[2] Devery attended Hastings Boys' High School, where he played three years in the First XV team,[3] alongside future Hawke's Bay teammates Devan Flanders, Folau Fakatava, Lincoln McClutchie, Danny Toala and Kianu Kereru-Symes.
[5] Devery was selected for the Hurricanes Under 18 team in 2016[6] and represented Hawke's Bay at the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament in 2018.
[7] While Devery's current preferred position is hooker, as a youngster he started playing at second five-eighth (inside centre) and has – years later – made the occasional appearance in the 12 jersey.
[14] Being the third choice hooker for Hawke's Bay behind Ash Dixon and Kianu Kereru-Symes, he didn't get much game time in 2019 and 2020 either, but things changed in 2021.
[17][18] Devery made his Super Rugby debut for the franchise (off the bench) on 19 February 2022 in their round 1 clash with the Crusaders.