Jamison Gibson-Park couldn't "kick snow off a rope" when he left the Hurricanes for Leinster.
Six years on, the man who will set the fast tempo tomorrow for the Blues' latest attempt to win a fifth Champions Cup final is a little taken aback with how it has all worked out.
He could have remained in New Zealand - the Hurricanes wanted him to stay - but in late 2015, the offer came from Leinster to move across the world.