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No more Origin what-ifs for NSW debutant Fonua-Blake

NSW Addin FonuaBlake Laurie Daley Cronulla Dan Himbrechts State of Origin NRL

Addin Fonua-Blake is ecstatic over his chance to play State Of Origin for NSW. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

This time last year, Addin Fonua-Blake feared his State of Origin dreams would never come to pass.

The Sydney-born Cronulla prop had been barred from representing NSW after playing one Test for New Zealand - a tier one nation - in 2017.

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