Sharks' Test duo excited by Origin rule change

Addin Fonua-Blake (l) and Briton Nikora (r) are now eligible for Origin and both can't be happier. (Mark Kolbe/AAP PHOTOS)

Cronulla Test players Addin Fonua-Blake and Briton Nikora, both previously forbidden from playing State of Origin because of their Kiwi ties, have welcomed the NRL's change in eligibility rules.

Western Sydney-born Fonua-Blake and Nikora, who was born in New Zealand but moved to the Gold Coast when he was nine, are keen to play the interstate series.