I'm not sure I know any 15 year old rugby league players who don't think that they are unbreakable. I played hard as a youngster and my peers were right there with me. It's astonishing what we used to put our bodies through when we were young.

I guess one day I pushed those limits a bit too hard and ended up changing my life forever. Some people say that a broken neck would've broken their spirit and at moments I've felt the same. I was never going to play rugby league again... what was i going to do?

After 3 months in rehab I started to participate in sport again. Initially I tried my hand at a wide range of sports including athletics, swimming and table tennis. But what I really wanted was something to replace rugby league and within a year of my accident I was selected to represent Australia in Wheelchair Rugby at the Stoke Mandeville Games in England.

I moved back to NZ in 1996 and since then I have been involved in a number of World Champs, Oceania’s and the Atlanta, Sydney and Athens Paralympics. I have competed overseas at the Japanese Nationals, in the USA for two years running as well as numerous seasons in the Australian League. In NZ I play for Auckland but have also competed for Canterbury.

I feel that life is full of choices. I'm not religious but I do believe that things happen for reasons unbeknown to us... I'm still trying to figure out most of those reasons. At 15 I had 2 choices; I could throw my life away and be an ass-hole or I could try and make something of myself, regardless of the situation I was in.

To this day I'm forever thankfull of the experiences I've had since my accident 15 years ago. I have travelled more than any of my school and league mates, I've represented both Australia and New Zealand in wheelchair rugby.

• 2007 - Bronze at Oceanias. Winners of Chris Handy Cup 4 - 1
• 2006 - 2nd at the World Champs in Christchurch. 2006 Winners of Chris Handy Cup 3 - 2
• 2005 - Winners of Chris Handy Cup 3 - 2. Winners of the Pacific Cup (against Canada). Winners of the Hong Kong Cup (against GB). 1st NZ Nationals, Wellington, best 2.5. 1st Aussie Nationals, Sydney, best 2.5
• 2004 - Counties Manukau Disabled Sportsman of the year. GOLD at the Athens Paralympics. 4th NZ Nationals, Auckland, Captain of Auckland Blue. 1st National Wheelchair Rugby League (Australia), Best 2.5 and Captain of the NSW team. 1st Demolition Derby, Birmingham, Alabama, Best 2.5. 1st Coloplast International Tournament, Tampa, Florida.
• 2003 - Winners of the Chris Handy Cup. 1st World Wheelchair Games.
• 2002 - 1st Aussie National League, Best 2.5 award. 5 Match Test Series against Australia, Wheel Blacks won 4 – 1, Taking the Chris Handy Cup. 6th World Champs, Sweden
• 2001 - 2nd Oceania World Champs Qualifier. Nominated for University of Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year. Awarded University of Canterbury Blue. Australian Three Match Test Series, Wheel Blacks won Test Series 2 - 1
• 2000 - 3rd Sydney Paralympic Games. 2000 1st WRC Championships and New Zealand Nationals playing for Canterbury
• 1999 - 2nd World Wheelchair Games, Christchurch, New Zealand. Played for Houston Hurricanes, USQRA, 3rd in USA Nationals
• 1998 - 2nd World Championships, Toronto, Canada. Best 2.5 Player at USA Nationals
• 1997/98 - Season Played for Atlanta Rolling Thunder, USQRA, 9 out of 10 Tournaments Best 2.5 Player. Most Valuable Player New Zealand Nationals
• 1996 - Named in the New Zealand ‘Wheelblacks’ for Atlanta Paralympics. 3rd Atlanta Paralympics
• 1995 - represented Australia at the Stoke Mandeville Games, Aylsbury, England