[3] Phipps said he was looking forward to learning from his fellow halfbacks, Cordingley, and Kingi, and also from Rebels centre (and former Wallaby) Julian Huxley.

[7][8] Rebels coach Damien Hill said, "Nick has played a major part in laying the foundations of this Club and it is disappointing to see him leave.

[10] On 1 February 2019, Phipps travel to England to join London Irish in the English Premiership ahead of the 2019–20 season.

[12] Following the rich family culture within rugby Phipps made his international debut playing for Australia in the 2009 IRB Sevens World Series.

[20] He has continued his international career playing and appearing in the bench frequently since his debut in the green and gold.