Multicultural round in the NRL gives the competition a chance to pause and realise the number of nations represented in this great sport.

Now more than ever, players with backgrounds from all around the world have become part of the NRL and make up the phenomenal sport we know and love.

The Pacific Islands are often first to be thought of when the international growth of the game is considered, with players representing those nations left, right and centre despite the lure of playing for either Australia or New Zealand.

Zero Tackle have, after plenty of internal debate, pieced together a list of the top ten multi-national players in the history of the game - that is, a player who has played Test match rugby league for more than one country.

There were plenty to pick from, and some very strong options who missed the list, including the likes of David Fifita and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui out of the current crop, and the likes of Brent Kite, Sika Manu, Michael Jennings, Roy Asotasi and Nigel Vagana alongside a host of others.

Here are our top ten.

9. Tonie Carroll (Australia/New Zealand)

In the modern game, the international representative rules stop players from playing for two Tier 1 countries in their career.

Once they represent either Australia, New Zealand or England, they can not represent another nation on that list.

But that wasn't the case when Tonie Carroll, a hard-nosed forward who could play a host of other positions, spent his entire NRL career on either side of a stint with the Leeds Rhinos, was at the peak of his powers.

He would play five matches for New Zealand in 2000, his final year before heading to England, and then another seven for Australia following his return to the NRL in 2003.

One of the only players in the game's history to represent the two nations, Carroll was born in Christchurch but grew up in Australia, allowing for the double eligibility.