Culhane amassed 45 points during his debut, a world record for first class test rugby that still stands today, slotting 20 of 21 conversion attempts and scoring a try. He lost his place in the starting line-up for the next match to first-choice Andrew Mehrtens.
During Culhane's debut, he amassed 45 points—a world record for first-class test rugby that continues to stand today. He converted 20 out of 21 attempts and scored a try. For the subsequent match, he was substituted by Andrew Mehrtens, who was initially designated as the starting player.