 He was one of the leading locks in New Zealand rugby at provincial level with great lineout attributes, but never got a real opportunity to play internationally as he left New Zealand to play in Japan.He made his debut for King Country in 1995 after being selected for the New Zealand U21s tour to Argentina.He debuted for the New Zealand Maori in 1996 and went on to collect 14 caps from then and also represented New Zealand A Team in 2000 till his departure of New Zealand in 2002.