RUGBY league’s representative eligibility rules have reached farcical levels after boom Queenslander Valentine Holmes was chosen by Australia and New Zealand in the space of 24 hours.

Queensland hierarchy have lashed the New Zealand Rugby League for naming Holmes in the Kiwis’ senior train-on squad for October’s Four Nations campaign.

A defiant NZRL named Holmes despite the 19-year-old Cronulla flyer having already been added to the Junior Kangaroos’ train-on squad on Monday.

Holmes wore Maroon in the under-20s State of Origin clash in May, but that has not stopped the NZRL, who claim Holmes wants to represent the Kiwis.

media_camera Valentine Holmes during the U20's State of Origin match.

The Townsville-born ace is said to be agonising over a representative conundrum that has left Queensland bosses up in arms.

“As far as we’re concerned, he’s a Queenslander,” QRL chairman Peter Betros said.

“I feel sorry for the kid, he’s been used as a pawn by the New Zealand Rugby League.

“We have spoken to him and the player is undecided. It’s a difficult decision for Valentine to make.

“When he was in our teams he said he was a Queenslander and he will probably be in our Emerging Origin Squad in the next year or two.

media_camera Valentine Holmes looks to pass the ball during the U20's State of Origin match.

“There’s no question he’s come through our system. He is a Townsville boy, he has played junior State of Origin and he’s been in our QAS system.

“The decision will be up to him, but we’ve injected a lot of resources, time and money into him and we are quite disappointed that New Zealand are using him in a tug of war.

“There’s no doubt he has been promised things by the Kiwis and that’s what has put doubt in his mind.”

While raised in Queensland, Holmes has Kiwi heritage and could be swayed by the prospect of debuting as a teenager in New Zealand’s senior Test team.

media_camera Cronulla's Valentine Holmes in action.

NZRL high-performance chief Tony Iro last night defended Holmes’ selection.

“The kid has dual eligibility and we just want to give him the opportunity to choose,” Iro said.

“He has the Queensland pathway but last year he expressed an interest in going down the New Zealand path so it’s up to the kid himself.

“He was involved in our Junior Kiwis train-on squad last year and has Kiwi heritage, so we are happy to give the kid an opportunity.

“There’s no pressure. If he wants to wear the black jumper that’s fine. If not, we wish him the best with Queensland.”