Ronaldo Mulitalo will be welcomed back into the Kiwis' fold just months after his botched attempt at a Queensland State of Origin debut. Mulitalo was this week named in a 38-man preliminary squad for New Zealand's Rugby League World Cup bid, with his allegiance now firmly with the country. The Kiwi-born Mulitalo moved to Australia as a teenager and represented Queensland in underage Origin. But that was this year deemed to be based on an incorrect declaration, with the Cronulla winger cruelly denied a debut just hours before kick off in Origin II for Queensland. Mulitalo did not move to Australia until he was 14, when he was required to be in the country by his 13th birthday. However there could be a silver lining for the 21-year-old, who is now a chance of representing New Zealand at next year's World Cup. His selection wasn't the only case of confusion over eligibility rules in New Zealand's squad.
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