He's viewed by many as the one that got away and Wellington Hurricanes coach Jason Holland has declared Tyrel Lomax is determined to show why on Saturday.
The prop will return to Canberra for Saturday's quarter-final against the ACT Brumbies.
Lomax is the son of former New Zealand Kiwis and Canberra Raiders prop John Lomax and was part of the ACT pathway before playing for the Junior Wallabies.