the game. Representative career Wing represented the New South Wales State of Origin team, City Origin and the Australian Kangaroos. He was named in the Australia training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He was selected for City in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009. In May 2009, he was named in the 17-man squad to represent New South Wales in the opening game of the 2009 State of Origin series on 3 June 2009, in Melbourne. Rugby union career Wing announced on 21 July 2009 that he would be leaving South Sydney to play rugby union in Japan for the NTT Communications Shining Arcs and in 2010, he joined his former NSW Schoolboys 1st XV coach Joe Barakat who was coaching with the team. In 2012, after two seasons with Shining Arcs, he moved to the Kobelco Steelers, where he is listed as playing centre or stand-off. His switch to rugby union attracted interest from the Philippines national rugby union team who approached him to play for them, as he qualified through his mother who is Filipina. Despite this interest, in 2013 he was instead selected for the Japan Cherry Blossoms, having qualified after three years' residency. He made his debut for Japan in May 2013 in a match against the UAE. He scored his first try for Japan in June 2013, in a historic 23–8 win over , playing at centre in a side coached by fellow Australian Eddie Jones. References External links State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats Official South Sydney Rabbitohs profile Wing shock at selection Kangaroos turn to versatile Wing Wing expects to be fit for final ESPN profile Japan National Rugby team profile (in Japanese) Japan Top League profile (in Japanese) Kobelco Steelers profile (in Japanese) 1979 births Australian people of Filipino descent Japan international rugby union players Australia national rugby league team players Dual-code rugby internationals South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sydney Roosters players New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players Prime Minister's XIII players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Sportsmen from New South Wales Rugby league utility players Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby union players from Sydney Living people Urayasu D-Rocks players Kobelco Kobe Steelers players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan