He previously played for the Japanese sides the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Top League.

[1] At youth level, he represented Griquas at the U18 Craven Week tournaments in 2005 and 2006.

He also played for them in the U19 Currie Cup tournament in 2006 before moving to the Free State Cheetahs.

He made his debut for the Cheetahs in the 2009 Vodacom Cup game against the Mighty Elephants.

He joined the Golden Lions just before the start of the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division season and made his Golden Lions debut in their first game of the season against his former team, the Cheetahs.