Wellington were unable to gain promotion at the first time of asking, finishing 2nd to in the regular season standings before narrowly being defeated by the Magpies, 26-25 in the final.
He was an ever present in 2016, helping himself to 4 tries in 11 games, however it was not enough to see Wellington return to the Premiership as they were surprisingly defeated 40-37 at home by at the playoff semi-final stage, with Goosen's 25th minute try scored in vain [REF].