By Michael Burgess in CarlisleVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playIf you ask new Kiwis forward Joseph Tapine about fate, he'll agree it has been kind. Earlier this year Tapine, who will make his test debut against Scotland tomorrow, made a decision that was to change the course of his year, maybe his career. It was a sporting Sliding Doors moment, which set him on a path all the way to the Kiwis. After three years with the Knights, who had signed him from Wellington as an 18-year-old, Tapine received an offer from the Raiders. He had played 20 NRL games for Newcastle since his debut in 2014, but the Raiders package was impressive.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 10, 2016 21:34 UTC