Hawaiian-born prop has had to be patient but, at 25, is now emerging under Rowntree’s regime in the province
“I had a very slow start coming over here from Dublin but I’ve been able to find my feet this season and use the change of coaching staff to start fresh, work on my body a bit more, and take advantage of the things I didn’t do in the last two years.”
“It was very rural, very country. Tropical life, island life, good food, seafood. It definitely made it hard to transition from American Football to rugby!” Initially moving from Hawaii to Dublin was a much bigger culture shock than the switch from Dublin to Munster. The transition from Dublin to Munster was not without its teething problems either, namely the “accent change and the different slangs and lingos, especially with the Cork lads. When they’re all around each other, they’re different gravy”.
“It’s a building process, layer upon layer. Early enough into my career in Leinster it was really just learning the foundations, the rules, the technical aspects of everything and why you do certain things and the outcomes of that.
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