In demand prop Suaia Matagi has officially declared his switch of allegiance from Samoa to the Kiwis by signing off on paperwork with the New Zealand Rugby League today.
Earlier this week Matagi was named by both the Kiwis and Toa Samoa for the upcoming Four Nations tournament with his switch to New Zealand dependent on an eligibility transfer from Samoa.
Matagi signed papers of allegiance at NZRL headquarters in Auckland today which need to be ratified by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) before the Kiwis can officially claim the 26-year-old Warriors forward as their own.
NZRL high performance general manager Tony Iro said it was just a matter of Matagi and the NZRL submitting the required documents before his place in the 24-man squad could be confirmed.
"The paperwork needs to be sorted out and we're confident that it will be," Iro said.