He first played provincial rugby for Auckland in 1888,[1] including three against the touring 1888 British Isles team.
He continued representing Auckland until 1891, and the following year was living in the Taranaki, for whom he played provincial rugby that season.
[4] In 1892 the New Zealand Rugby Football Union was founded by the majority of New Zealand's provincial unions (with the exceptions of Canterbury, Otago, and Southland), and in 1893 the newly formed national union organised a New Zealand representative team to tour Australia.
He played in two matches, including one against New South Wales.
[1] McKenzie returned to the Auckland team in 1894 and played against the touring New South Wales side.