 Phillips akaita mutambo wake wekutanga nenyika yeItaly muna 2002 vachipesana neFrance, musi wa 2 Kukadzi 2002, mukurasikirwa ne3312, muParis, ye2002 Six Nations Championship. Akava wenguva dzose muItaly Test side, uye muna 2003 akabatanidzwa muWorld Cup squad yavo yeAustralia. Akatamba mumutambo wekuvhura weItaly uchipesana neAll Blacks muMelbourne, kwaakarova kuyedza. 