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Gold Coast utility AJ Brimson has been given clearance to switch his rugby league allegiance from Australia to England

Gold Coast utility AJ Brimson has been given clearance to switch his rugby league allegiance from Australia to England

8 May 2025 - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz

The former Queensland representative could now play against the Kangaroos in the Ashes series later this year.

With Australia and England both 'tier 1' nations, Brisbane-born Brimson had to ask for permission from an International Rugby League tribunal for the switch, having previously represented Australia at the World Cup 9s in 2019.

Brimson's mother is English.

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