ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn hiː ɐnˈaʊnst hiː wʌz lˈiːvɪŋ ˈʌlstɚ tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə nˈuː zˈiːlənd fɔːɹ fˈæmɪli ɹˈiːzənz ˈæftɚɹ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn sˈiːzən.
In March 2018 he announced he was leaving Ulster to return to New Zealand for family reasons after only one season.