in april 2014, he was selected in to the fiji bati side again to prepare for their one-off test against samoa for a berth in the 2014 rugby league four nations but he pulled out because he had signed a rugby union contract with the waratahs and was prohibited from playing rugby league. he sought release from the west tigers after being offered a contract to play for new south wales in super rugby.<ref name="http://www.abc.net"></ref>