Anesi fractured his neck in the second round Super 14 match against the Wellington Hurricanes at Waikato Stadium on 9 February 2007.
ˈænɪsi fɹˈæktʃɚd hɪz nˈɛk ɪnðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd sˈuːpɚ fˈoːɹtiːn mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə wˈɛlɪŋtən hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪnz æt weɪkˈɑːɾoʊ stˈeɪdiəm ˌɔn nˈaɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.