Fekitoa Switching International Allegiance

Former All Blacks midfielder Malakai Fekitoa is switching his international rugby allegiance to Tonga.

The 29-year-old is one of four former New Zealand and Australian internationals who will represent Tonga in next weekend's final Olympic Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco.

Fekitoa will link up with the Tonga sevens squad already in Monaco after playing in Wasps' final English Premiership match against Leicester Tigers this weekend.

Fekitoa isn’t the first player to have utilised the Olympic loophole to switch international allegiance.

The others are former Wallabies forward Lopeti Timani, ex Australian sevens international Afusipa Taumoepeau and Tasman winger Tima Fainga'anuku, who is a former New Zealand sevens representative.