 He played for the Queensland team from 1986–1993 and was selected into the Wallabies in 1991 and was also a part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup winning team which beat England in a nail-biting final winning 12-6.In 2002 he was appointed as the coach of ACT Brumbies team and he took them to 3 consecutive finals before winning the 2004 Super 12 tournament.He was also named Australian coach of the year from 2002 to 2004 (3 years).