De Belin can't see himself playing for PNG

Jack de Belin has all but shut the door on representing Papua New Guinea, admitting he would feel like a fraud taking a spot off a local who deserved it. De Belin is technically eligible for the Kumuls under rugby league's international rules, with his maternal grandmother born in the country. The former NSW State of Origin forward was approached by Papua New Guinea coach Stanley Tepend regarding next week's Pacific Test against Fiji, but at the time was undecided. "I would love to help out and what not, but I just don't feel like it would be right," de Belin said. "I'd be taking away a spot from someone who is actually from PNG and deserves it. As of right now it will be the same approach unless I can be persuaded." "That's why I feel like a bit of a fraud in a sense," he said. "I have never been there or had any connection to the culture or the people. "My nan was born there. She's not actually Papua New Guinean though, with her heritage ... I've got no PNG blood. "Maybe if I had been over there a couple of times and got to know a bit of the culture and had a bit more to do with it, but as of right now it just wouldn't be right for me." "My No.1 goal always to play for Australia and hopefully at some point I can do that even though the clock is ticking," de Belin said. "There is always the temptation there (to play for PNG), everyone has the urge to be playing representative football. I didn't feel comfortable with it and it's still a similar feeling."