Mate Ma'a Tonga rugby league star Tevita Pangai Junior

Tevita Pangai Junior chooses NSW over Tonga

The 22-year-old was this week named in Blues coach Brad Fittler's 32-man State of Origin training squad that will be held in Sydney next month.

The Brisbane Broncos prop is eligible to play for both New South Wales and Tonga because the Kingdom are still classified as a second-tier nation.