This saw him named in the Queensland Reds wider training squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.

[4] Although this was largely a development contract and he seemed unlikely to be given any game time during the campaign, an injury crisis saw him make his Super Rugby debut as a second-half replacement against the Western Force on 5 April 2014.

It was to prove an unhappy debut as his side went down to 32-29 defeat and he himself had to be substituted with a chest injury following a heavy collision with Force fullback Jayden Hayward.

This included playing a part in his team´s historic victory away to New Zealand, only the second time they´d ever won on the other side of the Tasman.

As a reward he was selected for the Australia Under-20 side which competed in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France.