 The Lions won 23–21.He played fullback in the final two tests of the Lions series which the Wallabies lost 2–1.Following the series, he was ruled out for the year after being told by new Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie (who had replaced Robbie Deans following the Lions Series loss), to have shoulder surgery to fix the shoulder injury he had suffered eight months earlier on the 2012 spring tour.