ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən sˈuːpɚ fˈoːɹtiːn sˈiːzən hiː wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪnz wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ʃˈɛɹɪŋ ðə hˈæfbæk ɹˈoʊl wɪð ˈælbi mˈæθjuːsən ʌntˈɪl pˈiəɹi wˈiːpuː kˈeɪm bˈæk fɹʌmðɪ ˈɔːl blˈæks pɹətˈɛktᵻd skwˈɑːd.
In the 2007 Super 14 season he was drafted into the Hurricanes where he was sharing the halfback role with Alby Mathewson until Piri Weepu came back from the All Blacks protected squad.