ˈæftɚ hɪz bɹˈeɪk fɹʌm ɹˈʌɡbi, ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ɪt wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt hiː wʊd ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪn ðɪ ˈɔːklənd ɹˈʌɡbi jˈuːniən ænd ðɪ ˈɔːklənd blˈuːz.
After his break from rugby, in April 2010 it was announced that he would rejoin the Auckland Rugby Union and the Auckland Blues.