I muri i tētahi atu wā kaha o te rohe mō Bay of Plenty, ka hoki a McGougan ki te Chiefs mō te tau 2010
i te tau, engari i ngaro i te nuinga o te tau katoa na te whara o muri, i puta noa i te ahua kotahi. I haere tonu ana raru ki muri i te 2010 ITM Cup, i akina ai ia ki te whakamutu i tana waa i muri i nga whakataetae e 7 ka whakakore i a ia i te waa Super Rugby 2011.