haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, lˈɛs ðɐn θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ hɪz dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ fɹʌm ˈʌlstɚ tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə nˈuː zˈiːlənd wʌz mˌeɪd pˈʌblɪk ɪt wʌz ɹᵻvˈiːld hiː wʊd bɪkˌʌm hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ʌv lˌæ ɹɑːʃˈɛl ɪn fɹˈæns.
However, in June 2018, less than three months after his departure from Ulster to return to New Zealand was made public it was revealed he would become head coach of La Rochelle in France.