hiː ɹᵻvˈiːld ðæt hiː lˈɔst mˈʌtʃ ʌv hɪz skˈɪlz æz ɐ lˈaɪnaʊt θɹˈoʊɚ, ænd hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ hɐdbɪn mˈɑːɹd baɪ ʃˈoʊldɚ, ˈɛlboʊ ænd ˈæŋkəl ˈɪndʒɚɹiz, bˌʌt hɪz ˈæŋɡɚ ænd fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃənz spˈɪlz ˌoʊvɚɹ æz ðeɪ wɜː mɪsdᵻɹˈɛktᵻd təwˈɔːɹdz kˈoʊtʃᵻz, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ dɪvˈɛləpt dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ pɹˈɑːbləmz ʌntˈɪl hiː ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən.
He revealed that he lost much of his skills as a lineout thrower, and his career had been marred by shoulder, elbow and ankle injuries, but his anger and frustrations spills over as they were misdirected towards coaches, and also developed drinking problems until he recovered in 2011.