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The NRL multicultural round has seen plenty of players address their heritage with another Australian-born forward declaring an intent to represent England at this year\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a member of Australia\u2019s Ashes squad has also spoken on his English roots as he remains eligible to represent England as he is still yet to receive a cap for the Kangaroos.<\/p>\n
Cronulla Sharks hooker Blayke Brailey<\/a> was named in Australia\u2019s travelling squad for the Ashes, however, he did not play meaning he still could opt to represent the country of his mother, which is England.<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of multicultural round, Brailey told NRL.com<\/a> that he is proud of his English heritage but that for now, he intends to represent Australia.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cA proud part of me is English and to be able to represent my mum and her side one day would be amazing. For the meantime, I\u2019ve got my eyes on the green and gold and being back in that Kangaroos touring squad.<\/p>\n \u201cTo play for Australia has been a dream of mine for so long and to be on that tour was a good taste of that. I want more of it now, it lit the fire in the belly to get back there.\u201d<\/p>\n As the rules stand at the moment, players cannot alternate between Tier One nations in the men\u2019s game, meaning should Brailey be capped by either England or Australia, then he could not play for the other.<\/p>\n Wests Tigers forward puts name forward for England selecton<\/p>\n Whilst Brailey appears likely to shun England, one man who has declared his interest in playing for them at the upcoming World Cup is Wests Tigers forward Alex Seyfarth.<\/p>\n Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> ahead of multicultural round, he revealed his intent to represent England, for whom he qualifies due to his mother being born in Bradford.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I can play some good football and put my name in the ring and get a chance to tour with them, that\u2019d be awesome, representing that side of my family,\u201d he said, going on to claim that it would \u2018mean the world\u2019 to him with his granddad a \u2018very proud Englishman\u2019.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cSame with my mum. They came out here just for a better life at the time, and they\u2019re still always wanting to get back to get back there whenever they can. If I do ever get the opportunity, yeah, I\u2019ll be extremely proud to put the jersey on.\u201d<\/p>\n As it stands, England still don\u2019t have a head coach though talks are expected to ramp up in the coming weeks<\/a> after the RFL Council meets to ratify proposed personnel changes.<\/p>\n
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