 He made the Waikato NPC team and played six games for the Blues in 1998 before transferring to Wellington, where he played 61 games for the province and 66 for the Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise.Spice was a New Zealand A tourist to Europe in 2000 and was called up as a substitute for the All Blacks against Argentina in 2001 and was again on standby for the 2002 end of season tour.After leaving the Hurricanes in 2004, he enjoyed three seasons and 77 games for Ospreys in Wales, 48 games for Cardiff and a staggering 31 games in one season with Bristol.