 He debuted as a Wallaby in 1958 against New Zealand, playing in the second row.For the rest of his Wallaby career he played loosehead prop, and played a significant role in the revival of Australian rugby which occurred in the 1960s.Rugby historian Jack Pollard judged him "one of the finest forwards Australia has produced, a 187.5cm (6ft 3in), 100kg (16st) grazier who between 1958 and 1965 did not turn in a bad game for Australia."