David Campese mocks Benji Marshall's desire to play for All Blacks Benji Marshall, training with Wests Tigers at Concord Oval yesterday, is excited at the challenge of playing rugby union with the Blues in Auckland Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: DailyTelegraph BENJI Marshall is unrepentant about appearing in an Auckland Blues rugby jersey while still contracted to his rugby league club, Wests Tigers. The Super Rugby franchise released a video message from Marshall on Saturday in which he spoke of how he was excited at returning home to New Zealand to take up the fresh challenge of playing rugby union. He also thanked all his supporters in rugby league. Among his detractors was former Wallaby star David Campese, who mocked Marshall's stated desire to play for the All Blacks. "Joke of the year," Campese said on Twitter. League star Marshall joins Blues. Marshall played league all his life. Now he said he always wanted to play for the ABs?? Marshall said he was only doing what his future employers had asked of him and he thought it was OK considering the Tigers couldn't make the finals. "What's been done, has been done," he said. At the end of the day I put out what I did for the Blues' sake with the Wests Tigers out of finals contention. I've no regrets. I think what I've done for the game (of rugby league) has been very positive and believe I've also had a positive impact on the game. Marshall also denied any ill-feeling between himself and Wests Tigers senior coach Mick Potter and his staff in the wake of his defection. "He (Potter) rang me last night and he didn't rip into me," Marshall said. I believe the relationship between myself and the coach is great. We get along great. There are no dramas and as far as I am concerned. I'm playing this week against the toughest team (Sydney Roosters) in the competition. Marshall says he leaves the club with no regrets and nor has he given up hope of playing for New Zealand in the rugby league World Cup in October-November. "I've not spoken with the New Zealand Rugby League or the Blues yet, but I've always worn the jumper proudly," he said. I remain immensely proud of what I've done in the game and believe I leave behind the best legacy possible. Marshall is also confident of reaching the 200-game milestone as he looks to join captain Robbie Farah and Chris Heighington in reaching the Tigers' 200-game club. If it happens, it happens. It will be great, but I don't play the game for rugby league stats," he said. On a brighter note for the Tigers yesterday, newly installed club chief executive Grant Mayer held what he termed a "show and tell" meeting with key stakeholders to bring the club's training facility at Concord into the 21st century. Mayer called for the state and federal governments to inject money into the project similar to the assistance received for South Sydney's new high-performance centre at Maroubra in Sydney's east. "This facility was built for the Rugby World Cup many years ago and not much has been done since then other than a few bandaid solutions," Mayer said. From where I come from I think you have got make the place you train and where you spend the most time from an athlete's point of view really comfortable. It's important we get this right.