I te tau 2009 ka hoki ia ki tōna tāone whānau o Auckland. I noho ia i te tau 2009 me te tau 2010
ki te Auckland Blues, he kaitākaro pumau ia. Heoi, i purei ia i te paepae i nga wa katoa i tiimata ai ia. I takaro hoki ia mo Auckland i te 2009 Air New Zealand Cup, a i whakaingoatia ia hei kaitakaro a Auckland o te tau i te 2009.