[2] He made one more substitute appearance in that competition and then started the matches against the Boland Cavaliers[3] and the quarter-final against the Pumas.
[5] He made six appearances in total in that competition and also started both promotion/relegation games against the Free State Cheetahs.
[6] He didn't play in the first three matches of the season, being behind David Bulbring, Steven Sykes and Daniel Adongo in the pecking order.
However, an injury to Sykes[7] saw him included for their match against the Crusaders in Christchurch and he substituted Adongo to make his Super Rugby debut.
[8] Another substitute appearance followed in their next match against the Hurricanes[9] before he made his first start in the competition in the dramatic 28–28 draw against the Brumbies in Canberra,[10] where an injury time try by Cornell du Preez plus subsequent conversion from Demetri Catrakilis secured an away draw for the Kings.