Since arriving in the Gold Coast, Phoenix has been selected to play in all the top age group teams for league. He attends Mabel Park State High School in their league program and also plays in the U13’s A team for the Brisbane Cup. He also plays club league for the U13’s Waterford Demons Div1 team.

As well as those 2 teams, he has also been selected to play in the U13’s Te Rongo Mauri ki Tawhiti team that are travelling back to New Zealand to play in the ANZRL tournament where he is now old enough to be selected for the ANZMRL Aotearoa team which competes against the Australian Indigenous team.

For Te Rongo Mauri, he is coached by ex NRL player Gerard Beale. And with this selection also comes the costs of travelling back to New Zealand with the team. We are wanting to fundraise to be able to afford to attend this tournament and the opportunities that will arise from playing.