He was part of the side that lost the Grand Final that year.
[2] He was signed by Warrington on a one-year deal in 1997 and played his first game for the club on 21 January 1997.
[4][5] He was later informed that the injury required surgery and in April he returned to New Zealand to undergo an operation.
[6][7] Mead returned to the Warriors in 1998 and was selected for the New Zealand Māori tour of the Cook Islands.
[8] Mead later became a professional wrestler, and he competed in the 2007 NZPWI Invitational.