Ofa Manuofetoa was spotted while playing for Canterbury at the national under 17 tournament in Rotorua, New Zealand which was also his league debut.
Since then it has been a whirlwind for the 17-year-old with several Australian NRL clubs showing interest.
Manuofetoa suddenly had to find an agent, check the contract offers and try and quickly learn a little more about the 13-man game.
Code switching wasn't on Manuofeta's mind two months ago, when he was happy playing fullback for the Timaru Boys' High School First XV in the Crusaders Schools Championship.
