Still eligible for the U19s in 2011, he started all eight of their matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, helping the Griffons U19 win Group B, the second tier of this competition, beating Border U19 21–10 in the final in Wellington.
[3] He also played in the subsequent promotion/relegation match against SWD U19 as the Griffons lost 18–14 and failed to win promotion to Group A.
He made his first class debut for them in the Round One match against Pau, but could not prevent them suffering a 13–17 defeat.
In total, he made eight appearances for the side during the 2012–13 season, all of them coming off the bench,[7] as he helped Narbonne finish in 9th place in the league.
He returned to South Africa and, after training with Bloemfontein-based side the Free State Cheetahs for a few weeks,[8] he was named on the bench for their 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division Round Three match against the Sharks.