Moving steadily through the age grades, he was a member of the New Zealand under-19 teams of 2002 and 2003.
mˈuːvɪŋ stˈɛdili θɹuː ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ɡɹˈeɪdz, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd ˌʌndɚ nˈaɪntiːn tˈiːmz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.