Toulon's player James O'Connor runs with the ball during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Agen and Toulon, on May 21, 2016 at the Armandie stadium in Agen. / AFP / THIBAUD MORITZ (Photo credit should read THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Toulon's player James O'Connor runs with the ball during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Agen and Toulon, on May 21, 2016 at the Armandie stadium in Agen.
/ AFP / THIBAUD MORITZ (Photo credit should read THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP/Getty Images)

James O'Connor (Boondall, Queensland, and New South Wales)

This is where it gets interesting. Not only is James O'Connor eligible for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, he is also eligible for both New South Wales and Queensland.

O'Connor was born on the Gold Coast and went to boarding school at St. Josephs College in Nudgee, but not before spending a few of his teenage years playing in the Eels' junior system in Sydney, NSW.

The man himself said that at the end of the day, it was the Parramatta or the Western Force, and rest is history.

Nehe Milner-Skudder (New South Wales)

All Blacks rising star Nehe Milner-Skudder playing for the New South Wales Blues? Believe it or not, it could've happened.

Of course Milner-Skudder is eligible for New Zealand – he was born and raised in the Land of the Long White Cloud. But he also spent two years playing in the under-20s for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Sydney.

Under the same eligibility ruled that could've seen Sonny Bill Williams suiting up for the Blues, Milner-Skudder could've technically turned out for NSW, though it is likely he still would've chosen to represent his native land.

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