 In 1913 and in 1914 he was selected at stroke in the Tasmanian representative men's eights which competed for the Interstate eight-oared championship at the Australian Interstate Regatta.He led the 1914 Tasmanian eight to their championship victory.After the war he returned to the Derwent Rowing Club and he was again selected to stroke the Tasmanian men's eight at the first post-war Interstate eight-oared championship of 1920.