Despite only being aged 21 and having no provincial experience under his belt, a front-row injury crisis for Christchurch-based Super Rugby franchise, the midway through the 2014 season saw him receive an unexpected call up. He was an unused substitute for the Crusaders home match against the on 28 April, but made his Super Rugby debut the following week as his side defeated the 28-7 in Johannesburg. He made 2 substitute appearances in total throughout the year, but was unable to secure a contract with any of New Zealand's 5 Super Rugby franchises for 2015, however, injuries once more provided him an opportunity and this time it was one he would take. He was called into the Dunedin-based squad early in the 2015 season and ended up playing 12 times in a fairytale season for them finished with them being crowned Super Rugby champions for the first time after a 21-14 victory away to the in the final. A full squad member for 2016, he featured in 14 games and scored 2 tries as the men from Dunedin were eliminated by the at the semi-final stage.