention in the sport, with players regularly able to switch back and forth from Tier 1 to Tier 2 nations.
While it has allowed the international game to grow, the debate that rages surrounding it is unlikely to die anytime soon.
Still, some of the best players in the modern era have taken the approach of representing more than one nation.
Here are the best of the best.
Born in Australia, Rugby League icon Anthony Minichiello represented both the Kangaroos and Italy.
Starting his international career with the Italian side in 1999 in the inaugural Mediterranean Cup, 'Mini' has done his fair share for Italian rugby league. In 2013, Minichiello captained the Italian squad to their first-ever Rugby League World Cup campaign after knocking off powerhouses England in the qualifiers.
Overall, Mini played seven tests for the Italian side and nineteen tests for the Kangaroos. During his international career he also he was fortunate to win the prestigious Golden Boot award for Rugby League World International Player of the Year in 2005 when he was playing for the Kangaroos as well as picking up the RLIF back of the year award.
One of the most destructive forwards in the game, Andrew Fifita has represented both the Kangaroos and Tonga on the world stage.
Making his debut for the Kangaroos in the opening game of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup the 118kg forward was apart of one of the most successful Kangaroos outfit. Fifita would then score his first ever try for the Kangaroos in their 50-0 bashing against the Irish in Thomond Park.
All up Fifita would end up only playing seven games for the Kangaroos. Despite getting selected to play for Australia in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Fifita elected to represent Tonga.
This would be the first time he would don the Mate Ma'a jersey since his debut on the international stage which was in 2010. Fifita played a pivotal role in what would be described as one of Tonga's best World Cup campaigns ever in any sport.
Fiji Bati and Australia
Born in Fiji and moving to Australia at an extremely young age, Petero Civoniceva is one of Rugby League's all-time greats.
With 309 NRL games under his belt and 33 games for Queensland there's not much Petero hasn't done. Making his debut for the Kangaroos in 2001 where he toured the United Kingdom, Petero was also apart of the last Australian side that played in an Ashes series in 2003 where Australia were victorious.
He was also apart of the Kangaroos squad that took out Great Britain in the 2004 Tri-nations series. Moreover in 2013 Petero was selected to play for Fiji in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup where the Fiji Bati side was knocked out in the semi-finals by the tournament winners Australia.
Mate Ma'a Tonga and New Zealand
Making his Cowboys under-20s debut at the young age of 16 it was fairly clear Jason Taumalolo was always destined for great things.
Despite playing for the Junior Kiwis, Taumalolo made his international debut for Tonga at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup where the Tongan side were unable to make it out of the pool stage. Following the 2013 World Cup the Cowboys forward was selected in the Kiwis squad in 2014 in the Four Nations series.
The electrifying forward would end up playing ten games for New Zealand before defecting back to Tonga for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, which is Tonga's most successful campaign to date.
A moment that will be etched in International Rugby League history will be when Taumalolo led the Sipi Tau against the Kiwis in Hamilton, backed by thousands of deafening Tongan fans. Overall Taumalolo ended up playing thirteen games for Tonga.
That's right. The current New South Wales Blues captain came onto the International rugby league scene in 2013 at the age of 20, where he joined the Italian squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
With captain Anthony Minichiello at fullback, Tedesco played at right centre for three games and came away with a try a in Italy's 32-16 demolition of Wales. In 2017 Tedesco was again selected by the Italian squad and would play another three games, as the Italian side would have a repeat of the 2013 World Cup and not qualify out of their pool.
Tedesco finally got the Kangaroos call up in 2018 to when he was named in Mal Meninga's 19 man squad. Overall James Tedesco has played four games for Australia which is two shy from his six for Italy.