 Hore retired from international rugby after playing during the 2013 All Black Northern Hemisphere tour, with a total of 83 test caps to his name.In 2008 Hore received the Kelvin Tremain Trophy for Rugby player of the year.Hore debuted for Otago in 1998, and in 2001 shifted to Taranaki; in 2014 Hore made his debut for Southland.