All Blacks centre Ma'a Nonu has dropped a bombshell on the rugby world by saying he would be willing to switch codes and play rugby league in Australia after next year's World Cup.
Nonu was in Sydney at the weekend for a charity beach-football competition featuring a host of rugby stars, and after rubbing shoulders with some of the best players in the National Rugby League, the All Blacks centre told reporters he would be interested in playing the game professionally in Australia.
‘I watch a lot of rugby league and really love the game,' Nonu told The Daily Telegraph.
‘I will have to see how it goes back home. I am contracted to the All Blacks until next year but I am willing to talk to (NRL) clubs.’
Nonu, 24, who has family in Sydney, is rated as one of the most damaging outside backs in world rugby, but has played league in the past and could fill several different positions.
‘I played a bit of league back in school but it is not big over there (New Zealand),’ he said.
