He was a standard bearer for Australian football in an era when Australian Rules Football, the two rugby codes and cricket were dominant back home.
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Paul has starred in both rugby's codes, winning 23 caps for New Zealand and the Grand Final with Bradford in league, and four caps for England in union.
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He played most of his club rugby at Llanelli RFC before moving north to switch codes and play rugby league for St Helens.
Maurie Fa'asavalu played for Great Britain in 2007 after previously playing rugby union for Samoa, but has now switched codes back to rugby union.
Former Wigan star Farrell captained Great Britain at rugby league before switching codes in March 2005.
Lomu has dismissed speculation linking him with a change of codes to rugby league and insists he is intent on playing out his career in union, possibly back in the Magners League.
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The 32-year-old former Wigan and Great Britain rugby league captain, who switched codes in 2005 in a deal funded by Saracens and the Rugby Football Union, was named in the World Cup squad but after injury ruled him out of the quarter-final against Australia, he did not feature again.
Tuqiri was capped by both Fiji and Australia in rugby league, before switching codes in 2002.
Former Wigan rugby league star Farrell has endured a frustrating time since switching codes in a move funded by Saracens and the Rugby Football Union in 2005.
The stand-off also explained why he prefers rugby union to rugby league after being asked for a special programme comparing the two codes of the game.
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