Nonetheless, his line-out jumping skills were impressive, and under the guidance of John Mitchell was selected as captain of the Waikato NPC team in 2003.
nˌʌnðəlˈɛs, hɪz lˈaɪnˈaʊt dʒˈʌmpɪŋ skˈɪlz wɜːɹ ɪmpɹˈɛsɪv, ænd ˌʌndɚ ðə ɡˈaɪdəns ʌv dʒˈɑːn mˈɪtʃəl wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz kˈæptɪn ʌvðə weɪkˈɑːɾoʊ ˌɛnpˌiːsˈiː tˈiːm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.