He was selected as a winger for the Manawatu rugby team in 1979, aged 17, and also played for New Zealand Colts.
In 1980 he was selected as a reserve for the All Black team to play a non-test match against Fiji at Auckland on 13 September 1980 (making him 18 years 200 days).
The selection policy for this match excluded all players who had played against Australia and France earlier in the season.
He replaced injured winger Ken Taylor with 14 minutes remaining in the game, but made little impact.
He returned to the Manawatu squad for four games in 1986, but a recurrence of the knee injuries ended his career.