 However, injury kept him out of Australia's record 58-0 win over the touring French at Parramatta Stadium, while a late season foot injury would ultimately see him ruled him out of selection for the 1994 Kangaroo Tour.Due to being a Super League aligned player, Carne was ruled ineligible for representative games by the Australian Rugby League in 1995 which saw him miss that years Origin series and international games.Carne subsequently defected to rugby union, making his debut in a Queensland Reds trial match in 1997.