He adopted Italian citizenship, due to his Italian ancestry, which allowed him to represent Italy. He had 12 caps for his new country, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate, from 1998 to 2000. He played at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, being used in 3 games. He also played 4 games at the 2000 Six Nations Championship. He renounced the National Team the same year.